Full-time 2-0 Shamrock Rovers.

Into stoppage time now.

A massive chance for Shels. The full back gets his head on a bouncing ball in the box but he can't get enough power on it and Mannus collects.

A quadruple set of substitutions for Rovers. McCann, Greene, Farrugia, and Grace replace Gaffney, Finn, Lyons, and Watts.

A double chance for Ronan Finn is well saved by Clarke after some lovely play from Rovers.

A double chance for Ronan Finn is well saved by Clarke after some lovely play from Rovers.

Another lovely cross from Ledwidge cannot be met by Boyd and Farrell.

Another change for Shels. Dervin is replaced by Molloy.

Chance for Shels. Substitute Ledwidge collects the ball just on the halfway line. He plays a lovely diagonal pass which lands perfectly on the head of Boyd but his header goes just wide.

Shels win a corner but it comes nothing. A double change for the visitors as Cameron Ledwidge and John Ross Wilson come on for Hakiki and Moylan.

Another late tackle from a Shels player and this time it is Shane Farrell who is booked for a late tackle on Sean Kavanagh who has been on the receiving end of a few bad tackles.

Shels work the ball into a good position but Farrell overcooks the cross and it goes past any oncoming players.

Boyd is booked for a tackle on O'Neill.

Shels get the second half restarted.

Half-time in Tallaght and it is 2-0 Shamrock Rovers.

A few niggly tackles from both sides as of late. Some good play from Shels sees Moylan get in behind but his cross is well defended by Ronan Finn. The resulting corner comes to nothing. Shels win a good free-kick in a good position and a great delivery is only half met by Boyd and Mannus gathers.

Alan Mannus nearly gets himself into a spot of bother. A poor clearance from the keeper lands straight at the feet of Sean Boyd but the strikers shot is blocked and eventually, he gives away a free-kick. Jack Moylan evades a yellow for a late foul on Sean Kavanagh. Gary O'Neill is booked for a foul on Kane.

Captain Luke Byrne is first to be booked for Shels by the referee for pulling down Graham Burke on the halfway line.

It's a second for Rovers and they have been turning the screw. Gaffney collects the ball inside the box from the left hand side, who turns and shoots early into the near corner, past Clarke and into the near corner. His fourth of the season.

Burke slips Gaffney who runs in behind and gets a strike away but Clarke palms it out for a corner. A comfortable save. The resulting corner comes to nothing and Hakiki eventually wins a free-kick.

Gaffney collects the ball on the edge of the Shels box, he evades a tackle or two and slips it to Lyons inside the box, who cuts inside but the Shels defence do well to get a foot in before he can get a strike away.

Gaffney collects the ball on the edge of the Shels box, he evades a tackle or two and slips it to Lyons inside the box, who cuts inside but the Shels defence do well to get a foot in before he can get a strike away.

Neither side creating any chances since the goal. The majority of play occurring around the half way line.

Shelbourne win the first corner of the game. A good delivery into the Rovers penalty area but it comes to nothing. Both sides cancelling each other out with the same formation and phases of play.

The away side have began to grow into the game, starting to maintain possession and look to get in behind Rovers. Towell has an effort from distance that goes well, well wide.

Shamrock Rovers have started the better of the two and have settled into the game with the goal, moving the ball easily from left to right looking to draw Shels out.

1-0 Rovers and what a start from the home side. They work it up the right hand side, Burke slips it onto Gaffney who crosses it in, Watts let it beat him, and there is Richie Towell entering the penalty area and firing it into the far corner. 1-0 Shamrock Rovers

The champions get us underway. Lovely evening in Tallaght for a game.