Overview

• Sam Bone equalised just 90 seconds after Rijeka’s Niko Janković opened the scoring with a 56th-minute penalty.
• John Martin headed home the decisive goal in the 70th minute from a Milan Mbeng cross on the right flank.
• Wessel Speel produced several critical saves, including stops from Amer Gojak and Niko Janković, to preserve the advantage.
• Joey O’Brien’s half-time switch to a conventional 4-4-2 formation and the introduction of Daniel Kelly for Mipo Udobeko shifted the game’s momentum.
• Shelbourne can secure Europa League group stage football with a victory in the second leg at Tolka Park next Tuesday or drop into the Conference League with at least €3.8 million in prize money.