Rampant Rovers take Pat’s apart

Airtricity League Premier Division:

A thoroughly dominant Rovers enjoyed the better of the early exchanges between these two great rivals and took the lead on 20 minutes when Kilduff connected with Finn’s cross from the right and headed powerfully past Pat’s goalkeeper Brendan Clarke.

Pat’s had taken their time about getting out of first gear on a cold night in south Dublin but soon went about putting some good passages of play together. One of them came on the half hour when a good move involving John Russell, Christy Fagan and Conan Byrne saw the ball played deep into the Rovers half but it rolled into touch before Shane McFaul could get to it.