O’Connor strike earns UCD draw

Shamrock Rovers lost further ground on Sligo Rovers as a late PaulO’Connor goal earned UCD a deserved draw in their Airtricity Premier Division encounter at TallaghtStadium last night.

The champions had uncharacteristically dropped four points in consecutive draws with Bray Wanderers and Derry City and O’Connor’s injury-time strike was the least the students deserved after an excellent second-half display.

After Gary McCabe had threatened down the right wing for Rovers as early as the second minute, the league’s top scorers opened theiraccount three minutes later, availing of a dubious free-kick awarded against David O’Connor for an alleged foul on Gary Twigg.