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Dundalk 1 Bohemians 0
Friday, 23 April 2010 09:26
WAYNE Hatswell's 76th minute goal was enough to give Dundalk their first win over Bohemians since the 2002 FAI Cup final.

The Lilywhites player-coach rammed home from close range after Bohs had failed to clear a Ross Gaynor corner. It was the 35-year-old's first goal for the club and one that condemned Bohs to their third defeat of what is becoming the most unpredictable of seasons.

After last week's shock home defeat to Galway United, Pat Fenlon's man were looking to get back to winning ways in the league and they certainly started like a side intent on putting things right.

The champions controlled possession for the majority of the first-half with their midfield trio of Glen Cronin, Paul Keegan and Ruaidhri Higgins pulling the strings. They failed, however, to turn their dominance into clear cut chances.

Glen Cronin had a sighting of goal early on but he fired over from 20-yards after Gareth McGlynn had shown great tenacity to win a corner from nothing. Peter Cherrie was called into action in the 17th minute, standing tall to block a Mark Quigley effort after the striker had left two home defenders for dead.

Dundalk struggled to mount any sort of offence with Johnny Breen – a substitute for the injured JJ Melligan – having their best first-half opening. The teenager looked favourite to get on the end of a Fahrudin Kuduzovic pass but the ball was taken off his toe by Jason McGuiness.

Bohs carried on where they left off at the end of the first-half. Jason Byrne headed over from six-yards after Cronin had smashed a volley in his direction. Cherrie then had to race from his line to save from the midfielder who was picked out by a sublime pass from the impressive Quigley.

The home side again relied on scraps but they almost took the lead on the hour mark. McGlynn, who faded after a bright first-half, lost his footing on the left. Stephen Maher shifted the ball to Neale Fenn and the former Bohs man looked to have squeezed his effort in at the near post only for Barry Murphy to tip the effort wide at the last minute.

Hatswell's header sent the Oriel Park faithful into dreamland 17 minutes later and although Byrne shot wide on the turn late on, they couldn't find a leveller.

DUNDALK: Cherrie; Kelly, Burns, Breen, Hatswell; Maher, Miller, Melligan (Breen, 26 mins); Kuduzovic, Fenn (McGuigan, 83 mins), Gaynor.

BOHEMIANS: Murphy; Shelley, McGuinness, Gray, Rossiter; Cronin, Keegan, Higgins (Madden, 64 mins); McGlynn (Brennan, 72 mins), Byrne, Quigley (Greene, 80 mins).

REFEREE: Dave McKeon (Meath).
 
 
 
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