Flores brace condemns league leaders Shels to first defeat

Bohemians ended rivals Shelbourne's unbeaten start to the season in a thriller in front of the RTÉ cameras, taking the three points with a 2-1 victory at Tolka Park.

A first-half Jordan Flores brace proved enough in the end to earn bragging rights in a feisty North Dublin derby, with Will Jarvis setting up a tension filled finale with a second-half penalty.

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The red hot north Dublin derby certainly lived up to the hype as the previously unbeaten league leaders welcomed their neighbours Bohs to a rammed Tolka Park.

And all those watching on didn't have to wait long for the first attempts on goal with both sides signalling their attacking intent straight away.

Within the first two minutes both sides had great chances to take the lead.

Firstly, James Akintunde narrowly missed the top corner with a flicked header from captain Flores’ inswinging cross and then the hosts, looking to get back to winning ways after two difficult draws with Derry City and Drogheda United, went straight down the other end with John Martin forcing Kacper Chorazka into an excellent save down to his right before JJ Lunney’s rebound was bravely blocked.

It was all Shels from then as they began to ramp up the intensity and force their visitors back towards their own goal.

March player of the month Will Jarvis burst down the left before squaring low to Liam Burt who was agonisingly close to tapping home, but was denied by a brilliant bit of defending by Paddy Kirk on the cover.

Having weathered the early storm the Gypsies were then gifted a glorious opportunity to take the lead seven minutes before the break.

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James Akitunde goes down in the area and Bohemians have a penalty at Tolka Park