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The 42
2 days ago
- Sport
- The 42
John Martin key again as Shels fight back to frustrate Bohemians
Shelbourne 2 Bohemians 2 Paul Buttner reports from Tolka Park JOHN MARTIN, their match-winner in Europe last Wednesday, proved the man of the moment once again for Shelbourne with a 90th-minute equaliser as this rip-roaring north-Dublin derby ended all square at Tolka Park. Trailing to Dawson Devoy's 77th-minute lead for the visitors, Shelbourne pinned Bohemians back in their final third as they chased hard to recover something from the game. That they duly did right on 90 minutes. Sean Gannon's arced delivery was met by substitute Martin, whose stooping header arrowed to the net past Kacper Chorazka. In a thrilling finish to mirror the game's start, Bohemians might still have won it three minutes into added time. A loose pass by Kerr McInroy gave Gypsies' substitute Douglas James-Taylor a clear run on goal from his half. Shelbourne goalkeeper Wessel Speel ensured the game finished level with a fine save from the striker's attempted chip over him. The point sees Bohemians regain second place behind leaders Shamrock Rovers, who can stretch their lead at the top to 12 points should they win at Galway United on Sunday. Reigning champions Shelbourne remain fifth. With no love lost between these north city rivals, we had a yellow card after just 30 seconds; Shels' skipper Mark Coyle leaving his studs on the foot of Bohs captain Devoy. Advertisement That certainly signalled Shelbourne's intent, and they were in front on three minutes from their first attack. Rob Cornwall's weak header from an Ellis Chapman deflected cross dropped for Mipo Odubeko. The big striker's ball back across was met by Daniel Kelly, who blasted into the roof of the net. If not frantic enough already, the intensity levels increased four minutes later when Shels' defender Gannon received a booking for flooring Connor Parsons off the ball in front of the dugouts. That led to a heated bout of verbals from the respective benches with Bohs' boss Alan Reynolds and Shels' coach David McAllister entering referee Rob Hennessy's book. The frenetic action continued apace with Bohemians delighting their 1,000-strong following in the Ballybough end by equalising on 10 minutes when punishing a defensive error. Shelbourne centre-back Lewis Temple failed to get sufficient purchase on his back pass to Speel. Wide awake to opportunity, winger Parsons stole in to toe the ball over the line. Back at the other end, an acrobatic tip-over save from Chorazka was then needed to deny Odubeko's drive from the edge of the area. There were further bookings for Shels' Cameron Ledwidge and Sean Moore, while Devoy and Adam McDonnell of Bohemians also received yellow cards before half-time. The second half opened as the first had with Shelbourne close to regaining the lead two minutes in. Winger Kelly's superb ball found Odubeko in the area to spin Leigh Kavanagh, only to see his drive strike Chorazka in the face. With a little of the fire having gone out of the game, play went a trifle flat for a period. The sides swapped half chances through Dayle Rooney and Ledwidge before Bohemians struck for the lead on 77 minutes. Devoy, the architect of much that has been good about their season, ran in behind down the inside-right channel to receive Rooney's pass. Cleverly turning past Odubeko, the Gypsies' number 10's left-foot shot took a deflection off Temple to beat Speel. It wasn't to prove the winner, though, with Martin salvaging the evening for Shelbourne. A welcome confidence boost ahead of a big night on Tuesday when they defend a 2-1 lead in their Europa League third qualifying round tie with Croatians Rijeka. Shelbourne: Speel; Gannon, Temple, Ledwidge; Coyle (Lunney, 62), Chapman (McInroy, 81); Kelly (Norris, 73), Moore (Martin, 62), Coote (Wood, 62), Caffrey; Odubeko. Bohemians: Chorazka; Morahan, Kavanagh (Tierney, 87), Cornwall, Flores; Devoy, McDonnell; Rooney (Smith, 87), Tierney, Parsons (James-Taylor, 65); Clarke (Byrne, 87). Referee: Rob Hennessy (Clare). Attendance: 5,474.
Irish Examiner
2 days ago
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Shels and Bohs share the spoils after late drama at Tolka Park
SSE Airtricity Premier Division: Shelbourne 2 Bohemians 2 John Martin, their match-winner in Europe last Wednesday, proved the man of the moment once again for Shelbourne with a 90th minute equaliser as this rip-roaring north-Dublin derby ended all square at Tolka Park. Trailing to Dawson Devoy's 77th minute goal for the visitors, Shelbourne pinned Bohemians back in their final third as they chased hard to recover something from the game. That they duly did right on 90 minutes. Sean Gannon's arced delivery was met by substitute Martin whose stooping header arrowed to the net past Kacper Chorazka. In a thrilling finish to mirror the game's start, Bohemians might still have won it three minutes into added time. A loose pass by Kerr McInroy gave Gypsies' substitute Douglas James-Taylor a clear run on goal from his own half. Shelbourne goalkeeper Wessel Speel ensured the game finished level with a fine save from striker's attempted chip over him. The point sees Bohemians regain second place behind leaders Shamrock Rovers who can stretch their lead at the top to 12 points should they win at Galway United on Sunday. Champions Shelbourne remain fifth. With no love lost between these north city rivals, we had a yellow card after just 30 seconds; Shels' skipper Mark Coyle leaving his studs on the foot of Bohs captain Devoy. That certainly signalled Shelbourne's intent and they were in front on three minutes from their first attack. Rob Cornwall's weak header from an Ellis Chapman deflected cross dropped for Mipo Odubeko. The big striker's ball back across was met by Daniel Kelly who blasted to the roof of the net. If not frantic enough already, the intensity levels increased four minutes later when Shels' defender Gannon received a booking for flooring Connor Parsons off the ball in front of the dugouts. That led to a heated bout of verbals from the respective benches with Bohs' boss Alan Reynolds and Shels' coach David McAllister entering referee Rob Hennessy's book. The frenetic action continued apace with Bohemians delighting their 1,000-strong following in the Ballybough end by equalising on 10 minutes when punishing a defensive error. Shelbourne centre-back Lewis Temple failed to get sufficient purchase on his back pass to Speel. Wide awake to opportunity, winger Parsons stole in to toe the ball over the line. Back at the other end, an acrobatic tip-over save from Chorazka was then needed to deny Odubeko's drive from the edge of the area. There were further bookings for Shels' Cameron Ledwidge and Sean Moore while Devoy and Adam McDonnell of Bohemians also received yellow cards before half-time. The second half opened as had the first with Shelbourne coming close to regaining the lead two minutes in. Winger Kelly's superb ball found Odubeko in the area to spin Leigh Kavanagh only to see his drive strike Chorazka in the face. With a little of the fire having gone out of the game, play went a trifle flat for a period. The sides swapped half chances through Dayle Rooney and Ledwidge before Bohemians struck for the lead on 77 minutes. Devoy, the architect of much that has been good about their season, ran in behind down the inside-right channel to receive Rooney's pass. Cleverly turning past Odubeko, the Gypsies' number 10's left-foot shot took a deflection off Temple to beat Speel. It wasn't to prove the winner, though, with Martin salvaging the evening for Shelbourne. A welcome confidence boost ahead of a big night on Tuesday when they defend a 2-1 lead in their Europa League third qualifying round tie with Croatians Rijeka. SHELBOURNE: Speel; Gannon, Temple, Ledwidge; Coyle (Lunney, 62), Chapman (McInroy, 81); Kelly (Norris, 73), Moore (Martin, 62), Coote (Wood, 62), Caffrey; Odubeko. BOHEMIANS: Chorazka; Morahan, Kavanagh (Tierney, 87), Cornwall, Flores; Devoy, McDonnell; Rooney (Smith, 87), Tierney, Parsons (James-Taylor, 65); Clarke (Byrne, 87). Referee: Rob Hennessy (Clare). Attendance: 5,474.
The Irish Sun
01-08-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Late Josh Thomas strike sinks Bohemians as Drogheda United edge fiery clash for third 1-0 win this season
DROGHEDA UNITED claimed all three points at Dalymount Park thanks to bish, bash, Josh. Substitute Josh Thomas scored the only goal in the 86th minute in his first game in more than five months. Advertisement 2 Josh Thomas of Drogheda United scored a late winner as Bohs slumped yet again 2 Alan Reynolds' side have failed to take points from Drogheda in 2025 - that's after three games between the sides The decisive moment summed up the sides' contrasting styles when another intricate Bohs' attack broke down when Conor Keely got to the ball ahead of Ross Tierney. He wasted no time in picking out Thomas who had made a nuisance of himself after being brought on and was lucky to escape a booking for twice catching Rob Cornwall late. But, when it came to a race between the pair, with Niall Morahan also in pursuit, the on-loan Swansea City striker showed a clean pair of heels before slotting home. Advertisement read more on football It was the third successive 1-0 for Drogheda against Bohs this season, with Douglas James-Taylor was the difference between the sides last time out. He had swapped clubs in the meantime but missed out here through illness. That saw Colm Whelan lead the line with another ex-Drogheda player, James Clarke, playing just behind him. But Bohs' main attacking threat came from Dawson Devoy and Ross Tierney with the pair, in their second spells here after a stint cross-channel, both operating on the same wavelength. Advertisement Most read in Football Latest Live Blog That was never more in evidence when Tierney made a clever run in behind with Devoy producing the sort of pass that few players in the league can to pick him out. Tiernery looked certain to score but his left-foot shot was kept out by the knee of Drogheda keeper Luke Dennison. Fears Pep Guardiola's 'imminent' divorce could hurt Man City as boss' relationship with wife continues to deteriorate The roles were twice reversed later on in the half when Tierney pulled the ball back to Devoy who was outside the box but his effort was deflected behind for a corner. Then, he found Devoy who did well to keep the ball in before laying it off to Connor Parsons who teed up Niall Morahan but his shot was well off-target. Advertisement Whilst Bohs were well on top, Drogheda had their moments, often in second phases from dead-ball situations. From a Conor Kane throw in, James Bolger headed it back to fellow defender Conor Keeley who connected with the ball brilliantly but his dipping volley was just too high whilst Andrew Quinn gave Kacper Chorazka a moment of concern with a shot from close range. There was a good bit of niggle in the game too with five yellow cards handed out in the first half, four of them in a two-minute period. Within six minutes of the restart, both teams had had a penalty appeal waved away. Advertisement First of all, Whelan appeared to be pushed in the back by Bolger but referee Paul Norton was unmoved. And, when Luke Heeney went down at the other end, all he got for his trouble was a booking. The second half followed a similar pattern to the first with Bohs having the lion's share of the ball but, whenever it looked as though they might have found a breakthrough, a Drogheda player was there to intervene. That is exactly what happened when Devoy slid the ball through to Clarke who laid it off to Whelan and went to collect the return pass before Keeley cut across him to make a vital interception. Advertisement The manner in which the centre-half celebrated his contribution underlined its importance. When Devoy played in Whelan a moment or two later, this time it was Bolger who got his body in the way to block the shot. Some thought their side had finally made the breakthrough in the 73rd minute. Devoy played Parsons into space down the left. He checked back and delivered a right-foot cross to beyond the far post where Tierney was unmarked. Advertisement The former Motherwell and Walsall player's volley rippled the net, prompting celebrations in various pockets of the ground but they were short-lived as the realisation spread that his effort had gone the wrong side of the post. Bohemian FC 0 - 1 Drogheda United Eventually, Thomas showed the ruthlessness which Bohs lacked. SUN STAR MAN: Conor Keeley (Drogheda) BOHEMIANS: Chorazka 7; Byrne 6 (Buckley 71, 5), Cornwall 6 (Strods 90, 3), Flores 7; Rooney 7, Morahan 6, Devoy 8, Parsons 5 (Brennan 80, 5); Tierney 7, Clarke 7; Whelan 6 (McDonnell 80, 5). DROGHEDA UNITED: Dennison 7; Bolger 7 (Cooper 88, 3), Keeley 8, Quinn7; Lambe 6, Brennan 6 (O'Sullivan 88, 3), Markey 7, Heeney 5 (Farrell 77,5 ), Kane 7; Oluwa 5 (Davis 63, 5), Kareem 5 (Thomas 63, 7). REFEREE: P Norton (Dublin) 5 Advertisement
Irish Daily Mirror
01-08-2025
- Sport
- Irish Daily Mirror
Drogheda leave it late at Dalymount to pile pressure on Bohemians
DAWSON DEVOY gave one of the great individual performances of the season, but collectively Bohemians fell short in a devastating title it was all because of Drogheda defender Conor Keeley who was in inspired form himself, keeping the Gypsies at bay time and again before teeing up the late into this Dalymount clash, Drogs were the only team that Bohs had failed to get any points off this season - and that's how it remains after drama at the as the game appeared to be heading for a scoreless draw, last season's FAI Cup winners pounced to snatch victory with four minutes to intercepted a ball to Ross Tierney on the edge of the Drogheda box and instantly played a precision pass to sub striker Josh Thomas over the halfway the on-loan Swansea City ace turned on the turbo boosters to scorch Rob Cornwall and Niall Morahan in a 40-yard foot race, before coolly slotting it was smash and grab but Drogheda's mission to frustrate and be compact served them well once again as they closed to within a point of second Bohs knew they had to make inroads on Shamrock Rovers' seven-point lead to stand any chance of forcing a title race with their arch considering the possession they enjoyed and the way Devoy pulled the strings, there's no escaping the fact this was a big opportunity missed and a costly particularly so if the league-leading Hoops stretch into a 10-point lead if they beat Derry City at Tallaght Stadium on Sunday fans still clapped their team off the pitch and particularly Devoy who was the catalyst for the Gypsies best Kareem brought early life to Drogs' attack and when Cian Byrne lost possession in the opening minutes, the big teenager fired off a shot that was Devoy took the game by the scruff of the neck and was centrally involved in almost every Bohs showed exquisite vision to spot Tierney's little run in behind the Drogheda defence but Tierney was thwarted by Luke Dennison who saved with his Drogheda won't bow down to anyone and Keeley wasn't far away from opening the scoring when he hooked an effort over the Bohs his centre-back partner-in-crime Andrew Quinn went close too, stabbing a shot at goal from close range that had Kacper Chorazka at continued to lord possession after the break but Drogs refused to bend, although penalty appeals were scuppered when Luke Heeney was booked for the other end, a neat Bohs one-two between James Clarke and Colm Whelan saw Clarke fire at goal only for man mountain Keeley to divert it off was outstanding, but so too was Keeley and yet he and the entire Drogheda defence looked on helplessly when Tierney met Connor Parsons' cross on the fans were on their feet, certain that Tierney struck it as well as he could have wished for only to see it nestle in the side netting with 17 minutes to play. And they were left to rue that squandered opportunity when Keeley set the wheels in motion for Thomas to silence Dalymount by winning it at the death.
Chicago Tribune
06-06-2025
- Sport
- Chicago Tribune
Shea Glotzbach scores twice on dropped third strikes, earns save as Lemont gets past Oak Forest. ‘Found a way.'
Lemont's Shea Glotzbach might want to forget this game, but he will always remember it. The senior third baseman went 0-for-3 with three strikeouts at the plate Thursday. He also made two straight errors in the field and then gave up a run during the only inning that he pitched. And he still was the difference-maker. 'He's one of our best players on our team for a reason,' Lemont coach Brian Storako said of Glotzbach. 'He didn't have a great day at the plate. We all know that. We all saw that. 'But he found a way to make a difference. That's all we ask those kids to do. It they don't have their best day, they have to find a way to make a difference.' On two of those strikeouts, Glotzbach reached on dropped third strikes and scored both times as Lemont survived for a 7-6 win over Oak Forest in a Class 3A St. Laurence semifinal in Burbank. Glotzbach, a Missouri-St. Louis recruit, earned the save by pitching out of a jam in the seventh inning for Lemont (29-7-1), which plays at 11 a.m. Saturday for the sectional title against St. Laurence (33-5), which beat St. Rita 5-0 in the other semifinal on 12 strikeouts by Jimmy Benson and two hits, two runs and two RBIs from Cory Les. Jacob Parr added two hits and three RBIs for Lemont, while Brett Tucker doubled home a pair of runs in the first inning. Nick Reno picked up the pitching win, allowing two runs in five innings. Kevin Sullivan had three hits for Oak Forest (23-14-1). Vince Webber drove in two runs. Even with everything he went through, Glotzbach was happy about Thursday's win. Lemont finished second in the state last spring in Class 3A and was focused on taking another step. 'It's about doing anything to win,' Glotzbach said. 'It's all about winning. It's not about stat padding or anything like that. Me striking out and getting on base — that's all I can do. 'I can't go back and retry, so I have to take my opportunities and make the most out of them.' While Glotzbach was grinding out his unique game, teammate Matthew Devoy pitched an unconventional sixth inning. Devoy, who is also going to Missouri-St. Louis, entered with no outs and two runners on. He struck out the first two batters he faced, hit the next, walked two more and struck out the final batter. 'I executed against the first two hitters,' Devoy said. 'But there was one call that did not go my way and I didn't take it the right way. 'I started to aim my pitches. I short-armed the ball and walked a lot of guys, but I'm just happy that my teammates had my back.' Devoy was impressed with how Glotzbach was able to bounce back from all of the adversity and pin down the victory for Lemont. 'I really knew Shea was going to get it done,' Devoy said of Glotzbach. 'He didn't allow any of the mistakes he made in the entire game affect him on the mound. 'He's always been a stone-cold guy.' Glotzbach's confidence was tested in the fifth inning when he was charged with back-to-back errors. On the next play, he fired a high throw that the 6-foot-5 Parr brought down at first base before a collision with an Oak Forest runner. 'They were just messed up plays and reading the ball wrong,' Glotzbach said. 'I was trying to do too much and was thinking too much. 'I know myself and I know I've been there before, so I knew I could come back and do better.'
