Limerick 1 Bohemians 2
A VERY LATE Eoin Wearen strike stole all three points at Thomond Park as Bohemians defeated Limerick by two goals to one.
The Blues wasted no time in settling the nerves – Stephen Folan struck in the ninth minute to hand Limerick the advantage. A long throw from Rory Gaffney on the right caused trouble – and it was Folan to capitalise on the loose ball to tap home from close range.
Bohs could and should have been level moments later. Steven Beattie got in behind Patrick Nzuzi and delivered a perfect cross for Eoin Wearen. The former Limerick trialist couldn’t provide the killer touch though.
Eoin Wearen turned provider soon after. His perfectly weighted through ball found the run of Kevin Devaney. Robbie Williams was the last covering defender for Limerick and he was adjudged to have fouled Devaney. The award looked dubious, but Corcoran stepped up nonetheless. He struck low to Cusack’s right, but the Limerick stopper outwitted him – pushing onto the post before Samuel Oji cleared into touch.
Owen Heary’s men were coming more into the game as the half progressed. A cleverly taken corner left Bohs two against one before the cross came in. It was Roberto Lopes who met the driven cross at the edge of the six yard box but the ball rebounded back off Shane Cusack, and to safety.
The visitors were left up in arms after Tomas Connolly failed to award a second penalty after Samuel Oji handled in the box – perhaps the uncertain nature of the first penalty award played on his mind.
Paddy Kavanagh was the hero for the away side on the hour mark as Bohs levelled. A poor clearance from Shane Cusack landed straight at the feet of Steven Beattie. He had the vision to play in Kavanagh and the winger made no mistake in punishing Cusack for his error.
Limerick struggled to create any chances of note – and Bohs punished them in the dying moments. Craig Walsh found space down the right and squared for the unmarked Eoin Wearen to smash home and secure a valuable win for the Gypsies.
Limerick: Cusack; Kelly, Oji, Folan, Williams; Duggan, Agyemang (McManus, 88), Hughes; Turner, Gaffney, Mann (McGrath 62).
Subs not Used: Abass, Whitehead, Leahy, Rainsford, Coughlan.
Bohemians: Delany; Pender, Byrne, Murphy, Memery; Devaney (Walsh, 80), Lopes, Wearen, Kavanagh (K Moore 90); Corcoran (J Byrne, 85), Beattie.
Subs not Used: G. Moore, McEvoy, Hyland, Buckley.
Referee: T Connolly (Dublin)
Fair play to ya Chris,don’t be afraid to fail , hope Wales go all the way.
They need to scrap that poxy yellow card rule , to many players are missing huge games for silly yellow cards . That ref was trigger happy with his cards , poor Ramsey gonna miss this biggest game of gis life for an accidental handball ,bullshit
Considering the length of this tournament, should have been an amnesty by the semi’s….. Stupid rules….
Crazy that there’s no amnesty.
Yellow Cards in consecutive games should result in a one match ban….. Other than that they shouldn’t count. Very harsh. He was brilliant today…..
Agree Ryan,he should at least be able to appeal it.
Totally agree. No way should you miss a semi or final..carry it forward and maybe make it a 2 game ban for next qualifying tournament? ??-
Belgium : A country that bottles great beer and big tournaments. Fair play to Wales.
England to sign up Colman in £10 million deal.
Emotional Cookie-monster motivates an entire country. Sports people of all grades appreciate the hard work that goes into creating the winning team effort. That was a proud moment for our Celtic comrades!!
Bale vs Ronaldo Semi-final… can’t wait
Team player v me feiner
I really hope they go all the way
Portugal have really rode their luck in their last 2 games and have not been at all impressive…. Wales have every chance….. could they repeat Denmark and Greece as being underdog champions? Either way I fancy them against Portugal.
Amazing amazing achievement by Wales which kind of puts were we are as a football team into perspective. Look at how they beat Belgium- playing football & not in anyway hanging on. We on the other hand seem to have this slight sense of euphoria about the euros yet we literally can’t play football. Still long ball rubbish. The sense is that we are on the right track – we’re not. And the media is still on about how great our fans are. Some joke.
Fair play to Wales. We have vastly improved since the last tournament. no disrespect to Brady but she’s a not Bail.
damn autocorrect. Brady is not Bail
Well england were you watching…??.I rest my case!!
What case is that?