Shamrock Rovers 1 Galway Utd 0:Ger Rowe got the all-important goal for Shamrock Rovers as Pat Scully's side continued their good start to the campaign with a hard-earned win over Galway United at Tolka Park last night.

In the closing minutes of the first half the most Galway could muster was a tame free from John Lester, while Rovers had a penalty claim turned down after Jamie Duffy fell under pressure from Alan Murphy.

Rovers had a goal disallowed four minutes into the second half when a Robbie Kelleher header was judged to be offside. With three minutes remaining though Tadhg Purcell played in substitute Ger Rowe to score the winner from 18 yards.

SHAMROCK ROVERS: Murphy, Pender, Clarke, Price, Ryan, Barrett, Duffy (G O'Brien, 79 mins), E McGill, Purcell, Kelleher (Rowe, 58 mins), David O'Connor (D McGill, 70 mins).

GALWAY UNITED: Rodgers, James, Armstrong (Moran, 55 mins), Charles, Nootimeer, Lester, Cooke (Davoren, 52 mins), Foley, O'Flynn (Glynn, 79 mins) , Murphy, O'Brien.

Referee: D Hancock (Dublin).