Dundalk teach UCD a second-half lesson
Dundalk found their shooting boots in the second half as goals from former Students David McMillan and Keith Ward either side of an Evan Caffrey own goal ensured victory over UCD at Oriel Park.
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Dundalk found their shooting boots in the second half as goals from former Students David McMillan and Keith Ward either side of an Evan Caffrey own goal ensured victory over UCD at Oriel Park.
On a night when the top two were beaten, Dundalk made sure they didn't fluff their lines with a narrow win over Finn Harps in Ballybofey.
Stephen O'Donnell said he'd always targeted making Oriel Park a fortress after Dundalk registered their fifth successive home win, dispatching Bohemians 3-1 on Friday evening.
An inspired Colm Whelan hit a brace as UCD battled back from two goals down against 10-man Dundalk to earn a fully deserved share of the spoils in this thriller at the UCD Bowl.
Goals six minutes either side of half-time from Darragh Leahy, a penalty from Patrick Hoban and a stoppage time strike from John Martin saw Dundalk comfortably claim local bragging rights over neighbours Drogheda Utd at Oriel Park as they moved up to third place in the table.
Danny Mandroiu's 67th-minute strike finally broke Dundalk’s resistance at Tallaght Stadium as Shamrock Rovers kept up the pressure on Derry City at the top of the SSE Airtricity League table with a huge three points.
While Keith Long is taking the responsibility for Bohemians' struggles over recent weeks, former Shamrocks Rovers, Sheffield Wednesday and UCD midfielder Paul Corry believes the current manager remains the perfect person to get the club back on the right track.
Shelbourne and Dundalk shared the points after second-half goals from Patrick Hoban and Sean Boyd.