A stoppage-time penalty from Pat Hoban earned Derry City a hard-fought point against champions Shamrock Rovers, at the Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium. The Hoops, who lead thanks to Dylan Watts’ first-half goal, will be disappointed with the result and especially referee Damien MacGraith’s decision to award the crucial penalty.

The 31st round of the League Of Ireland Premiership is upon us and Shamrock will be aiming for a 3rd consecutive league win as they prepare to take on Derry City.

A controversial late penalty was awarded to Derry and converted by Patrick Hoban, cancelling out Dylan Watts’ 26th-minute opener for Rovers. Elsewhere tonight, league leaders Shelbourne fell to a 1-0 defeat at Galway United.

Derry City and Shamrock Rovers played out a 1-1 draw at the Brandywell on Friday night, leaving the Dublin side in third place in the table, four points behind Derry City and seven off Shelbourne. The deciding factor in the game was a penalty to Derry in the 90th minute that was a major talking point for pundits and commentators.

Shamrock Rovers caught a glimpse of a critical three points, but home side dug in and grabbed a deserved draw.

PAT Hoban fired home a 92nd minute penalty to clinch a precious point for Derry City against Shamrock Rovers at Brandywell which closed the gap on the leaders to three points with six games to go. With Shelbourne slipping up at Galway,

A game which fashioned very few clearcut chances saw Rovers break the deadlock in the opening half and while the Dubliners did attempt to manage the game during the second period,

Pat Hoban rescued Derry City with a last-gasp penalty in a dramatic and controversial finale against Shamrock Rovers at the Brandywell.