Shamrock Rovers seal the deal by half-time at UCD Bowl

UCD 0 Shamrock Rovers 3
Goals from Barry Cotter, Danny Mandroiu and Rory Gaffney ended this game as a contest by half-time as Shamrock Rovers maintained their rich vein of form to ease to victory at the UCD Bowl.
Since losing at St Patrick’s Athletic in early March, Stephen Bradley’s champions are now unbeaten in 13 games, 10 of which they’ve won, as they stretch their lead at the top of the table to seven points ahead of Derry City hosting Dundalk on Friday night.
UCD endured a bittersweet trip to Finn Harps last week, their first win of the season tarnished by in-demand striker Colm Whelan rupturing a cruciate ligament. Without him they lacked any real attacking threat here.
It had taken Rovers 40 minutes to break down UCD at Tallaght Stadium in a 3-0 opening night victory. It took five minutes here.
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