Bragging rights for Bohemians on historic day for the League of Ireland

The gamble paid off for Bohemians as they beat Shamrock Rovers 1-0 in front of the largest ever attendance at an SSE Airtricity League game.

Bohs had given up home advantage for this so-called showpiece fixture, taking the Dublin Derby from the traditional home of Irish soccer - Dalymount Park - across the Liffey to its current home, the Aviva Stadium.

33,208 paid through the turnstiles to see the northersiders emerge with the bragging rights as Ross Tierney's first-half effort was enough to earn them the three points offer.

A victory on the field for Bohs, it was also one off it for the league as a whole as its stock continues to rise on a historic day for the domestic game.

For Rovers, who have a habit of starting their League of Ireland campaigns slowly, there was the added blow of injuries to both Adam Matthews, Gary O'Neill and Danny Mandroiu ahead of Thursday's decisive UEFA Conference League meeting with Molde at Tallaght.

Alan Reynolds elected to name four of his new signings with Niall Morahan, John Mountney, Connor Parsons and Lys Mousset included in his starting XI. Rob Cornwall, meanwhile, was making a first appearance for the club in exactly a year since suffering an ACL injury against Sligo Rovers.

For Rovers, Ed McGinty, Matthews and Michael Noonan were making league debuts for the club in a side which showed three changes from the one which created history in Norway on Thursday evening. Matthews was also making his first appearance for the club, with O'Neill and Graham Burke drafted in as well.

Rovers started brightly as Graham Burke forced a save out of James Talbot with a shot from out left, but it was comfortable for the Bohs keeper. And shortly afterwards a shot from the other side yielded a similar result.

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