Damien Duff’s men are two clear of Derry City and Shamrock Rovers as all three teams won
Sean Boyd to the rescue and a Liam Burt special for good measure. The outpouring of emotion, mainly relief, was palpable at Tolka Park last night asPenalties were the order of the night as Boyd’s 80th-minute strike, off the crossbar, nudged Duff’s men closer to their first Premier Division title since 2006.
Even if Drogheda United, fighting to avoid relegation, come to Drumcondra next Friday and beat them, the title race will go down to the last day, as Shels face double-chasing Derry at the Brandywell on November 1st. Plunging confidence levels were painfully visible. Boyd eventually rolled an equaliser past Sargeant but he should have been awarded the match ball by half-time.
Waterford won their penalty when John Martin bowled over Horton, just as news filtered through that Derry and St Pat’s had taken leads in Dundalk and Inchicore.Perhaps Duff’s furious demeanour on the sideline sparked a reaction as within three minutes Boyd was rewarded for chasing down Darragh Leahy and dispossessing the Waterford defender who showed the concentration levels expected from a team that has nothing left to play for this season.
But as Shelbourne faltered repeatedly since the summer, Derry matched them stutter for stumble, to invite Shamrock Rovers and St Patrick’s Athletic into a bizarre race for 60-odd points. Last season Shels reached 60 points, scoring 44 goals and conceding 27. Those numbers got them into Europe where they managed to overcome Gibraltar side St Joseph’s before FC Zurich made light work of them.
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