Rovers hammer hapless Drogs

Fourth-placed Shamrock Rovers moved four points ahead of Derry and built up to Thursday’s Europa League test against Icelandic Stjarnan in style by hammering Drogheda last night.

Rovers hammer hapless Drogs
Sat, 24 Jun, 2017 - 01:00
John Fallon

All the goals came in the second half, with Gary Shaw and Trevor Clarke firing the hosts two goals ahead, a lead that was soon halved by Sean Brennan.

Substitutes Aaron Bolger and James Doona completed the rout with two more goals in the final 10 minutes.

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