1 v 0 
BohemiansVideo
Details
| Date | Time | League | Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 March 2023 | 7:45 pm | LOI Men's Premier Division | 2023 |
Match Report
Shels deal Bohs first loss in Dublin Derby
Derby delight for Duff as super sub Leavy’s strike ensures Shelbourne bragging rights.
Kian Leavy’s brilliant second half goal resulted in Shelbourne picking up their first three points of the season in a typical Dublin fiery affair beating rivals Bohemian’s 1-0 at Tolka Park.
It was a first half of few chances. Shelbourne dominated the early stages, but the best chance of the opening period fell to the visitors when striker Jonathan Afolabi spun Shelbourne defender Paddy Barrett, but his dangerous cross across goal couldn’t be guided home at the back post by the onrushing Dylan Connolly.
Jack Moylan and Evan Caffrey were the hosts danger men in the first half and everything positive seemed to come through them. With all the dangerous areas they found themselves in, the hosts lacked a natural poacher to feed off.
The Gypsies introduced James McManus at half-time in replace of Kirk and the young midfielder looked to get on the ball and get his team moving. The visitors started the restart much better, but like their counterparts in the first, struggled to create anything clear cut.
The second half saw a multitude of yellow cards for both sides and Shelbourne manager Damian Duff who celebrated his birthday during the week with a booking.
Everything changed with just over 20 minutes to go. Dylan Connolly broke from his own box, driving at the sole Shelbourne defender J R Wilson and had the assistance of striker Afolabi inside him. Instead of freeing his teammate, he opted to continue driving and a heavy touch allowed Wilson to slide in with a crunching tackle, much to the delight of the fullback who celebrated it like a goal. This clearly antagonised Connolly who jumped up and seemed to barge Wilson over with his elbow outright, leading to a scuffle before the winger was given his marching orders.
That didn’t seem to affect the visitors who continued to knock the ball about well. However, in the 78th minute, substitute Kian Leavy on-loan from Reading cut inside, faked an attempt, before unleashing a venomous rocket that flew past James Talbot into the bottom corner to send Tolka Park wild.
The hosts hung on in the end and survived a late scare when Boh’s won a free-kick 25-yards out, but Jordan Flore’s attempt sailed over the bar.
Duff’s men now move onto Dundalk this coming Monday in Oriel Park, whilst Boh’s travel to Drogheda.
Timeline
| 17. Shane Farrell | 16' | |
| 33' | 3. Paddy Kirk | |
| 46' | Paddy Kirk James McManus | |
| Mark Coyle Kameron Ledwidge | 49' | |
| 29. Paddy Barrett | 55' | |
| 56' | 17. Adam McDonnell | |
| Shane Farrell Kian Leavy | 58' | |
| 6. JJ Lunney | 61' | |
| 66' | 10. Dylan Connolly | |
| 10. Kian Leavy | 69' | |
| 70' | Declan McDaid James Akintunde | |
| 70' | Ali Coote Kris Twardek | |
| 72' | 14. James McManus | |
| 76' | Jonathan Afolabi Dean Williams | |
| 10. Kian Leavy | 77' | |
| Evan Caffrey Brian McManus | 85' | |
| Jack Moylan Kyle Robinson | 85' | |
| 89' | Adam McDonnell John O'Sullivan |
Past Meetings
|
(Semi Final)
1 - 0FAI Women's Cup
Tolka Park Shelbourne v Bohemians |
|
(Quarter Final)
3 - 0FAI Cup
Tolka Park Shelbourne V Bohemian FC |
|
(Round 28)
1 - 1LOI Men's Premier Division
Tolka Park Shelbourne 1-1 Bohemian FC |
|
(Round 20)
0 - 0LOI Women's Premier Division
Tolka Park Shelbourne 0-0 Bohemian FC |
|
(Round 20)
1 - 0LOI Men's Premier Division
Dalymount Park Bohemian FC v Shelbourne |
|
(Round 10)
0 - 3LOI Women's Premier Division
Dalymount Park Bohemian FC v Shelbourne |
|
(Round 11)
1 - 4LOI Men's Premier Division
Tolka Park Shelbourne v Bohemian FC |
|
(Round 6)
1 - 1LOI Men's Premier Division
Dalymount Park Bohemian FC v Shelbourne |
|
(Round 1)
1 - 0LOI Women's Premier Division
Tolka Park Shelbourne v Bohemian FC |
|
(Series 26)
1 - 3LOI Women's Premier Division
Oscar Traynor Centre Bohemian FC v Shelbourne |
|
(Series 17)
3 - 2LOI Women's Premier Division
Tolka Park Shelbourne v Bohemian FC |
|
(Series 8)
0 - 1LOI Women's Premier Division
Oscar Traynor Centre Bohemian FC v Shelbourne |
|
(Series 14)
1 - 3LOI Men's Premier Division
Tolka Park Shelbourne v Bohemian FC |
|
(Series 3)
3 - 0LOI Women's Premier Division
Tolka Park Shelbourne v Bohemian FC |
|
(Series 5)
2 - 0LOI Men's Premier Division
Dalymount Park Bohemian FC v Shelbourne |
Officials
| Assistants |
|---|
| Darragh Keegan Eoin Harte |
Ground
| Tolka Park |
|---|
| Tolka Park (Shelbourne FC), Drumcondra South A ED, Dublin, County Dublin, Leinster, Ireland |
Full-time 1-0 Shelbourne.
A Jordan Flores freekick goes over the bar.
Five minutes of stoppage time.
Adam McDonnell is replaced by John O'Sullivan for Bohs.
Caffrey and Moylan are replaced by Brian McManus and Kyle Robinson.
Damien Duff joins his players in the referee's book.
The hosts break the deadlock and it is sub Kian Leavy with a great strike into the bottom corner that beats Talbot.
Afalobi is replaced by Dean Williams.
James McManus is booked.
A double change for the visitors as McDaid and Coote are replaced by Akintunde and Twardek.
Dylan Connolly has been sent off for violent conduct after a clash with JR Wilson.
Gavin Molloy is booked.
Kian Leavy replaces Shane Farrell.
Adam McDonnell is next to be booked.
JJ Lunney is booked for bringing down Coote.
Mark Coyle has to be replaced by Kameron Ledwidge for Shels.
Right from the restart, Moylan fires a ball across the Bohs goal, but there is no one there to tap home. Bohs win a free in a good area, but it comes to nothing.
Sub for the away side at half-time. Paddy Kirk is replaced by James McManus.
Half-time 0-0.
Two minutes of additional time.
Radkowski looks for Afolabi over the top and almost finds him but the ball is just overhit and Kearns smoothers.
A free kick in a nice area for Shels is struck well but Talbot collects on second attempt.
Paddy Kirk is booked for obstruction.
McDonnell has an ambitious attempt from distance that stings the palms of Kearns. A long ball over the top allows Moylan to get past Buckley before his dangerous cross is cleared by Kirk on the cover.
No chances as of late. Shels really looking to stop Bohs from playing out.
Shane Farrell is booked for a poor tackle on McDonnell.
Best chance of the game so far falls to the visitors. Afolabi spins Barrett before firing a ball across goal but Connolly can't steer it home from the back post. The hosts work it well eventually onto the left hand side and Farrell looks to slip J.R Wilson on the underlap but his pass is overhit and Talbot collects.
Horton does well to mop up some nice play from the home side. A freekick for the hosts comes to nothing. Good spell for Shels who have started the better.
Great atmosphere inside Tolka. A long ball over the top from Shels keeper Conor Kearns nearly frees Jack Moylan in behind but, Buckley recovers to send it out for a throw-in. From the resulting throw-in, Moylan jinks his way inside before winning a corner. Caffrey takes however Flores clears before Coyle's effort goes safely over.
The visitors get us underway.