Rovers 4 Galway Utd 0

************* Eircom League *************
Shamrock Rovers 4
Myler 43' 89' 90' Amond 66'
Galway Utd. 0


Tolka Park - Friday 14th Sep 2007

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Andy Myler took another match ball home with him as a final flourish to the game saw the Hoops hit the Tribesmen for four. However after a good start, Rovers lost their way a little and Mylers opening goal just before the break was badly needed. Padraig Amond started at number nine and shot just wide after 2 minutes. A minute later Danny O'Connor threaded a through ball for Amond but Rogers in the visitors goal won the race to the ball. Amond was the provider after six minutes when he found Myler in the box but the Hoops number ten dragged his shot wide from close range.

Galways early contribution saw Lesters free-kick hit the wall and an audacious overhead kick was straight at Murphy. A mistake in the visitors defence in the 21st minute almost put Amond through but Rogers again advanced to block. Four minutes later Myler chipped a through ball for Amond and the Carlow man did well to get past Rogers but a defender got across to clear.

Some good defending from O'Brien cleared a dangerous cross in the 29th minute. The Rovers defender then sent in a free-kick that Myler met but headed wide. Another O'Brien free-kick found Ferguson in the box a minute later but again the header was off-target. The game had gone dead when the Hoops won a corner in the 43rd minute and John Martin sent in a deep cross that Myler chested down and slammed a shot into the roof of the net for a fine goal.

The second half saw Amond again cause problems for the Galway defence firstly forcing a defender to knock the ball just past his own post and then running on to a Doyle ball before a defender got back to clear. A Martin free-kick was volleyed over by Myler on 56 minutes. A minute later the visitors had their best chance when the lively Murphy got around Ferguson in the box and fired in a low cross that O'Flynn just failed to get a touch on.

Myler forced Rogers to save from a corner in the 61st minute but five minutes later the Hoops doubled their lead when a quickly taken free-kick saw Martin fire in a cross that Amond headed down into the ground and into the corner of the net. Galway were never at the races after that and Danny O'Connor turned and shot just wide on 70 minutes.

As the game entered the final five minutes the Hoops really turned the screw with Myler shooting wide on the right and substitute Purcell shooting just wide from a similiar position. Amond found Myler in acres of space in the box on 89 minutes and he coolly slipped the ball past Rogers. The game had entered stoppage time and with Galway on the ropes Myler again was found in space and he slotted home his hat-trick goal in style.

Line-Out

1 Barry Murphy
2 Ger O’Brien
3 Robbie Clarke
4 Dean Lawrence
5 Barry Ferguson

6 Danny O’Connor

7 John Martin
8 Paul Shields
9 Padraig Amond
10 Andy Myler
11 Owen Doyle


Substitutes :

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14 Dave O'Connor for Doyle 59'
15 David Cassidy for Shields 86'
16 John McGuinness
17 Tadhg Purcell for Martin 68'