Brilliant Burke winner seals Shamrock Rovers’ win over Bohs [Video]

Shamrock Rovers 1

Bohemians 0

Paul Buttner reports from Tallaght Stadium

GRAHAM BURKE celebrated turning 31 last Saturday with a cracking late winner to maintain life in Shamrock Rovers’ title challenge.

Stephen Bradley’s champions put their frustration of Friday’s late concession of a most contentious penalty at Derry City behind them to eventually break down their arch-rivals at Tallaght Stadium.

The result avenged two successive defeats to Bohemians, including being dumped out of the FAI Cup, to move Rovers to within a point of Derry and four off leaders Shelbourne, if with a game more played.

With Drogheda United playing out a scoreless draw at home to Galway United, Bohemians, with just that Rovers win from their last 14 league games, continue to look anxiously over their shoulder at the other end of the table. Alan Reynolds’ Gypsies are four points ahead of the Louth side in the relegation play-off place.

In two changes from their acrimonious setback at Derry, wingback …