Monday night game scheduled in Oriel Park with Dundalk
hosting to a full house the likes of Shamrock Rovers coming to town and looking
to derail the celebrations for the Town looking for a win to claim another
league shield.
With a very contested match and the home side of the Town
playing a great game in despite the home side slowing down in the sometime in
the match, still these persevered to the persistent push of the Dublin side.
However, the Lilywhites never gave up on their quest of delivering
another satisfaction to its followers that went to Oriel and never stop in supporting
the champions, after all this unit is one mean fighting machine.
So far, the Town has been crowned in six seasons for the fifth
time and counting, although they had a bad run in Champions League qualifiers,
this is not the end and a start of several amazing things to come.
For such an achievement today against the Shamrock Rovers
a team they spar all season long after the Hoops had their share of occupancy
in the league top and later succumbed to the push from these hardened Town.
As the Vinnie Perth era once doubted to see a following of
what Stephen Kenny winning legacy and that amazing run in Europe back in 2016,
maybe we can see a repeat of such a feat again in the future.
Still today’s match was not easy for the Town as these
Hoops came ready to be the spoilers and this was evidently shown in the final and
very tight score by the minimum difference of one goal.
An image is a thousand words, with Sean Hoare leaping
after scoring his side first goal in the 28’ minute to put the home ahead and
going into halftime break with a one goal lead.
Everyone knew of what the second half was going to bring
and the contest both sides were to put in the field by both sides, as one
looking to lift the shield in a consecutive way the other was to be the party
spoiler.
The Town, with the league shield adds a second trophy to its
halls after winning the EA Sports Cup, and currently to play in the semifinals
of the FAI Cup, the Town can celebrate this season with a treble.
With Robbie Benson scoring via a Patrick McEleney cross
in the 47’ the whole of Oriel Park became a madhouse, still there was a lot of
minutes to be played and the Hoops were to stage a rally.
As a couple of second half goals, the Hoops almost
deliver a spoil when Aaron Greene in the 54’ and Aaron McEnneff in the 63’ to
come close but in the 58’ the Lilywhites via Michael Duffy sealed the deal.
Congratulations flamboyant League of Ireland Champions Dundalk
FC for another amazing season.
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