BOHS ROO THE DAY…
Bohemians 0 Drogheda United 1
By DAIRE WALSH
DAYLE ROONEY produced the goods at Dalymount Park last night as Drogheda United snatched a dramatic victory over 10-man Bohemians.
Seemingly heading for a scoreless draw against the Gypsies – who lost Jordan Flores to a red card – the visitors snatched all three points with a superb 93rd-minute finish from substitute Rooney.
The hosts played with great energy during the early exchanges, though, and opposition keeper Colin McCabe was forced into a fine save from James Clarke’s firm strike in the eighth-minute. However, Drogs grew into the game following a difficult opening with Darragh Markey, Adam Foley and Gary Deegan all having decent opportunities either side of the first-quarter mark.
Foley flashed a shot agonisingly past the Bohs goalmouth towards the end of the opening half, but the deadlock ultimately remained unbroken at the interval.
Bohs suffered a set-back on 70 minutes when skipper Jordan Flores was dismissed for a second yellow-card.
Just when it looked a share of the spoils was on the cards, Rooney – who had replaced the lively Foley inside the final-quarter – unleashed an unstoppable effort into the right-hand corner of Ryan’s net.