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Shamrock Rovers injury blow as broken jaw sidelines midfielder ‘for a number of weeks’ Stephen Bradley confirmed that the injury occurred during the Europa League first leg win over Albanian side Egnatia. Shamrock Rovers have been hit with an injury blow to Naj Razi, with manager Stephen Bradley confirming that the midfielder has suffered a broken jaw. The talented teenager came off the bench in Tuesday night’s Europa League first leg win over Albanian side Egnatia and almost immediately was caught by an elbow. Razi bravely played on for the remainder of the game - but now faces several weeks on the sidelines. “As soon as he came on, he got an elbow which fractured it, so Naj will be out for a number of weeks, depending on how it heals,” said Bradley. “He’s a tough kid, he played on for about a half an hour after it happened.” Razi has settled back into the Rovers side since his return to Tallaght Stadium from Italian side Como, playing eight times in the Premier Division and scoring in the FAI Cup against Cork City. Speaking ahead of Friday’s League of Ireland clash with Dundalk, Bradley expressed his delight with the 3-1 first leg win, which has put Rovers in pole position to claim league phase football for the fourth time in the last five seasons. “We were brilliant, really excellent,” he said. “When you come off the pitch from a European game, a game where you have a chance to make group stage football, and you’re slightly frustrated we haven’t scored more than three goals, that shows where the group is and how far they’ve come and the level they’re playing at. “Although on the night it’s a bit frustrating, it’s such a positive when you look back that we’re still a bit frustrated, it’s only 3-1 against a really good side.”