Bohemians 0 Derry City 2
Goals from Harry Monaghan and Nathan Boyle were crucial at Dalymount Park last night, when Derry City booked their place in the last eight of the FAI Cup – at the expense of Bohemians.
Bohs had made a lively start to the proceedings and, on the stroke of 20 minutes, Mark Quigley rattled the crossbar from a pin-point delivery by skipper Derek Pender.
But it was Kenny Shiels’ Candystripes who broke the deadlock after 39 minutes – when midfielder Monaghan found the net from close-range.
Momentum was with the five-time Cup winners when the action resumed and, within three minutes of the restart, they had doubled their advantage with a superb finish by impressive striker Boyle.
Bohs were now left with a mountain to climb and, although substitute Dan Byrne and Paddy Kavanagh went close for the north Dublin outfit, they ultimately couldn’t break down the disciplined Derry City defence.
BOHEMIANS: Delany; Pender (Hayes, 33 mins), Lopes, Best (D Byrne, 45 mins), Fitzgerald; Lopes, Wearen; Kavanagh, Buckley, Kelly (O’Halloran, 54 mins); Quigley.
DERRY CITY: G Doherty; McDermott, Vemmelund, Castells (B Doherty, 39 mins), Jarvis; McCormack, Monaghan; Shubert (Patterson, 64 mins), Ward (McNamee, 79 mins), Curtis; Boyle.
Referee: T Connolly (Dublin).