

Johnny Kenny 14' | 1-0 | |
15' Conor Levingston | ||
Greg Bolger 31' | ||
John Mahon 37' | ||
Robbie McCourt 60' | ||
1-1 | 77' Georgie Kelly | |
Adam McDonnell 78' |
Details
Date | Time | League | Season |
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19 November 2021 | 7:45 pm | LOI Men's Premier Division | 2021 |
Match Report
Kelly grabs point for Bohs
Having only been on the pitch a single minute Georgie Kelly rescued a point for Bohemians against Sligo Rovers in the Showgrounds tonight in the final game of the season.
The 77th minute strike cancelling out a sensational goal from Johnny Kenny in the first half , the Premier Division’s top scorer will be hoping to bring his superb form into the upcoming FAI Cup final.
A bright start for the home side was epitomized by the Ireland u19 star and Riverstown native Kenny, channeling his trickery on the outside of The Gypsies box before cutting the ball inside and into the back of keeper James Talbot’s net.
Mark Byrne, Greg Bolger and John Mahon then went on to pick up a yellow card a piece for tactical fouls from then until the halftime break, while the visitors attempted to get the ever dangerous Dawnson Devoy more as the game progressed.
The second half saw Bohs turn up the heat in Sligo town, Mallon and Buckley having an especially huge impact for them when they replaced Keith Ward and Conor Levingston in the 56th minute.
Liam Burt and Ross Tierney then both came close to equalising, but it took Kelly entering the fray in place of Tyreke Wilson for the game to metamorphose to 1-1.
The ensuing time saw both sides give the match their all but despite sic minutes of injury time no winner was unearthed before the final whistle.
Sligo will be satisfied to have redeemed a patchy middle to end third of the season with European football already wrapped up before this fixture but given Derry City’s 2-1 triumph over Dundalk this evening the FAI Cup final has taken a whole new importance for Bohemians.
Missing out on fourth place by two points as a consequence to the Oriel Park outcome, they now will have to rely on a first class showcase in the Aviva on Sunday week when they come to blows with St Patrick’s Athletic.
Timeline
Johnny Kenny | 14' | |
15' | 14. Conor Levingston | |
6. Greg Bolger | 31' | |
21. John Mahon | 37' | |
56' | Keith Ward Stephen Mallon |
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56' | Conor Levingston Keith Buckley |
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Robbie McCourt | 60' | |
Mark Byrne Colm Horgan |
64' | |
Johnny Kenny Seamas Keogh |
64' | |
Greg Bolger Niall Morahan |
69' | |
Ryan DeVries Walter Figueira |
74' | |
76' | Tyreke Wilson Georgie Kelly |
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77' | 12. Georgie Kelly | |
17. Adam McDonnell | 78' | |
87' | Rob Cornwall Rory Feely |
Past Meetings
Ground
The Showgrounds |
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The Showgrounds - Sligo Rovers F.C., Magheraboy Road, Knappagh Beg, Sligo, Sligo Municipal Borough District, County Sligo, Connacht, F91 P523, Ireland |
Final whistle and it's 1-1 between Bohs and Sligo in the final game of the season
Corner to Bohs. Talbot is even up for it
Rovers' corner late on right beside the corner flag
Bohs corner comes to nothing
Feely stands Figueira up in Bohemains's area
Ping pong by Bohs around Sligo's box there concludes in Burt drifting the ball over the bar
Cornwell off, Feely on for Bohs
Banks involved in play in both sides of the field in the moments just gone
Neat play from Bohs ends in McGinty picking up the ball
Figeuria chance but Bohs regain possession
Wright nudged off the ball as he was clean through on goal. Fantastic defending from Bohs
McDonell gets a yellow card
KELLY GOAL!
Wilson off for Bohs, G Kelly on
Figueira on for Sligo, DeVries comes off
BURT gets on the ball inside Sligo's box and shoots but it's handled by McGinty
Superb strike from Tierney meets the crossbar but has Rovers scared for a moment. Out over the endline in the end however
Bolger off as he hands the captains armband to Mahon. Morahan enters the fray in his place
Bolger down receiving treatment
Burt been tenacious for Bohs on the right hand side in this second half. Puts a cross into Omochere but the header sails over the bar
Cornwall tries one from distance and earns a corner for Bohs
Byrne and Kenny off, Horgan and Keogh on.
Mallon shot saved by McGinty
Mallon sticks a good ball into the area but its cleared by Banks
Robbie McCourt goes into the book
Ward off Mallon on. Levingston also makes way for Buckley to come on
Buckley on
Brilliant cross field ball from Bohs but the control goes over the endline
Kenny back in action
Kenny down injured
Wright's shot is saved by Talbot
Great tackle from McCourt to cut out the Bohs attack
Free for Sligo just inside Bohs' half
Corner Sligo
Second half underway!
Halftime
Burt fouled on the halfway line
Kenny does well there on the attack
Burt goes to ground on the edge of Sligo's box but no free awarded
John Mahon gets a yellow
Chance Bohs after some great play from Tierney
Kenny fouled there but he seems to be okay
Bolger receives a yellow for a tactical foul on Bohs
Kenny hits the crossbar after the ball comes over his head and he gets a phenomenal touch on it
Bohs growing into the game in the last few minutes. Devoy looking dangerous the few times he's been on the ball
Ward takes and its cleared by Sligo. Kenny goes on a run and it dribbles out wide
Bohs earn a free deep in Sligo's half
Banks effort from distance goes well wide
Brilliant clearance from Bolger leads to a Kenny opportunity as the youngster forces Talbot into a full stretch save
Liam Burt exceptional there breaking through but just loses it at the last moment
McDonell gets himself into an advanced position after slipping the grasps of a few Bohs players, then dispossessed just on the edge of the box
Sligo comfortable with one touch football tonight as Bohs seem to be stepping off a touch
Yellow card for Livingston on Mark Byrne
DeVries throws the ball to Kenny on the edge of the box and after some trickery he catches his man inside and fires the ball into the back of the net
McGinty comes out to act as sweeper keeper but nearly gets caught off his line in the process. Kick out for him instead
McDonnell sends Kenny through on goal and he takes one touch before releasing the ball towards Talbot. Saved, corner for Sligo
Bohs on the counter catches Mahon out but Bolger plucks Sligo out of the tricky situation
Bolger plays a sensational ball into DeVries amongst the Bohs box
Mahon does well to interrupt Omochere who looses his footing inside Sligo's box and McGinty collects
Banks forces James Talbot into a fantastic save
No major chances as of yet, both sides getting a feel for the ball
Bohs on the offensive early on
7:48 and we're underway!
Nearly time for kick off in the Showgrounds
Sligo's team is in! McGinty, Bolger and Kenny are back in the lineup while Buckley is replaced in a precautionary measure by Blaney. It's Shane's first appearance since August after his comeback from injury
“The pressure is off when it comes to sealing the European place but the pressure isn’t off when it comes to winning games.” “We owe it to ourselves to finish off this season as best we can… We’ll do our utmost to win the game and sign off in the best way possible.”
Speaking on the clash Sligo manager Buckley says that while they were “disappointed” with their performance last week his side will seek to improve” today. “I thought we improved in the second half but we still needed to be more clinical in our play. We needed to be more ruthless in general” he said.
In comparison, the results between Sligo and The Gypsies have went both ways with two wins for the Yeats County and their most recent encounter seeing the capital city scraping all three points back in August thanks to a Keith Buckley net.
Bohs on the other hand beat champions Shamrock Rovers 3-1 at Dalymount Park, sealing three wins from three against their Dublin Derby rivals throughout the year. A Lee Grace own goal opened the scoring and Daniel Mandroiu equalised for the Hoops before the upcoming cup finalists finished up the game with a strike a piece from Promise Omochere and Rob Cornwall.
A Jamie McGonigle brace was the undoing of Liam Buckley’s men there as Rovers were without Ireland u19 star Johnny Kenny, who was on international duty, stakeholder keeper Edward McGinty who was absent due to illness and captain Greg Bolger who was injured. All three return to the squad once again this evening, as does Robbie McCourt who picked up a knock during the game.
The Bit O’Red will conclude the season in third no matter the outcome having secured a European spot two weeks ago but have to make good on their most recent 2-0 loss away to Derry City last series.
With one eye on the FAI Cup final Bohemians still need to come away with a result from their match versus Sligo Rovers in the Showgrounds tonight to wrap up fourth place.
With one eye on the FAI Cup final Bohemians still need to come away with a result from their match versus Sligo Rovers in the Showgrounds tonight to wrap up fourth place.