Advertisement League of Ireland Horse Racing TV Listings GAA Fixtures The Video Review Sport meets news, current affairs, society & pop culture Rugby Weekly Extra Dive into all the news and analysis 3 times a week The Football Family Weekly insights from the week’s big talking points Advertisement More Stories Rovers' Lee Grace celebrates scoring his side;s second goal.Bryan Keane/INPHO FreeDominant Shamrock Rovers resurgence continues with win over Waterford Defeat, a fifth on the spin, saw Waterford’s dismal run continue as they remain third bottom. 10.10pm, 11 Apr 2025 Share options Shamrock Rovers 2 Waterford 0 Paul Buttner reports from Tallaght Stadium AARON MCENEFF AND Lee Grace got the goals, but Graham Burke was the star of the show at Tallaght Stadium as Shamrock Rovers maintained their resurgence. A fourth win in five unbeaten games edges Stephen Bradley’s side up to fourth place in the table with their back match at home to Cork City on Monday to come. Defeat, a fifth on the spin, saw Waterford’s dismal run continue as they remain third bottom. A far cry from early March when Keith Long’s side topped the table – with Rovers then lying bottom following a slow start and a postponement. In hoping to trigger a much improved performance from last week’s defeat in Drogheda, Blues strung five across the back as they strove to frustrate the in-form Hoops who, as expected, enjoyed all the early possession. Advertisement It worked initially as they stood strong with three corners in the opening minutes coming to nothing as Rovers laboured to create openings. It was the 26th minute before a sweeping Rovers move really opened Waterford up for the first time, Dylan Watts’ drive deflected out for a fifth Hoops’ corner. On what was his 28th birthday, Watts, on two occasions, and Burke had efforts off target as Rovers injected more urgency to their game to finally find a way to goal on 33 minutes. Watts gave Josh Honohan a run down the left for the Corkman to skip a little too easily past Nav Bakboord to cross from the end line. McEneff arrived unattended to score his second goal of the season with a close range header. It might have been 2-0 three minutes after that as Blues were stretched at the back in transition. Rovers' Danny Grant and Kacper Radkowski of Waterford.Bryan Keane / INPHO Bryan Keane / INPHO / INPHO Matt Healy’s long ball found the run of Rory Gaffney who rifled his shot into the side netting. The one-way traffic continued from the restart with Burke shaving the crossbar from Healy’s sixth corner of the game two minutes in. The brilliant Burke was everything good about Rovers and his clever feet skilfully worked an opening to force McMullan into a tip over save just past the hour. The siege of the Blues goal continued as McMullan got his body in the way of Burke’s flick after substitute Aaron Greene helped on Watts’ ball into the area. A miskick by the keeper then almost gifted Hoops a second goal on 76 minutes. The scuffed clearance from McMullan ran straight to Danny Grant whose attempted chip beat the retreating keeper and Darragh Leahy only to hit a post. Shamrock Rovers manager Stephen Bradley celebrates.Bryan Keane / INPHO Bryan Keane / INPHO / INPHO An upright couldn’t rescue Waterford as Rovers finally doubled their lead on 84 minutes. Substitute Jack Byrne’s floated free kick into the area was met with a towering header from defender Grace. Related Reads 'We are a hungry side, a bit of a chip on the shoulder of a lot of our players' And though McMullan did well to get a hand to touch the ball onto a post, it still found the net to cap Rovers’ victory. Shamrock Rovers: McGinty; Cleary, Lopes, Grace; Grant (J, O’Sullivan, 87), McEneff, Healy (Ozhianvuna, 87), Watts (Byrne, 75), Honohan; Burke (Mandroiu, 75); Gaffney (Greene, 63). Waterford: McMullan; Bakboord, Horton, Leahy, Radkowski, Burke; McDonald (Pouwels, 90+1), McMenamy; Glenfield (Olayinka, h-t), Amond, McCormack (Coyle, h-t). Referee: Damien MacGraith (Mayo). Attendance: 4,846. Paul Buttner Viewcomments Send Tip or Correction Embed this post To embed this post, copy the code below on your site Email “Shamrock Rovers resurgence continues with win over Waterford”. Recipient's Email Feedback on “Shamrock Rovers resurgence continues with win over Waterford”. Your Feedback Your Email (optional) Report a Comment Please select the reason for reporting this comment. Please give full details of the problem with the comment... This is YOUR comments community. Stay civil, stay constructive, stay on topic. Please familiarise yourself with our comments policy before taking part. Leave a Comment Submit a report Please help us understand how this comment violates our community guidelines. Damaging the good reputation of someone, slander, or libel. 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