English
Derry City and Shamrock Rovers played a tense match at Tallaght Stadium in Dublin, corresponding to the seventh round of the 2025 Irish Premier Division. The game, played on March 28th at 8:00 PM, was marked by a large number of cards, reflecting the intensity of the game. Shamrock Rovers dominated possession (67%), with 10 shots, 2 on target. Derry City, despite having less possession (33%), managed 8 shots, only one on target.
The expulsion of E. McGinty from Shamrock Rovers in the 23rd minute and the double yellow card to D. Mullen of Derry City in the 41st minute changed the course of the match. Both teams saw numerous yellow cards, with Derry City accumulating four and Shamrock Rovers one in addition to the red. The final score is not specified in this report, but the large number of cards and the early expulsion of players from both teams made it clear that it was a very hard-fought match. The statistics show a territorial dominance by Shamrock Rovers, although the effectiveness in shots was clearly limited.
Substitutions shamrock rovers: at minute 26 L. Pohls came in and A. McEneff went out., at minute 46 J. Byrne came in and D. Grant went out., at minute 58 R. Gaffney came in and A. Greene went out., at minute 86 M. Noonan came in and G. Burke went out., at minute 86 V. Ozhianvuna came in and D. Watts went out.
Substitutions derry city: at minute 46 L. Boyce came in and P. McMullan went out., at minute 46 S. Patton came in and M. Connolly went out., at minute 58 S. Todd came in and B. Doherty went out., at minute 76 R. Benson came in and C. Winchester went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Shamrock Rovers
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