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6 March 2023 7:45 pm LOI Men's Premier Division 2023

Match Report

Stunning Flores free-kick helps Bohs down Drogs

Bohemians picked up their third win of the season after a second-half strike from James Akintunde secured a 3-1 win over Drogheda United at Dalymount Park this evening.

Jordan Flores opened the scoring with a wonderful free-kick but it would be cancelled out by Freddie Draper minutes later, Ali Coote put them ahead just before the interval, but it was Akintunde’s strike at the start of the second half that gave them that cushion.

An ideal response for Declan Devine’s men as they picked up a win to keep them fighting at the top after their 1-0 defeat on Friday night, Drogheda looked impressive but just had little chances to break through the Bohs backline.

It was the home side who looked to be on the front foot early on, a succession of corners kept pressure on the Drogheda defence, and shouts of an early penalty were turned down by the referee as Bohs appealed for a handball.

Corner after corner as Drogheda's defence was tested, James Akintunde was hacked down as Bohemians mounted an attack, up stepped Jordan Flores and we know just how dangerous he can be on that left leg, he curled a beautiful effort over the bar and into the back of the net, top bins you could not ask for a better strike off a free kick.

Despite going ahead after ten minutes, the lead did not last long, Drogheda with their first major attack caused hassle, Dayle Rooney delivered a precise pass into the area, James Talbot showed a little bit of hesitation to come out and gather but Freddie Draper showed his strikers instinct as he got in to get a touch and equalise.

The hosts had plenty of early chances after conceding, James Akintunde looked dangerous he played in Jonathan Afolabi found space in the area but leaned a little far back and Ryanair passengers in Dublin Airport will be on the runway a little longer this evening.

Afolabi had another chance minutes later but again he blazed over and an offside spared him hitting a third strike just over the crossbar, he took a little too long just after the half-hour mark to work a shot on goal, while Talbot was needed at the other end as Draper almost had the Bohs net minder blushing once again.

But it was the home side who would strike first, this time it was a dangerous cross into the area Emmanuel Adegboyega attempted to head clear but it hit the side of his head, the ball fell to Ali Coote on the edge of the area and his right foot shot rifled into the net as it looked to have taken a little deflection.

It was a cagey start to the second half but six minutes in and The Gypsies were two goals ahead, it was a thing of beauty watching their link up play, quick passes before Declan McDaid got down the left wing and crossed to Coote, Coote used the space well and setup James Akintunde, his shot was blocked but it somehow found its way into the net.

Coote almost set up Afolabi for their fourth seven minutes later, but his effort was defended well by Conor Keeley, it looked like the forward had put the first half behind him but Keeley prevented what looked like a great chance for a fourth.

Another shout for a penalty was turned down by referee Ray Matthews, Akintunde’s shot looked to have struck the arm of Keeley, he did well minutes earlier to stop Afolabi but this time he looked to have defended well but in more of illegal circumstances.

Against the run of play Drogheda had a great chance after the hour mark to add a second, but a great 1v1 save from Talbot denied Draper a second, Flores was stripped of possession by Adam Foley, he played it to Draper but Talbot showed his experience to save well.

Drogheda had a great chance as we ticked into the final ten minutes, plenty of blocks by Bohs defenders as they threw everything in the way including a hand as Drogheda appealed, Talbot made a big save in the middle of it all, a couple of words exchanged between the two and some handbags followed but Bohemians remained 3-1 ahead.

But of the 4112 in attendance, it was the Bohemians faithful that would leave the happier of the two, another late call for a penalty by Drogheda was chalked off as Draper looked to have had a swipe taking out of him but again Matthews said no as Bohs sing for the misery of Shamrock Rovers and their side getting a big win.

Bohemians

1James Talbot Goalkeeper
2Jay Benn 5 Defender 17'
4Krystian Nowak Defender
6Jordan Flores Midfielder 10'
7Declan McDaid 22 Midfielder
8Ali Coote Midfielder 38'
9Jonathan Afolabi Forward
11James Akintunde Forward 52'
13Kacper Radkowski Defender 73'
14James McManus Midfielder
16Keith Buckley 17 Midfielder
25Luke Dennison Goalkeeper
3Paddy Kirk Defender
5Grant Horton 2 Defender
15James Clarke Midfielder
17Adam McDonnell 16 Midfielder
18John O’Sullivan Midfielder
21Drew Baker Defender
22Dean Williams 7 Forward
23Kris Twardek Midfielder

Drogheda Utd

1Colin McCabe Goalkeeper
2Elicha Ahui Defender
3Evan Weir Defender 86'
5Conor Keeley Defender
6Emmanuel Adegboyega Defender
7Darragh Markey 21 Midfielder
8Gary Deegan Midfielder
9Freddie Draper Forward 15'
11Adam Foley 24 Forward 64'
16Dayle Rooney 29 Midfielder 27'
19Ryan Brennan 10 Midfielder
12Fiachra Pagel Goalkeeper
10Dylan Grimes 19 Midfielder
17Jarlath Jones Defender
18Sean Brennan Midfielder
20Emre Topcu Midfielder
21Luke Heeney 7 Midfielder
24Warren Davis 11 Midfielder
28Darragh Noone Midfielder
29Michael Leddy 16 Forward
  • 94'

    Full Time here as Bohs hang on for their fourth win of the season, Akintunde's second half strike enough to seal the win

  • 90'

    Four minutes of injury time at the end of this tie

  • 86'

    Evan Weir gets a yellow after hacking down Ali Coote

  • 84'

    4112 in attendance at Dalymount this evening, a big crowd for a Monday evening in the league

  • 83'

    Another Bohs change as Dean WIlliams enters the fray for Declan McDaid

  • 80'

    Coote gets his name taken after some afters as Drogheda appealed for a penalty but it looked like Talbot made a strong save, will have to see a replay of that one

  • 77'

    Another double change for Drogheda as Luke Heeney and Warren Davis replace Darragh Markey and Adam Foley

  • 73'

    Kacper Radkowski has his name taken

  • 71'

    Double change for Bohs as they make subs for the first time Adam McDonnell and Grant Horton replace Jay Benn and Keith Buckley

  • 69'

    Second change for Drogheda and Michael Leddy the Shamrock Rovers man comes in for Dayle Rooney

  • 66'

    Bohs escape one as Talbot makes a terrific save, Flores was stripped of the possession by Adam Foley, he found Draper but he could not add another as Talbot made himself big

  • 64'

    Adam Foley is another Drogs man into the book

  • 61'

    Bohs fans again feel aggrieved that the referee is not giving them a penalty for hand ball as the ball looked to have struck the hand of Keeley but not given

  • 58'

    Coote plays a lovely ball into Afolabi but Conor Keeley does well to prevent the Bohs forward finding the net

  • 58'

    Drogheda go to the bench first and Dylan Grimes is in for Ryan Brennan

  • 52'

    Declan McDaid got down the left wing and crossed to Coote, Coote used the space well and setup Akintunde, his shot was blocked but it somehow found its way into the net.

  • 52'

    JAMES AKINTUNDE MAKES IT 3-1 BOHS

  • 46'

    Half Time in Dalymount, Ali Coote puts them back ahead after Freddie Draper cancelled out Jordan Flores wonderful free kick to open the scoring, Bohs ahead but Drogheda have shown plenty of danger in the opening half

  • 45'

    One minute of additional time signalled by the referee

  • 45'

    Rooney strikes a free kick in a dangerous position but his shot hits the bottom of the wall

  • 38'

    Drogheda try to clear their box after a dangerous cross into the box, it falls at the edge to Coote as Emmanuel Adegboyega failed to get enough on the header and Coote's shot looked to have taken a deflection but he will take the goal either way

  • 38'

    ALI COOTE BOHS AHEAD AGAIN

  • 34'

    Afolabi has another good opportunity but takes too long in the area and cannot get a shot off, while at the other end Draper forces another error from Talbot but the keeper manages to gather a cross into the area to avoid conceding again

  • 28'

    Afolabi through again but this time he is flagged offside, his effort again sailed over the bar, he is causing danger just needs to place his attempts on goal

  • 27'

    Horror tackle by Rooney and he goes into the book

  • 23'

    Afolabi has another shot sail over, make that another flying object over Dalymount

  • 20'

    Akintunde plays in Afolabi but he leans back too far and Dublin Airport might be cancelling flights as a result as the shot sails over

  • 17'

    Jay Benn picks up an early booking and Drogheda have a free kick but cannot work a score danger cleared

  • 15'

    Take a bow Dayle Rooney passed into the area, James Talbot failed to deal with the ball in and Draper got enough to score

  • 15'

    FREDDIE DRAPER EQUALISES

  • 11'

    He really is a magician at times is Jordan Flores, four games into the season and he has scored two incredible free kicks, Drogheda now go in search of a reply

  • 10'

    On his left foot about 28 yards out from goal he strikes it beautifully up and over the wall into the top corner of the net

  • 10'

    FLORES SCORES ANOTHER WONDERFUL FREE KICK OH MY DAYS

  • 4'

    A quick succession of corners as Bohs are on the attack early, appeals for a penalty turned down as it looked like a handball

  • 1'

    And James Akintunde kicks us off

  • The teams are out in Dalymount as kick off is seconds away

  • Drogheda are going unchanged from their three point haul at The Showgrounds on Friday evening, Adam Foley scored that night and will be out to add another to his tally this evening

  • Bohs make four changes from that defeat at Tolka Park, the suspended Dylan Connolly is an enforced change while Adam McDonnell drops out for Keith Buckley to move to the heart of the midfield, Paddy Kirk and Grant Horton drop to the bench, in come Jay Benn, James McManus and Krystian Nowak to help bolster their defensive line.

  • Hopefully no drone activity will hinder playing this evening, as both teams are out for a big performance, Bohs are second and want to keep on the tails of Derry, while Drogheda United sit just behind them in third fresh form their 1-0 win over Sligo Friday night

  • Dalymount Park will be rocking on this Monday evening, as Bohemians bid to bounce back from defeat to Shelbourne on Friday night and keep their early push going for the top of the table, my name is Diarmuid Kearney and I will be reporting on this tie between Bohemians and Drogheda this evening.

Past Meetings

(Round 32)
0 - 1
Dalymount Park

Bohemian FC 0-1 Drogheda United

(Round 24)
0 - 1
Weavers Park

Drogheda United 0-1 Bohemian FC

(Round 18)
1 - 1
Dalymount Park

Bohemian FC v Drogheda United

(Round 9)
1 - 1
Weavers Park

Drogheda United v Bohemian FC

(Series 34)
2 - 1
Dalymount Park

Bohemian FC v Drogheda United

(Series 27)
3 - 2
Weavers Park

Drogheda United v Bohemian FC

(Series 16)
5 - 0
Dalymount Park

Bohemian FC v Drogheda United

(Series 9)
1 - 1
Weavers Park

Drogheda United v Bohemian FC

1 - 4
LOI Men's Premier Division
Weavers Park

Drogheda United FC v Bohemian FC

0 - 0
LOI Men's Premier Division
Dalymount Park

Bohemian FC v Drogheda United FC

0 - 1
LOI Men's Premier Division
Weavers Park

Drogheda United FC v Bohemian FC

2 - 2
LOI Men's Premier Division
Weavers Park

Drogheda United FC v Bohemian FC

1
LOI Men's Premier Division
Dalymount Park

Bohemian FC v Drogheda United FC

1
LOI Men's Premier Division
Weavers Park

Drogheda United FC v Bohemian FC

2 - 1
LOI Men's Premier Division
Dalymount Park

Bohemian FC v Drogheda United FC

1
LOI Men's Premier Division
Weavers Park

Drogheda United FC v Bohemian FC

2 - 2
LOI Men's Premier Division
Dalymount Park

Bohemian FC v Drogheda United FC

Ground

Dalymount Park
Dalymount Park, Connaught Street, Phibsborough, Cabra East A ED, Dublin, County Dublin, Leinster, D07 XH2D, Ireland

Diarmuid Kearney is a freelance Sports Journalist based in Co Kerry. He has more than 5 years experience covering domestic and international soccer for different media organisations, while also working for local and national print and digital organisations covering GAA.