Dundalk 1, Shamrock Rovers 2
Oriel Park, Dundalk
The Lilywhites of Dundalk coming to this match were they came as the clear favorites to win this affair and continue their mastery in the top of the league table by extending their lead over their league foes the Rebel Army.
With this loss, the Town squad snapped a run with perfection of thirteen matches with a late foul on injury time and leaving little time for the locals to mount a rally and at least rescue a point.
After last week, defeat at home in the Dublin Derby the Shamrock Rovers still experiencing and agonizing and upsetting defeat against their cross town foes the Bohemians, todays these came ready to rock Oriel Park.
Especially when an inspired Roberto Lopes of the Rovers opened the scoreboard with the match just having two minutes on the clock to the dismay of all the attendees and the whole of the Dundalk initial eleven stunned for that early score.
Still with time in the clock this time the magic of Patrick Hoban, Michael Duffy, Robbie Benson or Jamie McGrath were not on the dot after seeing an inspired and courageous Shamrock Rovers displaying a one of a kind match all evening long.
In an evening were defenses ruled for both squads, the Dundalk side were the one with the most shoots in total with six versus their opponents with just a mere three but with a couple of goals in the end to net a notable win away.
A very contested affair for both squads as the amount of yellow cards were very visible for both squads totaling eight with four apiece for the Lilywhites and Hoops, seeing how the intensity of this match from both sides.
As the first half was all in favor of the visitors and needing just 45 more minutes to consume the feat, the outcome of this match in the second half was a resolute contest between both squads one looking to keep its positon firm at the top.
However, the Hoops are still on the hunt for that elusive third spot that will guarantee them a European ticket in the next edition of Europa League, as this win puts them within striking reach of Waterford who now has a lead of just a point.
Do not count the Shamrock Rovers out of this competition with the equalizer delivered by Michael Duffy that his shoot beat the likes of the Hoops goalkeeper in the 55’ minute as Stephen Kenny and company were getting a grasp of fresh air with this score.
In the end the perseverance and all-around determination of these hardened Hoops, were the game differentials as in the end a foul of Dundalk Sean Hoare inside the area over Ronan Finn on injury time on the 94’ minute.
Opening the stage for the Hoops Dylan Watts and converting to put his side up to two goals over one of the locals and with little time to mount an offensive rally by the locals despite the game ending in the 97’ minute.
Now for the Shamrock Rovers their next weekend match away in Carlisle Grounds against relegation prone Bray Wanderers and for Dundalk going to Limerick at Markets Filed and face off against the Super Blues.
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