While Robbie McCourt attempted to cover, the centre-back simply hadn’t the legs for the Hoops striker who knocked the ball past him to gallop away, draw Shepperd from his line, and lay it on a plate for Aaron Greene to score with a composed finish.
A pivotal moment in the game then arrived on 34 minutes when Dundalk went from thinking they had equalised to finding themselves two goals down. Cleary promptly sent the free kick over the top for the run of Greene who whipped a low cross to the far post for ex-Dundalk midfielder Towell to volley home before receiving a yellow card for celebrating in front of the travelling fans.
And though Gary O’Neill fluffed a real chance to extend Rovers’ lead nine minutes into the second half, Dundalk thought they were back in the game on 64 minutes but for the brilliance of Mannus.
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