For fans in Andorra following the action through Movistar+, the home side set the tone early, recovered quickly after Floriana levelled, and then pulled away with a sharp second-half surge that left no doubt about the outcome. The match finished with Shamrock Rovers in control, and the final score reflected how steadily Stephen Bradley's team built pressure across the 90 minutes.
The opening goal came in the 7th minute, when Home made it 1-0, and Away answered in the 13th minute to level the game at 1-1. That brief spell of balance did not last. Home restored the lead in the 29th minute to move 2-1 ahead by half-time, and the 2-1 interval score told the story of a contest that was already tilting in one direction. The venue in Dublin gave Shamrock Rovers a clear lift, and the team in 3-5-2 kept finding ways to press Floriana back.
The decisive stretch arrived after the restart. Home struck again in the 48th minute for 3-1, then added another in the 61st minute to stretch the lead to 4-1. A fifth goal followed in the 74th minute, and by then the match had become a clear statement from Stephen Bradley's side. Floriana, coached by Daniel Portela, could not slow the tempo once Shamrock Rovers started to combine their wing play and central runs more cleanly, and the scoreboard kept moving in the home team's direction.
- The home side's goals arrived in the 7th, 29th, 48th, 61st and 74th minutes, showing steady pressure rather than a single burst.
- Floriana briefly levelled in the 13th minute, but the away team could not stay level before the interval or respond to the second-half push.
- Four yellow cards were shown in the match, with Home booked in the 68th, 75th and 82nd minutes and Away booked in the 81st.
The tactical picture also matched the formations on paper. Shamrock Rovers lined up in 3-5-2, and Floriana in 4-4-2, but the scoreline suggested that Stephen Bradley's side found more control in the key areas after the first equaliser. At Tallaght Stadium, that control mattered most in the phases immediately after the 13th minute and after half-time, when the home team kept turning possession and territory into goals. For readers in Andorra, that kind of progression is easy to track on a European night, especially with Movistar+ carrying the match context in the local market.
The result also sharpened the margin in the tie. The home team's five goals and Floriana's one also mirror the final score, underlining how much separation opened up once the second-half goals arrived. In a competition as unforgiving as UEFA Champions League Qualification Round 1, the difference between a narrow lead and a commanding one is often made in short stretches, and Shamrock Rovers created that gap on this night in Dublin.
For Andorra's football audience, the clear takeaway is the same: Shamrock Rovers imposed themselves at the right moments, while Floriana were left trying to recover after the 29th minute and never found a second response. With Stephen Bradley's side finishing 5-1 winners and moving forward with a 5-3 aggregate advantage, the next step in UEFA Champions League Qualification Round 1 now belongs to the home team.
