Doyle out of luck as Bohs hang on

THE width of a post ensured that Sligo’s capital frustration continued as both sides finished with 10 men at Dalymount.

Eoin Doyle came within inches of winning this tempestuous game, on 77 minutes. The striker eluded Bohs captain Owen Heary only to see his side-foot shot come back off an upright.

With the rain coming down in a torrent from the off, the game soon kicked up a storm as well as there were two red cards inside 20 minutes.

With both Aidan Price and Ger O’Brien out, Bohemians rearranged in defence with Daniel Joyce coming in at right-back.

But it was to be a disastrous full debut for the youngster who turned 19 earlier in the week as he was shown a straight red card after just seven minutes for a two-footed lunge on Sligo captain Richie Ryan.

Referee Damien Hancock was reaching for red again on 20 minutes when Sligo defender Gavin Peers, booked earlier for a foul on Killian Brennan, received a second yellow for a challenge on Anto Flood.

BOHEMIANS: O’Connor (Murphy, 45+4 mins.); Joyce, Heary, Burns, Rossiter; Buckley, Bayly, Cronin, Brennan; Traynor; Flood (Fagan, 63 mins.).

SLIGO ROVERS: Clarke; Keane, Peers, McGuinness, Davoren (Greene, 47 mins.); Dillon (Russell, 63 mins.), Ventre, Ryan, Cretaro; Kirby (Blinkhorn, 76 mins.); Doyle.

Referee: Damien Hancock (Dublin).