Rory Patterson secures European spot for Derry City
However, the visitors stunned the home lot when taking an early lead, Derry having to show great character in battling back to secure a comfortable win.
Bohs lone hitman, Kurtis Byrne, stunned the big home crowd when he beat Derry keeper, Ger Doherty in a race for possession. And from the edge of the penalty area his shot found the net.
After several near misses the home side was denied again in the 38th minute, a Josh Daniels low centre was drilled home by Dean Jarvis but the referee’s assistant raised his flag for offside and the ‘goal’ was disalllowed.
Derry’s luck, however, changed after the break when they were awarded what appeared a dubious penalty in the 50th minute. Full-back, Derek Pender was adjudged to have impeded Jarvis in the area and up stepped Derry’s penalty king, Aaron McEneff who gave Delany no chance .
The home side then began to push for the win which would secure a Europa League place. Both Patterson and Ronan Curtis squandered decent chances as Derry continued to dominate the play.
And that determination finally paid off in the 63rd minute when McEneff had a shot cleared off the goal-line by a Bohs defender after he had rounded Delaney and while Jarvis had his shot blocked, Rory Patterson slid in at the back post to force the loose ball home.
Delany did well to block a downward header from Curtis in the 73rd minute as the home side attempted to kill the game off but try as they did, the Bohs defence held out.
Doherty; McDermott, Castells (Karner, 90), Vemmelund; Daniels, Monaghan, McEneff (McCormack, 76), Ward (Holden, 76), Jarvis; Curtis, Patterson.
Delany; Pender (O’Halloran, 61), Prendergast, Morris, Fitzgerald; Kavanagh, Hayes, Wearnen (Quigley, 79), Kelly (D. Byrne, 61); K. Byrne.
D. Tomney (Dublin).
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