Advertisement League of Ireland Horse Racing TV Listings GAA Fixtures The Video Review Sport meets news, current affairs, society & pop culture Rugby Weekly Extra Dive into all the news and analysis 3 times a week The Football Family Weekly insights from the week’s big talking points Advertisement More Stories Bohemians' Ross Tierney applauds the fan (file pic).Laszlo Geczo/INPHO FreeENTERTAINING Bohs' Ross Tierney the hero in pulsating battle of the bottom two Sligo Rovers came away empty handed despite recovering an early two-goal deficit. 10.23pm, 4 Apr 2025 Share options Bohemians 4 Sligo Rovers 2 Paul Buttner reports from Dalymount Park ROSS TIERNEY scored a cracking brace as Bohemians had to effectively win this thriller not once but twice in what was a pulsating battle of the bottom two at Dalymount Park. Bohs blew an early two-goal lead against a suspension and injury hit Sligo Rovers before Tierney broke the visitors’ resolve on 74 minutes. Skipper Dawson Devoy capped a terrific display when adding a fourth goal to three assists deep in added time. Victory, only Bohs’ second in their last 15 in the league in Phibsborough, moves them up to seventh in the Premier Division table to relieve the pressure on head coach Alan Reynolds. A sixth defeat of the campaign sees Sligo remain rooted to the foot of the table. A remarkable first half saw Bohemians race into a 2-0 lead inside five minutes only to surrender it by the half-hour mark. Devoy was the instigator for both Bohs early strikes, the first in the third minute after a clumsy foul by Oskar van Hattum on Dayle Rooney. Devoy went for goal from the free kick. And though Conor Walsh parried the shot, Collie Whelan showed his striker’s instinct to scoop home the rebound for his fourth goal of the season. Advertisement Two minutes later, Rooney burst forward to find Devoy, who set up Tierney, who curled home from the edge of the area. Though stunned, Sligo responded well, with Owen Elding scuffing a shot straight at Kacper Chorazka from Will Fitzgerald’s cross when he really should have scored. A loose throw-in from Bohs’ Jordan Flores then gifted Elding the ball, the 19-year-old getting it onto his left foot to drill just wide. In end-to-end action, Bohs then twice came close to extending their lead through Flores and Tierney before Sligo struck back in the 24th minute of a frenetic game. With the home defence floundering, Ronan Manning released Francely Lomboto down the middle for the big striker to run on and crash his shot through the legs of Chorazka to the net. The openings continued to come thick and fast as Sligo might have been level two minutes later, Chorazka parrying away a low drive from Manning with Elding firing the rebound over the top. But the teenager made amends a minute after that when equalising, the impressive Manning having released him in behind down the right. A rush of blood by Chorazka saw him race outside his area into no-man’s land. Elding simply pushed the ball past the stranded keeper to keep his composure this time and shot into the unguarded net. As they did in the first half, Bohs began the second on the front foot. Tierney rifled a free kick round a post before Walsh made a terrific point-blank save to deny Whelan on 53 minutes. Walsh was there again to thwart Tierney while Lys Mousset, a minute after coming on, somehow failed to connect with John Mountney’s cross dead in front of goal. Injuries forced Sligo into bringing in academy youngsters Kyle McDonagh and Daire Patton as they looked to hang on against mounting Bohs pressure. But that finally told on 74 minutes when Bohs regained the lead. A Whelan flick found Devoy, who provided his third assist of the night to set up Tierney to cut inside Conor Reynolds before blasting a right-footer past Walsh. A defensive mistake then gifted Devoy his deserved goal on 96 minutes, delightfully chipping Walsh from some 40 yards. Bohemians: Chorazka; Mountney, Grehan (Smith, 90), Lacey (Kavanagh, 37), Flores (Mousset, 58); Morahan, McManus; Rooney, Devoy, Tierney (Buckley, 90); Whelan (Clarke, 90). Sligo Rovers: Walsh; van Hattum (Lintott, h-t; Patton, 51), Denham (Reynolds, 20), McElroy, Hutchinson; Wolfe, Malley; Manning (McDonagh, 67), Elding, Fitzgerald; Lomboto. Referee: David Dunne (Dublin). Attendance: 4,289. Paul Buttner Viewcomments Send Tip or Correction Embed this post To embed this post, copy the code below on your site Email “Bohs' Ross Tierney the hero in pulsating battle of the bottom two”. Recipient's Email Feedback on “Bohs' Ross Tierney the hero in pulsating battle of the bottom two”. Your Feedback Your Email (optional) Report a Comment Please select the reason for reporting this comment. Please give full details of the problem with the comment... 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