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Irish Daily Star
|August 07, 2025
Shels striker John secures his side a memorable win away in Croatia
JOHN MARTIN was the Shels hero after his header sealed a famous 2-1 over Croatian giants Rijeka in the first leg of their Europa League third round qualifying round clash.
The Irish champions came into last night's tie as massive underdogs with some bookmakers pricing them at 12/1 to win in Croatia.
A draw would have been an excellent result at the temporary home of the Croatian champions, who got their title defence under way with a win last weekend.
Manager Joey O'Brien insisted earlier in the week that his team weren't thinking of 'plan b' scenarios as a rematch with Linfield looms in the event that Shels fail to progress through this tie.
O'Brien was forced into 'plan b' early in the match however, with striker Sean Boyd pulling up injured and being replaced by Martin after just 21 minutes.
Martin's introduction led to Shelbourne's first bright piece of play of the night.
This story is from the August 07, 2025 edition of Irish Daily Star.
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