Jason Byrne hits Bohemians’ winner against Drogheda

BOHEMIANS 2 DROGHEDA UNITED 1 Jason Byrne rediscovered his goal touch with a second half winner for Bohemians as both sides finished with 10 men at Dalyount Park.

Karl Moore brought the game to life with a superbly-taken lead goal for the home side on 14 minutes. Dinny Corcoran’s through ball caught out the rearguard and winger Moore ran on to hit a crisp left foot shot past Michéal Schlingermann..

Drogheda responded to enjoy a good spell, though Gavan Holohan and Gary O’Neill failed to trouble Dean Delany in the Bohemians goal.

The woodwork would then twice deny Bohemians before the interval. Skipper Dave Mulcahy picked out Corcoran in the box and he swivelling adroitly only to see his volley come back off the crossbar on 27 minutes.

Ten minutes later, Corcoran was unlucky again when his header from Moore’s corner also came back off the bar.

The visitors were on top midway throiugh the second half and Gavin Brennan equalised on 63 minutes when hooking home on the volley after a Delany punch from Gavan Holohan’s corner.

The tenacity of Moore, though, brought Bohemians’ winner four minutes later.

Winning the ball off Alan McNally, Moore crossed invitingly for Byrne to arrive and blast a shot to the net for his sixth goal of the league season.

Bohemians’ Steven Beattie and Brennan of Drogheda were sent off on 75 minutes following an off the ball incident spotted by fourth official Adriano Reale.

BOHEMIANS: Delany; Beattie, D Byrne, Price, Pender; Devaney (Buckley, 90+1), Lopes, Mulcahy, Moore; Corcoran (Evans, 85), J Byrne (McEvoy, 78) DROGHEDA UNITED: Schlingermann; Doyle, McNally, McGuigan, Grimes; McGlynn; C. Brady (O'Brien, 72), Holohan, Brennan, Walshe (G Brady, 85); O'Neill Referee: Anthony Buttimer (Cork).