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Shamrock Rovers' Josh Honohan goes down injured after scoring his goal. Dan Clohessy/INPHO
Soccer
Josh Honohan scores for both teams as Shamrock Rovers beat Shelbourne
It was an eventful night for the recent Ireland call-up.
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Shelbourne 1
Shamrock Rovers 2
SHAMROCK ROVERS earned a 2-1 win over reigning champions Shelbourne at Tolka Park in the Premier Division this evening.
Dan Cleary gave the visitors the lead, but Damien Duff’s side equalised through a Josh Honohan own goal just after the half-hour mark.
Recent Ireland call-up Honohan then made up for his earlier mistake by scoring his side’s winner with seven minutes of normal time remaining.
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