It happened on
Tallaght Stadium where the Boys of Pat Fenlon, attempted to master the likes of
the defending champions Dundalk Lilywhites and the end the results were a bit
odd for the locals.
Losing to a visiting
and first place Lilywhite squad was not a pleasing experience for the Hoops
Boss as well not gaining any ground in the general table.
As he much
anticipated, netting a win was a step in the right direction and a shoot of
optimism to beat the top squad in Republic of Ireland Premier League. After all of his initial plans were to turn
things around, for the best in Tallaght.
As for the visiting
champions looking to net, a treble in the Airtricity League of Ireland, by
making it three league shields in a row, is somehow a mission not impossible
for this club and its ways of playing a formidable and dominant football.
As for their Manager
Stephen Kenny is business as usual and preparing for many challenges ahead for
his club in international and internal play, especially if this time he can net
a pass into the coveted Champions League elite group stages.
Along of several of
the internal competitions the Airticity league offers and the opportunity to
net more feats converted into shields to its halls of Oriel Park back at Loth.
A very tough loss to
digest for the Hoops and especially in front of their faithful, after coming
from a league match against their cross town rivals the Bohs, were they buried this
squad in what was seen as a total goal fest and a total dominance.
Along of enjoying a
two game winning streak, the Rovers wanted more.
Getting back to this
match, where Hoops defender David Webster scoring on his own posts for the joy
of the visitors and seeing a former teammate in Ronan Finn scoring the go-ahead
goal.
The match suddenly
turned in favor all evening long for the defending champions.
The Shamrock Rovers
never showed off any insistence or desires of mounting an all-around challenge
of a comeback and finished the match with 10 men for a losing cause. Something
that Manager Pat Fenlon, after this loss, suddenly he got his reality check in
place.
After coming from a
two game winning streak the Hoops now are bound to always difficult Turner’s
Cross Park and play a hardened Cork City in a match considered of who will
continue its ascent to the top of the league table.
At the end, this
match showed up the might of Dundalk quest to once again to dominate the league
from start to finish as for the local Shamrock Rovers its time to regroup and
start once again its ambitious plan Manager Fenlon originally planned.
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