You expected Rovers to change formation at the start of the second period but they persisted in trying to find Gary Shaw in the air where he was extremely well-martialled by Gary and Ryan Delaney. Youths had a decent effort in the first five minutes, when best player on the pitch, Spot Murphy, set up Eric Molloy but his shot hit the net-pole. Eric then picked up a yellow for a tackle and followed it with a volley but it was pulled well wide of the goal. On 23 minutes. Graham Doyle pushed a Rovers effort on target over the bar for a corner. Two minutes later, Duxey Dunne was sent free down the right, and his low cross was met by the only player on the move inside the Rovers penalty area, Hopper Kenny, who tucked it past Hyland was 2-0. Game looked safe for the Youths then as Rovers had the look of a side who could have been there all night without scoring. Andy Mulligan had a run in on goal after Rover's Webster collapsed to the ground off the ball but Andy could only shoot over. Two late Rovers efforts on goal then finished the match with late subs for Youths being Speedy Whittle, Lasty and Danny Ledwith.
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