Drogheda United vs Shamrock Rovers

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Drogheda United

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Drogheda hit late equaliser against nine-man Rovers (Irish Examiner)

Shamrock Rovers finished with just nine men as Drogheda United came from behind to earn a late point against the champions in a thrilling encounter at ...

In the final minute of normal time, twice Rovers blocked goalbound shots but the ball was worked to ex-Rovers man Ryan Brennan who fired in unerringly. The question was whether Rovers could hold on with just nine players and no specialist central defenders on the pitch. Lee Grace and Daniel Cleary both saw red in the second half, having each received two yellow cards from referee Sean Grant.

Graham Burke braced for tricky night as Shamrock Rovers travel to ... (Irish Mirror)

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As an attack-minded player, you want to score in the first game.” You have to prepare right, because if you don’t you’ll get hammered. “We’re looking forward to this game. “I’m disappointed we didn’t start the season with three points, but I’ve started with a goal and I’m happy. “For most of the game in Sligo we’ve matched it and they've nicked a draw at the end. “Last week it was the first game of the season and there’s a big crowd out there, but it’s nothing new for us.

Nine-man Rovers settle for a point in Drogheda (RTE.ie)

Drogheda United fought back to take a well-earned point from nine-man Shamrock Rovers at Weavers Park.

The ball came back off Alan Mannus and the goalkeeper had to claw it off the line. His goal came at the start of the second half, during a period where Rovers ramped up the pressure on the United goal. From the resulting free kick, Dayle Rooney smacked an effort off the post. Drogheda had battled hard throughout and when the Rovers players started dropping like flies, their heads rose. Burke was Rovers’ 11-goal top scorer in last season’s Premier Division. United took five points off them in 2022.

Brennan comes back to haunt 9-man Rovers as Drogheda claim ... (The42)

Lee Grace and Daniel Cleary were sent off for the champions in an extraordinary end to a memorable draw at Weavers Park.

After several blocked shots, the ball eventually made its way to Brennan. Graham Burke’s second-half goal had Rovers set fair for a maiden win of the campaign. Given his past with rivals Dundalk, the home crowd happily waved him off the field.

It's nothing new for us – Graham Burke not worried by supposed ... (The Irish Sun)

GRAHAM BURKE knows there will be plenty of Drog days in the push for the four-in-a-row.Shamrock Rovers visit Drogheda United this evening looking to g.

I was available for all the pre-season games.” “We’ve faced that many a time. He added: “As a striker, you want to score in the first game, try and get on the scoresheet, and I ended up hitting the net. We’ve faced that many times before. “They’re playing Shamrock Rovers, a big club, the success that we have, we know when we play every team they’re going to be rightly up for it and we’re going to have to match that.” Not that it bothers him.

Former Shamrock Rovers man Ryan Brennan earns point for Drogheda (Independent.ie)

Earlier in the second half, Graham Burke had notched his second goal in two games to hand Rovers the lead. It had come at the end of a sustained period of pressure from the visitors, who peppered the United goals with efforts both wayward and needing ...

He dashed past two Rovers defenders and crossed. It had come at the end of a sustained period of pressure from the visitors, who peppered the United goals with efforts both wayward and needing saved. Brennan fired past Alan Mannus in the final minute of injury time.

Shamrock Rovers drop more points and have two defenders sent off ... (Independent.ie)

Former Shamrock Rovers man Ryan Brennan was the hometown hero as the champions were made to pay for a loss of discipline in the second half, with two centre ...