Rovers stunned by 10-man Derry

Shamrock Rovers 1 Derry City 2

As for a stunned Shamrock Rovers, they were left to rue a first half penalty miss by Shane Robinson as they succumbed to their first defeat at their new home.

Derry City came into the game buoyed by their late, late showing against Cork City when two goals in 90 seconds turned last week’s match at the Brandywell on its head. By contrast, after the euphoria of their opening night in Tallaght — a 2-0 win against Sligo — Rovers had suffered the deflation of a 2-0 defeat by their arch-rivals Bohemians at Dalymount Park, although manager Michael O’Neill’s faith in his charges was reflected in an unchanged line-up for the fourth game in-a-row.