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Irish Times
16-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Times
Lys Mousset joining the late winner action for Bohemians sets up tasty derby with Shelbourne
Bohemians welcome Shelbourne to Dalymount Park on Friday night. Much has changed since Tolka Park hosted the north Dublin derby on April 11th. That night is remembered for Mipo Odubeko's arrival off the bench to toe-poke in a late winner for Damien Duff's side. Shelbourne seemed ready to catch fire, having risen to third in the Premier Division as Bohs slid towards the relegation zone. Notwithstanding Drogheda United 's stubborn refusal to fall away, the scene was set for the defending champions to enter an all-Dublin, three-way tussle for the title with St Patrick's Athletic and Shamrock Rovers. Odubeko has scored twice since April 11th but until Kerr McInroy's 90th-minute winner in last Friday's 2-1 defeat of St Pat's, Shelbourne had been winless in five games. READ MORE What Bohemians have done during the same period is nothing short of miraculous. The Bohez are on a remarkable run 🔴⚫ — Niall (@niallotuairisc) The bald fact that Alan Reynolds's team have won five of their last six matches does not say enough about that achievement. Bohs have embarked on a thrilling run, scoring vital late goals to spark euphoria among their fans. Last weekend's win over Sligo was especially satisfying because Lys Mousset secured it by opening his League of Ireland scoring account two minutes from full-time. The vibrant run of form began with a sweet volley from James McManus to beat Cork City 1-0 at Dalymount on April 18th. No big deal. Every team these days is supposed to beat Cork, whose problems were further illustrated last week by Tim Clancy's decision to step down as manager, citing exhaustion caused by the commute from Meath and a lack of coaching support. After the jubilation of the win over Cork, Shamrock Rovers were on course to dampen Bohs' mood in Tallaght until a sensational 96th-minute winner from 18-year-old Rhys Brennan stunned the home crowd into silence. Bohs had been trailing 2-0 after 70 minutes, but excellent contributions from Dawson Devoy, Ross Tierney and Collie Whelan helped them to a 3-2 win. Four days later St Pat's were coasting to a 1-0 victory at Dalymount until Robert Cornwall's 90th-minute header appeared to snatch a point from their cross-city rivals. What happened next – Seán Grehan's 97th minute strike through traffic to secure all three points – has already been immortalised, thanks to Bohs club commentator Rúaidhrí O'Connor's decent impression of the BBC's Kenneth Wolstenholme from the 1966 World Cup final. 'The fans are on the pitch,' hollered O'Connor. 'The bouncers are on the pitch. The subs are on the pitch. It's bedlam in Dublin 7. Unbelievable, Bohs have won it at the death!' Waterford appeared to ruin the May bank holiday weekend for Bohs with a 2-1 result at Dalymount, seemingly indicating that an unsustainable way of winning football matches had reached its end. Not so fast. Bank holiday Monday arrived and Grehan rose up to head another 97th-minute winner to sink Galway United in Eamonn Deacy Park. Throughout this run, the striker known as 'The Moose' was nowhere to be found. Bohemian's Lys Mousset competes for the ball with Darragh Leahy of Waterford. Photograph: Bryan Keane/Inpho Mousset, the former Sheffield United and France under-21 striker, had been nursing an injury and looked nothing like a professional footballer when coming off the bench against Waterford. Last Saturday afternoon at The Showgrounds, before just 2,056 spectators, Mousset shuffled into a 0-0 affair with 12 minutes remaining to finally take back control of his ailing career. When Keith Buckley dropped a speculative ball over the Sligo Rovers defence in the 88th minute, Reece Hutchinson appeared to have the situation under control until a nudge from Mousset and an angled finish sparked another pitch invasion. 'He needs to get trimmer,' said Reynolds of the former £10 million man. 'The people that talk about Premier League quality, you can see the glimpses of it. That's what frustrates you, this fellow could be anything. But there is a reason he didn't have a club for a while. 'I'm sure at times the players and staff wanted to strangle him as well as everything else, but he's a nice lad and we took a gamble signing him, so hopefully it can work out.' The win in Sligo elevated Bohemians to fourth in the table, two points ahead of Shelbourne and two points behind joint-leaders Shamrock Rovers and Derry City. Five late winners in six games, Mousset on target and Shels en route to Dalymount Park. Anything could happen. Up Next Cork City have wasted no time appointing Gerard Nash as their new manager following Clancy's resignation last weekend. The 38-year-old Kildare man arrives at Turners' Cross from GAIS in Sweden, where he was assistant coach, having previously worked with underage sides at Ipswich Town and Aston Villa. Liam Kearney takes charge of Friday's match against St Pat's and he will double job as assistant coach and head of the academy until Nash's number two is recruited.
Irish Times
16-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Times
Bohemians on a dramatic roll as they renew rivalry with Shelbourne
Bohemians welcome Shelbourne to Dalymount Park on Friday night. Much has changed since Tolka Park hosted the north Dublin derby on April 11th. That night is remembered for Mipo Odubeko's arrival off the bench to toe-poke in a late winner for Damien Duff's side. Shelbourne seemed ready to catch fire, having risen to third in the Premier Division as Bohs slid towards the relegation zone. Notwithstanding Drogheda United 's stubborn refusal to fall away, the scene was set for the defending champions to enter an all-Dublin, three-way tussle for the title with St Patrick's Athletic and Shamrock Rovers. Odubeko has scored twice since April 11th but until Kerr McInroy's 90th-minute winner in last Friday's 2-1 defeat of St Pat's, Shelbourne had been winless in five games. READ MORE What Bohemians have done during the same period is nothing short of miraculous. The Bohez are on a remarkable run 🔴⚫ — Niall (@niallotuairisc) The bald fact that Alan Reynolds's team have won five of their last six matches does not say enough about that achievement. Bohs have embarked on a thrilling run, scoring vital late goals to spark euphoria among their fans. Last weekend's win over Sligo was especially satisfying because Lys Mousset secured it by opening his League of Ireland scoring account two minutes from full-time. The vibrant run of form began with a sweet volley from James McManus to beat Cork City 1-0 at Dalymount on April 18th. No big deal. Every team these days is supposed to beat Cork, whose problems were further illustrated last week by Tim Clancy's decision to step down as manager, citing exhaustion caused by the commute from Meath and a lack of coaching support. After the jubilation of the win over Cork, Shamrock Rovers were on course to dampen Bohs' mood in Tallaght until a sensational 96th-minute winner from 18-year-old Rhys Brennan stunned the home crowd into silence. Bohs had been trailing 2-0 after 70 minutes, but excellent contributions from Dawson Devoy, Ross Tierney and Collie Whelan helped them to a 3-2 win. Four days later St Pat's were coasting to a 1-0 victory at Dalymount until Robert Cornwall's 90th-minute header appeared to snatch a point from their cross-city rivals. What happened next – Seán Grehan's 97th minute strike through traffic to secure all three points – has already been immortalised, thanks to Bohs club commentator Rúaidhrí O'Connor's decent impression of the BBC's Kenneth Wolstenholme from the 1966 World Cup final. 'The fans are on the pitch,' hollered O'Connor. 'The bouncers are on the pitch. The subs are on the pitch. It's bedlam in Dublin 7. Unbelievable, Bohs have won it at the death!' Waterford appeared to ruin the May bank holiday weekend for Bohs with a 2-1 result at Dalymount, seemingly indicating that an unsustainable way of winning football matches had reached its end. Not so fast. Bank holiday Monday arrived and Grehan rose up to head another 97th-minute winner to sink Galway United in Eamonn Deacy Park. Throughout this run, the striker known as 'The Moose' was nowhere to be found. Bohemian's Lys Mousset competes for the ball with Darragh Leahy of Waterford. Photograph: Bryan Keane/Inpho Mousset, the former Sheffield United and France under-21 striker, had been nursing an injury and looked nothing like a professional footballer when coming off the bench against Waterford. Last Saturday afternoon at The Showgrounds, before just 2,056 spectators, Mousset shuffled into a 0-0 affair with 12 minutes remaining to finally take back control of his ailing career. When Keith Buckley dropped a speculative ball over the Sligo Rovers defence in the 88th minute, Reece Hutchinson appeared to have the situation under control until a nudge from Mousset and an angled finish sparked another pitch invasion. 'He needs to get trimmer,' said Reynolds of the former £10 million man. 'The people that talk about Premier League quality, you can see the glimpses of it. That's what frustrates you, this fellow could be anything. But there is a reason he didn't have a club for a while. 'I'm sure at times the players and staff wanted to strangle him as well as everything else, but he's a nice lad and we took a gamble signing him, so hopefully it can work out.' The win in Sligo elevated Bohemians to fourth in the table, two points ahead of Shelbourne and two points behind joint-leaders Shamrock Rovers and Derry City. Five late winners in six games, Mousset on target and Shels en route to Dalymount Park. Anything could happen. Up Next Cork City have wasted no time appointing Gerard Nash as their new manager following Clancy's resignation last weekend. The 38-year-old Kildare man arrives at Turners' Cross from GAIS in Sweden, where he was assistant coach, having previously worked with underage sides at Ipswich Town and Aston Villa. Liam Kearney takes charge of Friday's match against St Pat's and he will double job as assistant coach and head of the academy until Nash's number two is recruited.
Irish Independent
25-04-2025
- Sport
- Irish Independent
League of Ireland: Follow all the action from around the country as Shamrock Rovers face Shels in Dublin derby
Live | It's another busy evening in the League of Ireland, with two Dublin derbies in store as champions Shelbourne head to Tallaght to face Shamrock Rovers and a resurgent Bohemians play host to St Patrick's Athletic. Elsewhere, league leaders Drogheda United travel to face Galway United, while managerless Waterford take on Derry City. Keep up to date with all the Premier and First Division action is it happens here. 3 minutes ago GOAL! Bray Wanderers 2 - Kerry 0 (11 mins) Two goals in as many minutes for Bray as Danu Bishop Kinsella bags an early brace. The 23-year-old opened the scoring in the 9th-minute before netting a second just two minutes later. League of Ireland on Twitter / X Danu Kinsella Bishop puts the hosts ahead! 🟢⚪Bray Wanderers take the lead against Kerry. League of Ireland (@LeagueofIreland) April 25, 2025 6 minutes ago 11' Chance! Sam Bone didn't cover himself in glory there as Jack Byrne's ball is headed up into the air by the Englishman and Michael Noonan pinches possession. The 16-year-old is in on goal and shoots, but Conor Kearns makes a big save to deny him. 8 minutes ago 10' A first chance of the evening for Shels as Mipo Odubeko sees his shot deflect behind for a corner. Perhaps the 22-year-old ought to have fed Evan Caffrey there. Caffrey's resulting corner swings to the back post and Ed McGinty has to deal with it underneath the crossbar. 14 minutes ago 5' Shamrock Rovers on the front foot early on as Josh Honohan and Jack Byrne try to pick out teammates in the box. Neither manage to find their man. 18 minutes ago 1' The first-half gets underway between Rovers and Shels! Its been showery at times this afternoon but it's relatively mild in Tallaght with temperatures of around 11 degrees and a moderate breeze. The other three games in the Premier Division and four fixtures in the First Division kick-off simultaneously. 22 minutes ago SHELS' TEAM TONIGHT: Reigning champions Shelbourne will be hoping to go one better after last week's draw with Galway United. Tonight, Damien Duff makes a solitary alteration as Mipo Odubeko gets the nod over Ali Coote. Mark Coyle captains the Drumcondra side: Shelbourne FC 🏆 on Twitter / X 𝐑𝐞𝐝𝐬 𝐗𝐈 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐝 🔥Here's your team to face Shamrock Rovers tonight!Kick-off at 7:45pm, tune in live at @VMSportIE #DublinsFinest | #Since1895 Shelbourne FC 🏆 (@shelsfc) April 25, 2025 External contentWhen displaying external content, data is transferred to third parties. 27 minutes ago SHAMROCK ROVERS LINE-UP: Stephen Bradley's men were left stunned by Bohemians on Monday and will want to rectify the result with a win over Shels this evening. Stephen Bradley's team line up as follows with Roberto Lopes as skipper and two changes as Graham Burke and Danny Grant replace Aaron Greene and Johnny Matthews: Shamrock Rovers FC on Twitter / X Tonight's Starting XI against Shelbourne 🔢 Shamrock Rovers FC (@ShamrockRovers) April 25, 2025 28 minutes ago Stephen Bradley speaking to Virgin Media ahead of kick-off: Virgin Media Sport on Twitter / X "They always respond. They've done that for a long period of time."Stephen Bradley looking his Shamrock Rovers players to bounce back from Monday's defeat to Bohs. #LOI Virgin Media Sport (@VMSportIE) April 25, 2025 29 minutes ago WATCH: Damien Duff with Virgin Media ahead of kick-off Virgin Media Sport on Twitter / X "Don't worry we haven't fallen out." 😅Damien Duff on the absence of Sean Boyd from the Shels squad tonight. #LOI Virgin Media Sport (@VMSportIE) April 25, 2025 32 minutes ago It's a case of familiar old stomping grounds for Shels' Mipo Odubeko as the 22-year-old returns his childhood home of Tallaght to face Shamrock Rovers: 'I grew up down the road from Tallaght Stadium' – Shelbourne's Mipo Odubeko on being a ball boy for Shamrock Rovers When Mipo Odubeko hops off the Shelbourne team bus tomorrow evening and strolls into Tallaght Stadium, chances are there will be a couple of young Reds fans waiting patiently, hoping to catch a glimpse of the striker and the rest of Damien Duff's champions. 36 minutes ago Sean O'Connor is in Tallaght this evening as the Hoops take on Shels: Hello and welcome to Tallaght Stadium for one of two huge Dublin derbies in the capital tonight as Shamrock Rovers host the champions. After mixed Easter weekend's these two sides are looking to get back to winning ways here, after Rovers let six points slip from winning positions against St Pat's and Bohs while Shels had back to back draws against Drogheda and Galway. In terms of team news, Stephen Bradley has made two changes from Monday's defeat to Bohs as Graham Burke and Danny Grant come in for Aaron Greene and Adam Matthews. Damien Duff has made one change from Monday's draw against Galway. Harry Wood comes in for Ali Coote. Local lad Mipo Odubeko, who used to wait outside the stadium here hoping to get chosen as a ballboy, starts up front for the Reds as Sean Boyd misses out with injury. A win here for either side could be enough to rise to the top of the table depending on results elsewhere, with the Hoops and the Reds both on 18 points and two off leaders Drogheda. 45 minutes ago Dan McDonnell sat down with Sligo Rovers CEO Andrew Feakins to discuss how the English businessman ended up in his role with the Bit O'Red: 'I must be the luckiest man alive' – Meet the Sligo CEO who was wrongly told he had months to live Match day can bring the chief executive of a League of Ireland club to unexpected places. 51 minutes ago Shamrock Rovers expect their young teenage star Victor Ozhianvuna will smash the transfer fee record for a League of Ireland player, as Aidan Fitzmaurice reports: 'This is serious stuff' – Stephen Bradley confirms intense interest in Shamrock Rovers teen Victor Ozhianvuna as record deal looms Shamrock Rovers expect that teenage star Victor Ozhianvuna will smash the transfer record for a League of Ireland player. 53 minutes ago Some pre-match watching for you all – Dan McDonnell and Aidan Fitzmaurice preview tonight's round of League of Ireland action: League of Ireland Premier Division preview - Another two big Dublin derbies to look forward to Seán O'Connor and Aidan Fitzmaurice preview this week's League of Ireland Premier Division action as Bohemians welcome St Pat's and champions Shelbourne visit Shamrock Rovers in two big Dublin derbies. 55 minutes ago Good evening and welcome to another live blog covering Matchday 12 of the League of Ireland Premier Division. My name is Ultán Corcoran, and I will be keeping you up to speed with all the action it unfolds around the grounds. We have four games kicking off at 7.45pm tonight – Shamrock Rovers welcome the reigning champions Shelbourne to Tallaght with televised coverage on Virgin Media 2 from 7.30pm.
