Stephen Bradley's side controlled the scoreline from the 7th minute onward, and the finish at home in Dublin gave the evening a strong sense of progression for the hosts. For supporters in Cape Verde, the 18:00 -01 kickoff fit an easy viewing window on RTC or Sport TV (PT feed).
The opening phase moved quickly. Shamrock Rovers struck first in the 7th minute, Floriana answered in the 13th, and the home side restored control in the 29th minute. That three-goal first half told the story of a team that recovered its rhythm each time the game threatened to open up.
After the break, the match tilted decisively. Shamrock Rovers added goals in the 48th, 61st and 74th minutes, stretching the margin with a run of sustained pressure that Floriana could not match. The pattern was clear in the scoring timeline: home advantage, an away response, then repeated home control at key moments. Daniel Portela's Floriana stayed in the game until the interval, but the second-half surge from Bradley's side removed any doubt about the final outcome long before the closing whistle.
- Shamrock Rovers scored in the 7th, 29th, 48th, 61st and 74th minutes, building a lead that kept growing as the match progressed.
- Floriana's only reply came in the 13th minute, which briefly levelled the game before the hosts pulled ahead again.
- Three yellow cards for Shamrock Rovers and one for Floriana underlined a competitive second half at Tallaght Stadium.
The wider shape of the night suited Shamrock Rovers too. The home side played in a 3-5-2, with Stephen Bradley's structure backing up the scoring burst and the 5-1 finish. Floriana, set up in a 4-4-2 under Daniel Portela, spent much of the match trying to absorb pressure after the 29th minute and then again after the 48th minute. The venue in Dublin mattered because Tallaght Stadium gave Shamrock Rovers a familiar stage, and the scoreboard moved in a way that matched the flow of the game rather than a single isolated moment.
For Cape Verde readers, the appeal was straightforward: a summer night in Atlantic/Cape_Verde time, a major European qualification tie, and a result that was easy to track from the first goal to the last. The 18:00 -01 start made the game accessible, while the 5-1 finish gave the home crowd in Dublin a margin that felt earned across the full 90 minutes.
