Dundalk lose to Rovers in classic encounter

Dundalk succumbed to two late goals from Shamrock Rovers in a thrilling encounter at Oriel Park last night. Both teams had periods when they had the upper hand and Dundalk will count themselves unlucky to have lost. Dundalk had fought back on two occasions to level things. The scoreline of 4-2 to Rovers does not tell the full story of the match as it was only in the last few minutes that Rovers pulled away and made the win secure. The difference between the sides was the superior finishing by Rovers. Gary Twigg knocked in a very taken poacher's goal with five minutes to go and Dessie Baker thumped home a free kick from outside the box as the match moved into stoppage time.