The hosts win it right at the death and it is Rory Gaffney who sends Tallaght Stadium into raptures with a brilliant volley in off the far post from a corner. 3-2 Rovers.

Aaron O'Driscoll replaces Mark Coyle for Shels.

What a chance for the hosts as Negru's sloppy back pass can't be tucked away by Aaron Greene.

Four minutes of additional time.

Brendan Clarke is booked for time wasting.

Rovers go so close to grabbing a third. A Jack Byrne delivery is headed just wide by Greene.

The hosts equalise again and it is that man Dan Cleary who grabs his second to make it 2-2. Clarke can\'t hold onto an Aaron Greene header and Dan Cleary acts the poacher to stab home.

Molloy wins a corner for the visitors. Giurgiu delivers but Rovers clear. Rovers go down the other end and Burke's cross takes a wicked deflection that flashes right across the face of goal, but no one could get on the end of it. Rovers deliver the corner but it goes out for a goal kick.

Dan Carr replaces Sean Boyd for Shels.

Shane Farrell is replaced by Aodh Dervin for the away side.

Byrne plays a free short which eventually lands at Farrugia who clips a ball to the back post to Hoare whose strike is well saved by Clarke, before Shels clear.

Farrugia digs out a cross but Griffin does well to send it out for a corner. The wind again takes the corner and it goes out of play. Gaffney sets Burke just inside the area who blazes over.

Boyd finds Smith down the left who dallies on the ball before Byrne does well to steal the ball. Gaffney delivers from the left but the wind takes it out of play.

Aaron Greene replaces Gary O'Neill for Rovers.

Giurgui nearly gets on the end of a long kick out from Clarke, but Hoare gets there to send it back to Mannus who clears. Hoare does well down the left before cutting it back to Gaffney whose effort is blocked by Griffin and ricochets into the hands of Clarke.

Farrugia cuts in from the right and looks for that far top corner, but his strike goes high and wide.

Farrugia looks for Burke at the back post who heads the ball into the side netting.

Sean Hoare also comes on to replace Grace for Rovers.

Roberto Lopes replaces Sean Gannon for Rovers.

Josh Giurgiu replaces JJ Lunney, and Gavin Molloy replaces Ledwidge for Shels.

The second half gets started.

It's Shane Farrell again and it is 2-1 to Shelbourne right on half-time. Mark Coyle collects before looking for Farrell just inside the box who brilliant guides the ball into the corner on the half-volley.

Two minutes of stoppage time.

Kameron Ledwidge is booked for descent.

Clarke does well to push away a strike from Farrugia. Byrne takes another Rovers corner, but Grace's effort goes comfortably over the bar.

Byrne looks for Burke over the top but Byrne does well to defend and clear. The ball falls to Sean Boyd whose strike is hit first time and is deflected out for a corner. Lunney takes and the wind takes it to the back post but Mannus gathers well.

Shels go down the other end since the goal and win their own corner. After some pinball in the Rovers box, the hosts eventually clear. Shels work it well as Farrell switches the ball from right to left, before Ledwidge is released down the left however he lets the ball go out of play before he can deliver his cross.

Goal for the hosts and it is Daniel Cleary who heads home to equalise for the hosts. A lovely corner from Byrne is well met at the back post. Rovers 1-1 Shels.

The weather worsening here in D24. Shels brimming with confidence since the goal looking to knock it about. JJ Lunney is the first to be booked for a foul on Byrne.

Shamrock Rovers respond well and win a corner, but it comes to nothing. Matty Smith pounces onto a loose pass and drives into the Rovers box before looking to take on Cleary on the outside, the winger goes down in the area looking for a penalty but the referee waves play on and Rovers come away with the ball. Byrne delivers a free kick to the back post but Grace can't get his head on it and it goes out for a Shelbourne goal-kick.

1-0 to the visitors against the run of play and it is Shane Farrell who opens the scoring. The midfielder gets on the end of a header to control it and stab it past Mannus. 1-0 Shelbourne.

Farrugia does well down to right to deliver a cross before Shels scramble it away. The visitors struggling to maintain any decent possession but are set up well.

An early corner for Rovers is headed away. The hosts looking to dominate possession from the start, with Jack Byrne looking to dictate things. A terrible evening for a game with blustery winds and patchy rain.

The hosts get us underway after an impeccably observed minute's silence for the Creeslough tragedy in Donegal on Friday.