Shamrock Rovers to face HJK Helsinki in Euro friendly action

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Shamrock Rovers will play a set of friendlies against HJK Helsinki from Finland, with the match in Tallaght Stadium on Thursday 21st November at 8pm open to spectators with ticket details to be confirmed.

The following day the teams will play a behind-closed-doors game.

Both sides are playing in the Conference League and are seeking friendly games as they both play summer seasons.

In 2011, when Rovers were in the Europa League, they played an away friendly against Malmo. The Hoops didn’t need any friendlies in the Europa Conference League two seasons ago as the group stages ended before the conclusion of the league campaign (due to the World Cup in Qatar).

HJK play at home in Dinamo Minsk this Thursday in the Conference League the same night that the Hoops play Larne in Windsor Park. The Finnish side lost their opening league stage game 3-0 away to Lugano.

HJK have won the league for the last four seasons but finished third in the campaign that has just concluded.

Rovers fixtures in full:

Thursday 24 October (5.45pm)

Larne -v- Shamrock Rovers - Windsor Park – Conference League

Sunday 27 October (5.45pm)



Dundalk -v- Shamrock Rovers – Oriel Park – League of Ireland 

Friday 1 November (7.45pm)

Shamrock Rovers -v- Waterford – Tallaght Stadium – League of Ireland

Thursday 7 November (5.45pm)

Shamrock Rovers -v- The New Saints (Wales) – Tallaght Stadium - Conference League

Thursday 21 November (8pm)



Shamrock Rovers -v- HJK Helsinki – Tallaght Stadium – European friendly

(Friday 22 November – behind closed doors friendly)

Thursday 28 November (8pm)

Rapid Vienna -v- Shamrock Rovers - Allianz Stadion – Conference League

Thursday 12 December (8pm)

Shamrock Rovers v Borac (Bosnia & Herzegovina) – Tallaght Stadium - Conference League

Thursday 19 December (8pm)

Chelsea (England) -v- Shamrock Rovers – Stamford Bridge - Conference League

About Macdara Ferris

Macdara Ferris is a contributor since 2007 to Hoops Scene (Shamrock Rovers' match day programme) and is the co-author of two books on Shamrock Rovers - 'Tallaght Time: Shamrock Rovers 2009 to 2012' (with Karl … View Full Profile