Bohemians vs Shelbourne 0-1

Shelbourne left Dalymount Park with a 1-0 win after Ademipo Odubeko struck in the 85th minute. The goal settled a tight Premier Division meeting.

The first half ended goalless, with Bohemians booking Connor Parsons in the 26th minute before Ross Tierney went off for Z. Myers on 40 minutes. That left it 0-0 at the break.

Bohemians made three changes on 73 minutes, with Harry Patrick Vaughan, Ryan Burke and James Taylor all replaced, while Shelbourne waited until 67 minutes to send on Odubeko for Jonathan Lunney after Lunney had been booked on 59 minutes. The decisive moment came on 85 minutes, when Odubeko, who had come on in the 67th minute, scored from James Norris’s assist to make it 0-1. Shelbourne then saw out the closing stages after Joey Ikala Wuna replaced John Martin on 84 minutes and Sam Bone came on for Sean Moore on 89 minutes.

The numbers were close enough to match the scoreline in places, with Bohemians having 55% of the ball and 485 passes to Shelbourne’s 397. Bohemians also had more fouls, 16 to 10, while Shelbourne had the sharper output at the top end with 11 shots, 3 on target and 1.01 xG against Bohemians’ 9 shots, 1 on target and 0.41 xG. Shelbourne also won 5 corners to 2 and had 2 saves to Bohemians’ 1.

Each side had one yellow card. Bohemians’ booking went to Connor Parsons on 26 minutes, while Jonathan Lunney was booked for Shelbourne on 59 minutes. There were no red cards.