A star is born as Michael Noonan made history with his 57th minute winner and the Hoops are now in the driving seat as they chase a place in the last 16
Michael Noonan will never forget his Shamrock Rovers debut as he became the youngest ever scorer in a European club competition.
Instead, they are in the driving seat thanks to Noonan's ... minute goal, a close-range effort after Dylan Watts did brilliantly to hassle Halldor Stevenik into losing possession and the midfielder deliver the perfect near-post assist. Moments after Molde went down to 10 men, Pico Lopes missed a great chance in front of goal but Noonan's effort made up for that - and the veteran centre-back was excellent in the second half as Molde desperately - and unsuccessfully - tried to restore parity.
What a moment for him and for the Hoops and, at 16 years and 197 days old, it appears that he is the youngest ever goalscorer in European club competition.The new Hoops midfielder takes aim from just outside the box from Danny Grant's pass and his effort flies past the near post.Josh Honohan picks himself up from a clash of heads with Kristian Eriksen and makes a super run down the right flank, earning his side a free.
The aim is to come back to Tallaght with the tie still alive, but can they go further than that and strike first in this away leg? Stephen Bradley will stress the need to be patient and not get caught, but they'll certainly feel this game is there for the taking.The playmaker sees the yellow card for catching Breivik and that will see Watts miss the second leg in Tallaght, which is a blow to the Hoops.
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