Shamrock Rovers crowned Premier Division champions
Shamrock Rovers have been crowned SSE Airticity League Premier Division champions following a 3-0 win over Finn Harps.
It did not take the Tallaght side long to put themselves into the rule with a goal from Danny Mandroiu after three minutes.
⚽ 3’ | GOAL Rovers!!!!!!!!! ??
Mandroiu strikes his shot past McGinley to get his 11th goal of the season for the Hoops after only 3 minutes!
? 1-0 ?#WeAreRovers | #TogetherAsOne pic.twitter.com/mAev3cbOcl
— Shamrock Rovers FC ☘️ (@ShamrockRovers) October 29, 2021
Just 20 minutes later Mandroiu found the back of the net again for Stephen Bradley’s team to put them 2-0 up.
Rovers’ third goal came 88 minutes in with Aidomo Emakhu getting his name on the score board.
? @ShamrockRovers have retained their title in style with a convincing 3-0 win against Finn Harps!
The race for Europe is going right down to the wire with both @sligorovers and @stpatsfc picking up hugely important wins.
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— SSE Airtricity League (@SSEAirtricityLg) October 29, 2021
in other places in the league, St Patrick’s Athletic had a 4-1 victory over Longford Town with Matty Smith bagging himself a hat-trick for the Dublin side.
Alfie Lewis was also successful in finding the back of the net for St Pat’s while Dean Williams scored for the Town after 51 minutes.
Derry City hosted Bohemians at the Brandywell which ended in a 1-1 draw following a late equaliser from Ronan Boyce for the candystripes.
Sligo Rovers had a 2-0 win over Drogheda United with two late goals. Meanwhile, Dundalk scooped a victory over Waterford after a goal from Daniel Kelly.
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