CRAIG Harrison insisted TNS would soldier on in their UEFA Conference League campaign following last night's 2-1 defeat in Ireland.

Shamrock Rovers completed a comeback with goals from Johnny Kenny and Dylan Watts cancelling out Jordan Williams' early opener as the JD Cymru Premier champions returned home empty-handed.

Manager Craig Harrison said: "It is always disappointing to lose in whatever competition it is. We have a competitive group of players and they want to win every game.

"We started well but we dropped off after scoring and gave away opportunities you cannot afford to do at this level.

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"We improved in the second-half but overall we can have few complaints about this result."

Next up in Europe for the Oswestry side is Djurgarden with the Swedes visiting Shrewsbury on November 28.

"We are enjoying every minute of being in this competition," said Harrison. "We are learning all the time and taking what we are learning into our next fixture, we cannot let our heads drop.

"We have four of five big domestic games before we are next in Europe and we will now focus on those games."