After the Blues cleared the initial corner out for a throw, the league leaders took the lead from the resulting attack. Adam Matthews’ long throw was touched on by Cleary to the back post where Josh Honohan arrived on cue to finish. Rovers made a triple change with 71 minutes on the clock and within sixty seconds, they doubled their lead. Waterford FC: McMullan; Miles (Faal 88), Horton, Radkowski, Burke, Dempsey (White 81); Olayinka, Rossiter, Glenfield, Coyle (Lonergan 58); Amond. Shamrock Rovers: McGinty; Cleary, Lopes, O’Sullivan; Matthews, Nugent, Healy, Honohan; Mandriou (Watts 71), McEneff (Gaffney 71), McGovern (Burke 71).