Keane's cracker seals a vital victory for UCD

Dara Keane hit a cracking second half winner as UCD came from behind to earn a big three points in their battle for Premier Division survival.

Bohemians' late equaliser against Finn Harps across the city lifts the Students two points off the bottom of the table with Monday's game at Shelbourne in hand.

They then visit Ballybofey next Friday.

Kicking off in heavy rain didn’t hinder Drogheda midfielder Darragh Nugent who provided the first note of the night with a terrific goal just four minutes in.

The Shamrock Rovers loanee slalomed past several half hearted challenges, worked a neat one-two with Chris Lyons, before rifling a drive past Kian Moore for his second goal of the season.

Passing it well, Drogheda might have doubled their lead seven minutes later.

Nugent’s cross wasn’t dealt with by the UCD defence who were happy to see Dean Williams’ header bounce past a post.

Having won a couple of corners, UCD worked their way into the game, coming close to an equaliser on 17 minutes.

Alex Nolan’s low cross from the right was only half cleared to Evan Caffrey whose first time volley flashedwide.

College kept playing and punished sloppy defending to get their reward on 40 minutes.

Nolan floated a free kick from the left to the back post where skipper Jack Keaney was left totally unmarked to toe-poke home from a couple of yards.

The heavy pitched contributed to Drogheda almost regaining the lead in first half stoppage time.

The ball held up in a wet patch as Darragh Markey treaded Williams in to shoot. Moore did well to bat away his deflected shot.

In a lively start to the second half, College were inches from taking the lead less than a minute in.

Lyons’s loose pass was pounced by Tommy Lonergan who skipped in behind to drill a shot just