Aaron McEneff double fires Derry City past Shamrock Rovers

Derry City 3 Shamrock Rovers 1: A brace of stunning strikes from Derry City’s Aaron McEneff put this game out of the reach of Shamrock Rovers at Maginn Park.

Aaron McEneff double fires Derry City past Shamrock Rovers

It was a deserved win for Kenny Shiels’ men who produced a superb second-half performance but had to wait until the 93rd minute to confirm victory from the penalty spot.

Rovers will, no doubt, point to a controversial incident in the 76th minute when denied an equaliser after Ronan Finn appeared to head the ball home from close range and while referee Ben Connolly had pointed to the centre circle, one of his assistants had raised a flag.

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