Shamrock Rovers secure much-needed win

Shamrock Rovers 2 Bray Wanderers 0: Killian Brennan and Dean Clarke scored second-half goals to earn Shamrock Rovers a much-needed win against 10-man Bray Wanderers at Tallaght Stadium.

Bray’s Sean Harding hauled down Dean Clarke as he raced clear on 64 minutes. The defender was dismissed and Brennan smashed the resulting free-kick from the edge of the penalty area.

Clarke, another close-season addition by Rovers manager Pat Fenlon, added the second with seven minutes remaining by converting Simon Madden’s low cross from the right.