Mountney strikes late to grab precious points for Dundalk

The 31-year-old fired past Leon Pohls with his side first attempt on target of the night to close the gap at the bottom of the table to just three points following Drogheda Utd’s dramatic late collapse at home to Galway Utd.

Sean Kavanagh of Shamrock Rovers in action against Zak Bradshaw of Dundalk during the SSE Airtricity Men’s Premier Division match between Dundalk and Shamrock Rovers at Oriel Park in Dundalk, Louth. Pic: Ramsey Cardy, Sportsfile

Premier Division: Dundalk 1 Shamrock Rovers 0

Captain John Mountney led by example as he struck a 91st-minute winner to earn Dundalk a huge victory over Shamrock Rovers in their battle to avoid the drop.