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Irish Times
5 days ago
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- Irish Times
Dayle Rooney shoots Bohemians back up to third in win over Derry
League of Ireland: Bohemians 1 (Rooney 2) Derry City 0 Dayle Rooney proved spot on for the second time in a fortnight as resurgent Bohemians maintained their excellent form. Winger Rooney's second-minute penalty proved the only goal of an intriguing game as a shockingly disjointed Derry couldn't build on their recent fine record in Phibsborough. A seventh win from their last nine games, and fifth from six at Dalymount Park, sees Bohemians, second bottom of the table two month ago, regain third place in the Premier Division table. Derry slip to sixth place. With one change from their narrow defeat at Drogheda United last week, as Archie Meekison came in for Collie Whelan, Bohemians had the dream start when awarded a penalty with just 20 seconds on the watch. READ MORE Captain Dawson Devoy, Rooney and Ross Tierney set up James Clarke whose shot from the edge of the area struck Derry skipper Mark Connolly on the arm. Referee Rob Hennessy had no hesitation in pointing to the spot. As he did with the winner against Shelbourne two weeks ago, Rooney scored emphatically from 12 yards with a rising drive to the roof of the net. Derry briefly enjoyed a spell of possession, though laboured to make any headway in the final third. Bohemians' Dayle Rooney scores a penalty. Photograph: James Lawlor/Inpho And it was Bohemians who looked far more threatening when they got forward, really stretching Derry at the back with a double chance on 18 minutes. First a break down the left by Meekison set up Tierney whose shot was headed away by Carl Winchester. The Derry defensive midfielder was well positioned once again seconds later to block a shot from Devoy as Derry, at sixes and sevens at the back, survived falling further behind. So much so, head coach Tiernan Lynch made a tactical switch when bringing on Gavin Whyte for Shane Ferguson in a switch from three at the back to a 4-3-3 formation. It scarcely made a difference as Derry remained at sea defensively, surviving another double let-off on 38 minutes. Rooney caught the visitors' rearguard flat footed when dinking a delightful ball over the top for the run of Adam McDonnell who, stretching, lobbed over the crossbar. A mistake by centre back Kevin Holt then gifted Clarke a sight of goal with Derry relieved to see the shot arrow wide. Further defensive frailty presented Clarke with another opening a minute before the break which he rifled over the top. Derry made three changes at the break with Kevin Holt, Hayden Cann and winger Michael Duffy substituted as Ronan Boyce, Ben Doherty and Dom Thomas came on in another reshuffle. Bohemians, though, remained on the front foot with Jordan Flores flashing a header from a Devoy corner wide before the home skipper was perhaps fortunate not to concede a penalty when appearing to push over Danny Mullen. Bohemians' Archie Meekison and Derry's Hayden Cann. Photograph: James Lawlor/Inpho It was the 70th minute before Derry carved their first real chance of the game, Niall Morahan doing exceptionally well to take the ball off substitute Robbie Benson's toe from Adam O'Reilly low cross. Impressive loanee Sean Grehan, on his final appearance before returning to Crystal Palace, showed his defensive quality to deflect a drive from Thomas over the top as Derry chased an equaliser. But, as they had started, it was Bohemians who finished the stronger, with substitutes Rhys Brennan and Whelan, twice, close to extending their lead. Derry's night to forget all but summed up by the sending off of Benson on 82 minutes for a foul on Keith Buckley, his second booking. Elsewhere, Shamrock Rovers had to settle for a 0-0 draw with Galway United at Tallaght Stadium, though they remain six points clear at the top of the table. Drogheda United scored a 94th minute equaliser as they twice came from behind to earn a 2-2 draw at Waterford to stay second. St Patrick's Athletic got back to winning ways with a 1-0 victory at bottom side Sligo Rovers as Shelbourne had to come from behind to earn a 1-1 draw with second-bottom Cork City at Turner's Cross. BOHEMIANS: Chorazka; Morahan (McManus 87 mins), Grehan, Cornwall, Flores; Devoy, McDonnell (Buckley 65); Rooney, Tierney (Mountney 87), Meekison (Brennan 65); Clarke (Whelan 74). DERRY CITY: Maher; Cann (Doherty h-t; Benson 60 mins), Connolly, Holt (Thomas h-t); Ferguson (Whyte 24), O'Reilly, Winchester, Todd; McMullan, Duffy (R Boyce h-t); Mullen. Referee: R Hennessy (Clare). Attendance: 4,111.
The Irish Sun
25-04-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Bohemians come back from the dead yet again as Sean Grehan scores 90th minute winner to stun St Patrick's Athletic
BOHEMIANS came back from the dead for the second time in four days with their defenders their best form of attack. Just as they had against 1 Sean Grehan celebrates after scoring Bohemians' winning goal against St Pat's Credit: Seb Daly/Sportsfile This time it was Sean Grehan who bagged the decisive goal, in the seventh minute of stoppage time, stabbing the ball home in a goalmouth scramble after St Pat's failed to deal with a Dayle Rooney free-kick. It was a case of zero to hero for Grehan who had conceded the penalty from which Chris Forrester had given the visitors the lead at Dalymount Park midway through the first half. That was cancelled out by Grehan's central defensive partner Rob Cornwall who headed home Archie Meekison's cross after his initial corner had not been cleared. As if that was not enough drama, in between the two Bohs goals, their former full-back Anto Breslin was sent off for a second yellow card whilst the hosts had a stonewall penalty appeal turned down after Ross Tierney had been sent sprawling by Luke Turner. Read More on League of Ireland Incredibly, despite losing half of their 12 games, Bohs are just two points off joint leaders Galway United, with St Pat's slipping to third. And with two dramatic Dublin derby wins in quick succession , there has been a serious mood change at the Phibsborough club A ban for But the 18-year-old was outmuscled all too easily by Axel Sjoberg in the build-up to St Pat's taking the lead. Most read in Football There were no immediate appeals for handball when his crossl struck Grehan but Damien MacGraith pointed to the spot. Chris Forrester did not need to be asked twice and the former Bohs man coolly dispatched his penalty past Kacper Chorazka to give his side the lead midway through the half. Cork City fans watch League of Ireland clash against Dundalk in cinema Whatever about the decision itself, St Pat's had been the better side in that opening quarter. Bohs' defence have been guilty of backing off and not putting a foot in more than once this season and it looked as if that trait would cost them once again here. A fine turn by Mason Melia sent him on his way with Grehan shadowing him without looking like he was going to make a tackle but, ultimately, he exerted enough pressure on him for the St Pat's striker not to get a clean shot away with Chorazka gathering. Grehan's partner at the back, Leigh Kavanagh, was off the pitch through injury by the time Bohs fell behind, with Rob Cornwall sent on in his place. The first time St Pat's looked in trouble was of their own making but Joseph Anang eventually managed to play his way out of trouble under pressure from Colm Whelan and Tierney. And Bohs' only real threat before falling behind was when Whelan picked out Rooney with a lovely through-ball. His first cutback was blocked with Anang gathering the second. UPPING THE TEMPO They did up the tempo after falling behind with Tierney having a volley blocked whilst Jordan Flores and Whelan combined well to set up Niall Morahan but his low shot was clawed out of the bottom corner by Anang. St Pat's weathered that storm and finished the half strongly, with Cornwall throwing himself in front of a Melia shot after another menacing run before Sean Hoare went close with a header from a corner. Both teams made a change at the break with Forrester replaced by Barry Baggley and James Clarke coming on for John Mountney. Brennan's evening was cut short just after he had been beaten in the air by Anto Breslin with club captain Keith Buckley on in his place. St Pat's responded by introducing Turner and switching to a five-man defence as they sought to keep Bohs at bay. It looked as though they had until Bohs again came good at the death. SUN STAR MAN : Ross Tierney (Bohemians) BOHEMIANS : Chorazka 7; Mountney 5 (Clarke 46, 6), Kavanagh 6 (Cornwall 19, 7), Grehan 7, Flores 6; Morahan 6, McManus 6 (Meekison 77, 7); Tierney 8, Rooney 8, Brennan 6 (Buckley 57, 6); Whelan 7. ST PAT'S : Anang 8; Sjoberg 7, Hoare 6, Redmond 6, Breslin 5; Lennon 7, Forrester 6 (Baggley 46, 6); Elbouzedi 6 (Kavanagh 84, 5), Leavy 6 (Mulraney 84, 5) McClelland 6 (Turner 60, 4); Melia 6 (Carty 77, 4). REFEREE : D MacGraith (Mayo) 5
