Three Rock Rovers 2 Pembroke 2 (TRR win 3-1 on shoot-out)Shane O’Brien proved an unlikely hero for Three Rock Rovers as they somehow snatched the Neville Cup from Pembroke’s grasp at Serpentine Avenue on St Stephen’s Day. He duly saved three times in a shoot-out - including from Olympian Kirk Shimmins - after a series of stops in normal time which ended 2-2. Calm finishes from Conor Empey, John Mullins and Harry Morris saw Rovers edge the shoot-out 3-1 and land the title for the first time since 2007. Rovers, though, snatched possession with 90 seconds to go wide on the right before Empey’s run was curtailed illegally by Alan Giles. Ross Canning slotted the ensuing penalty stroke, sending the game to a shoot-out in which O’Brien produced the goods.

Source: The Irish Times December 26, 2017 16:52 UTC