A fiercely contested match between Derry City and Shamrock Rovers ended in a draw, highlighting the unpredictable nature of the Premier Division title race.
Declan Bogue Derry City 1 Shamrock Rovers 1 THE CRAZY TURBULENT race for the Premier Division took another turn towards Inconsistency City, population Shels, Derry City and Shamrock Rovers .
Pat Hoban, joint top scorer in the league with Johnny Kenny and Padraig Amond, was dropped to the bench, with his scoreless run stretching seven games, while Danny Mullen – his replacement in the last game against Dundalk – has hit four in the same period. All that early intent from the home side had amounted to little more than two fizzing Ciaran Coll efforts. Another chance came with a Will Patching delivery that Mark Connolly connected with but glanced it back the way it came.Ronan Boyce won the ball back on the edge of the Rovers box after Jack Byrne was guilty of over-elaboration. It was slipped to Duffy who had a dig that went right across the face of goal without anyone there to tap home.
Thereafter followed a sustained period of pressure for Derry. But Rovers were impressively assured without the ball. A couple of minutes later McMullen chased down a ball. His nudged cross was cut, provoking huge appeals for handball by Lee Grace, but nothing was doing. Replays showed that it was a definite penalty.Graham Burke, who ended Derry’s title hopes here last year, was a replacement for the fading Jack Byrne after the hour mark. While he was an elegant presence, the game was still about the home side throwing all at Rovers with little creaks squeaking here and there.And then, the last minute.
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