Grant hat-trick sinks Vikings

Dublin City 0 Shamrock Rovers 4

Stephen Grant hit a second-half hat-trick in this game of two halves which left Vikings utterly deflated.

Vikings failed to convert a host of first half chances and were duly punished.

Grant hit stunner from 25-yards to put Rovers in front on 51 minutes.

He stabbed home the second four minutes later before setting up Dave Mooney for a simple tap-in on 71 minutes.

The hat trick arrived two minutes later when Grant raced in behind to calmly shoot past Brendan Kennedy.