Shamrock Rovers 1-0 Shelbourne
By Aidan Geraghty @AidanGeraghty5
It was mid-table Shamrock Rovers who came out on top against struggling Shelbourne in the Ringsend Derby on Friday night, with Ronan Finn pouncing on a mistake by former Hoop Graham Gartland for the only goal of the game.
Shels nearly took the lead after 6 minutes; Robert Bayly took an optimistic shot from about 25 yards out and it just met the hands of Barry Murphy. The Reds had another chance moments later but Adam Hanlon couldn't make the counter attack count as his shot went over the bar. Moments later, Thomas Stewart should've been sent off for a horrendous challenge on 18-year-old Cornwall, but the referee only saw fit to book the northerner.
Rovers, who hadn't been in the game to this point, had their first chance in the 25th minute, longtime Shels player James Chambers' free kick met the head of Cabra-man Jason McGuinness but his header went wife of Hanley's post. The Hoops then took the lead 5 minutes later when Graham Gartland made a mistake, he was roasted for pace by Karl Sheppard who set up Ronan Finn to make it 1-0. At this point, the majority of the away crowd was only arriving due to a delayed Luas and they were in full voice from then on.
The rest of the first half was quite uneventful but Rovers started the 2nd half brightly; Ger Hanley was forced to save a Finn shot after Stewart played it from the left. Philly Hughes, who is just returning from injury, found a break at the halfway line but as Rovers defenders were tracking back he knew he wouldn't have the pace. He shot, as Murphy was off his line, but the Hoops' stopper recovered in time.
Shelbourne will really feel hard done by as, in the first of three added minutes, Robert Bayly found Hughes behind the defence who squared the ball to Dean Kelly but the underachieving former Rovers man couldn't find the open goal and pulled it to his right.
Rovers: Murphy; McCormack, McGuinness, Foran, Powell; O'Connor (McCabe), Rice (c), Chambers (Robinson), Finn, Stewart; Sheppard (Kilduff).
Shels: Hanley; Cornwall, Ryan, Gartland, Flynn; Hanlon, Bayly, Hurley, Sheerin (Hughes, Brennan; Leech (Kelly).
Referee: Pádraig Sutton
Attendance: Estimate of 2,000.
OnTheSidelines' Man of the Match: Ronan Finn.
By Aidan Geraghty @AidanGeraghty5
It was mid-table Shamrock Rovers who came out on top against struggling Shelbourne in the Ringsend Derby on Friday night, with Ronan Finn pouncing on a mistake by former Hoop Graham Gartland for the only goal of the game.
Shels nearly took the lead after 6 minutes; Robert Bayly took an optimistic shot from about 25 yards out and it just met the hands of Barry Murphy. The Reds had another chance moments later but Adam Hanlon couldn't make the counter attack count as his shot went over the bar. Moments later, Thomas Stewart should've been sent off for a horrendous challenge on 18-year-old Cornwall, but the referee only saw fit to book the northerner.
Rovers, who hadn't been in the game to this point, had their first chance in the 25th minute, longtime Shels player James Chambers' free kick met the head of Cabra-man Jason McGuinness but his header went wife of Hanley's post. The Hoops then took the lead 5 minutes later when Graham Gartland made a mistake, he was roasted for pace by Karl Sheppard who set up Ronan Finn to make it 1-0. At this point, the majority of the away crowd was only arriving due to a delayed Luas and they were in full voice from then on.
The rest of the first half was quite uneventful but Rovers started the 2nd half brightly; Ger Hanley was forced to save a Finn shot after Stewart played it from the left. Philly Hughes, who is just returning from injury, found a break at the halfway line but as Rovers defenders were tracking back he knew he wouldn't have the pace. He shot, as Murphy was off his line, but the Hoops' stopper recovered in time.
Shelbourne will really feel hard done by as, in the first of three added minutes, Robert Bayly found Hughes behind the defence who squared the ball to Dean Kelly but the underachieving former Rovers man couldn't find the open goal and pulled it to his right.
Rovers: Murphy; McCormack, McGuinness, Foran, Powell; O'Connor (McCabe), Rice (c), Chambers (Robinson), Finn, Stewart; Sheppard (Kilduff).
Shels: Hanley; Cornwall, Ryan, Gartland, Flynn; Hanlon, Bayly, Hurley, Sheerin (Hughes, Brennan; Leech (Kelly).
Referee: Pádraig Sutton
Attendance: Estimate of 2,000.
OnTheSidelines' Man of the Match: Ronan Finn.
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