Heary and Cronin blast Bohs to win

WITH this comfortable win Bohemians completed a whitewash of Drogheda this term.

It wasn’t all their way, however. On 30 minutes Drogheda caused a stir when Lee Lynch sent a fine pass out to Peter McMahon who clipped the ball into the box for Gavin Brennan who saw his header stopped by Craig Sexton.

Just when it appeared this dreary affair would break goalless the visitors hit the front at the end of the half after Owen Heary stole in at the back post to send a bullet header to the net from Killian Brennan’s free.

That the second half began with a flourish was more down to some awful Drogheda defending rather than brilliance on the part of Bohs.

Straight from the off the Gypsies should have doubled their lead after Anto Whelan skipped all too easily down the right before setting up Aidan Downes who somehow stroked his shot wide.

However, United’s generous defending knows no bounds at the moment and a few minutes later a calamitous clearance saw Dave Rogers and Robbie Clarke mess up allowing Glen Cronin rattle home.

Robert Bayly, Downes and sub Chris Fagan all had chances to make the victory more comprehensive as Bohs ran out comfortable winners.

DROGHEDA: Duggan, Gaul (Mulvenna 75), Rogers, Gannon (Hand 60), McNally, Lynch, Clarke, McMahon, White (Corcoran 75), O’Brien, Brennan.

BOHEMIANS: Sexton, Heary, Rossiter, Cronin, Burns, Price, Forrester (Bayly 60), Buckley, Flood (Hurley 85), Downes (Fagan 79), Brennan.

Referee: T. Connolly (Dublin).