Wednesday, May 2, 2018

A spoiler and upset for Cork City in the Airtricity Monday Recap


With a full Monday schedule, the League of Ireland kick off to a total upset and some squads making some serious moves in the overall table. The tables turned against the defending champions Cork City with an upset at Tallaght, as the local Shamrock Rovers return to their winning ways.

After a couple of days celebrating their win at home over their archrivals Dundalk and taking sole possession of first place, after the Lilywhites win at home over the Pats, closing this week of play we have a tie in the top.

Let us start with the Shamrock Rovers seeing their luck down in tier last five matches; all of a sudden, they deliver mayhem to a momentum-ridden and top of the table holder Cork City.

For the local Hoops finally delivering a win at home and with a clean sheet and a rout over the defending champions, all of sudden for their manager Stephen Bradley they see the light. For the Rovers scorers being Graham Burke 3, Ethan Boyle 25 and Roberto Lopes 61.

Shamrock Rovers 3, Cork City 0

In the Showgrounds the Bit O’ Red taking advantage of their condition of locals and the weakness of their foe in the Bray Wanderers, these delivered with an early presence in the scoreboard with Jack Kearney 34 and Eduardo Pincelli 40 scoring for the Rovers.

For the local Sligo side seeing a scare with the Seagulls lone goal by Cory Galvin 80, after the scare these stepped up their defense and prevail in the end for a valuable win and moving up the table. 

Sligo Rovers 2, Bray Wanderers 1

In Markets Field at Limerick, the local Super Blues totally annihilated by the visiting and hot streaked Derry City with goals from Rory Patterson 45 and a double from Aaron McEneff 84 and 90 for the win. 

Limerick 0, Derry City 3

At Oriel Park the Lilywhites after its guns silenced at Turners Cross on Friday, today they unleashed their fury to the visiting Saint Patrick’s Athletic with a goal rout and a clean sheet to tie the Leesiders at the top of the league table.

For De Town scorers were Patrick Hoban with a double in the 46, 52, Ronan Murray 66, Michael Duffy 83 and Jamie McGrath 84 for the win considered as notable. 

Dundalk FC 5, Saint Patrick’s Athletic 0

Back in Phibsborough colossus in Dalymont Park, the local Bohemians were to play the Waterford squad these latter ones looking forward to return to its winning ways. 

 As the visitors opening the ball with an early goal from Courtney Duffus 16, that became the only one score of the game, retuning the Blues to its winning ways with a clean sheet and trailing both Dundalk and Cork City in the overall table by three points.

Bohemians 0, Waterford 1

 
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