Shamrock Rovers were winners on the night but did not win the league title.
The fake news of a late, late Derry City equaliser surged through Tallaght Stadium like a thunderbolt and momentarily offered Hooped-hope of a title smash and grab.
Johnny Kenny and Dylan Watts fired the Hoops into a good position here and for those 85 minutes, the chance to make history by winning five titles in a row was alive. But he was also consistent in saying that Rovers would finish where they deserved to this season - and that’s second best, a place they have not been accustomed to.
Throw in the home draws against Drogheda and Galway during the height of their European qualifiers and Rovers will torture themselves on what might have been.
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