Gorman bags brace and adds to Dundalk woes

Philip Gorman scored twice as Shelbourne recorded their biggest win of the season to heap further misery on hapless Dundalk at Tolka Park.

Two strikers goals from Gorman either side of half-time had Shelbourne in control before Kevin Dawson added a third and Ben McLaughlin put through his own goal.

The sodden surface after the daylong rain soon played its part in the first opening of the night. As players regularly lost their footing, the first chance fell Dundalk’s way on 14 minutes only for Paddy Kavanagh to make a good save at full stretch from Cherrie.