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Shamrock Rovers Secure Narrow Victory in Dublin Derby
Dublin, Ireland – In an intense derby match held at Tolka Park, Shamrock Rovers narrowly defeated Shelbourne with a score of 2 to 1 in the 19th round of the Irish Premier Division. The game, played under a vibrant atmosphere, was marked by intensity and midfield battles.
Shamrock Rovers took an early lead with a goal from D. Cleary in the 12th minute, assisted by J. Byrne. However, Shelbourne managed to equalize in the 32nd minute thanks to an own goal by J. Honohan. The first half also saw a flurry of yellow cards issued to Shelbourne players, with J. Martin, M. Coyle, and D. Duff being cautioned.
The second half continued with the same intensity. J. Byrne of Shamrock Rovers received a yellow card in the 49th minute. Ultimately, in the 83rd minute, J. Honohan redeemed himself from his earlier own goal by scoring the winning goal for Shamrock Rovers, assisted by G. Burke. The end of the match was marked by several yellow cards for Shamrock Rovers, including G. Burke and M. Healy. The match concluded with a total of 11 fouls committed by Shelbourne and 10 by Shamrock Rovers. Possession was evenly split, with 50% for each team. In terms of shots, Shamrock Rovers dominated with 16 attempts (7 on target), while Shelbourne only managed 8 (0 on target).
Substitutions shamrock rovers: at minute 6 L. Grace came in and A. Matthews went out., at minute 69 D. Watts came in and D. Mandroiu went out., at minute 69 A. Greene came in and R. Gaffney went out., at minute 69 G. Burke came in and J. Byrne went out., at minute 86 T. Clarke came in and J. Honohan went out.
Substitutions shelbourne: at minute 58 S. Boyd came in and J. Martin went out., at minute 58 A. Odubeko came in and E. Chapman went out., at minute 70 H. Wood came in and T. Wilson went out., at minute 70 J. Lunney came in and S. Boyd went out., at minute 81 A. Coote came in and K. McInroy went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Shelbourne
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