Rovers recover well

With his 14th and 15th goals of the season, Gary Twigg helped Shamrock Rovers twice come from behind to beat 10-man Shelbourne in a pulsating derby at Tolka Park.

The pity for Alan Mathews’ gallant side was that the winner on 79 minutes had a major element of good fortune about it. Gary McCabe’s shot was clearly going wide before Twigg instinctively threw himself at the ball to head it past Dean Delany.

The win sees the champions narrow the gap on leaders Sligo Rovers to five points.