Zayed strike sends Rovers top

Eamon Zayed came off the bench to send Shamrock Rovers to the top of the SSE Airtricity Premier Division after a 1-0 win over bottom club Athlone Town at Tallaght Stadium on Saturday.

Rovers, in need of victory to climb above Dundalk and St Patrick’s Athletic, were labouring against opposition who went into the game having taken a single point from their previous 11 league games when Zayed was introduced as a 62nd minute substitute.

He made a quick impact, scoring a stunning volley from a fine Ronan Finn pass within four minutes of his introduction.