Hoban had a few half-chances. Yet it was a scrappy game, until one of those passages led to Dundalk’s opener on 40 minutes. It started when Mark Connolly ran forward from the back and almost gave the ball away as he worked it to Greg Sloggett. But when Drogheda did win it back, they quickly lost it again forcing Darragh Nugent to foul Dan Kelly and earn a booking. Ward sized up the free kick that was 25-yards out in a central position and curled it brilliantly over the wall and against the crossbar, with Leahy following up to head home. That got Dundalk up and running and Ward should have doubled their lead straight after the restart.
Leahy scores brace as Dundalk climb into third with derby win over DroghedaDARRAGH LEAHY’S last league goal won a big Dublin derby - and his two last night won the Wee County derby. Left-back Leahy scored his first goals for Dundalk to see off Drogheda United before Patrick Hoban and John Martin added two more to send the Lilywhites up to third. 1Darragh Leahy scored a brace of goals as Dundalk beat Drogheda UtdCredit: Sportsfile But the night belonged to Leahy, who scored two goals any poacher would be proud of to double his career tally. They were his first goals in Dundalk colours - though he has netted in friendly games - with the last time he got on the scoresheet for Bohemians in the FAI Cup against Galway in 2018.
Drogheda were caught trying to play offside near the halfway line and Ward outpaced them when racing clear only to shoot tamely wide. But Leahy saved his blushes moments later with another poaches finish when he raced onto Macari’s lovely cross. And Ward then won the penalty on 57 minutes when the ball struck Cowan’s trailing arm as he went to ground to try and stop the Dundalk playmaker skip by him. SURE THING Hoban made no mistake from the spot as he sent Sam Long the wrong way, though the keeper needed to make saves from Kelly and Sloggett late on to deny Dundalk a fourth. But Drogheda grabbed a consolation three minutes from time when Ryan Brennan tapped home after Dylan Grimes engineered a chance.
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And having won one big derby for his previous club, he won the Wee County derby for his current employer. His first on 39 minutes came when he reacted like a striker after Keith Ward’s free kick came back off the crossbar to head home the rebound. His second on 50 minutes was also the type of goal a front man would like as he slipped in unmarked from his flank to home Lewis Macari’s cross from the right at the near post. Hoban then added a third from 12 yards on 57 minutes before Ryan Brennan and Martin traded late goals as Dundalk ran out comfortable winners.
Leahy scores brace as Dundalk climb into third with derby win over DroghedaDARRAGH LEAHY’S last league goal won a big Dublin derby - and his two last night won the Wee County derby. Left-back Leahy scored his first goals for Dundalk to see off Drogheda United before Patrick Hoban and John Martin added two more to send the Lilywhites up to third. 1Darragh Leahy scored a brace of goals as Dundalk beat Drogheda UtdCredit: Sportsfile But the night belonged to Leahy, who scored two goals any poacher would be proud of to double his career tally. They were his first goals in Dundalk colours - though he has netted in friendly games - with the last time he got on the scoresheet for Bohemians in the FAI Cup against Galway in 2018. His only previous league goal came in April 2018, when he scored an injury time winner for Bohs against Shamrock Rovers in Tallaght.
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His only previous league goal came in April 2018, when he scored an injury time winner for Bohs against Shamrock Rovers in Tallaght. And having won one big derby for his previous club, he won the Wee County derby for his current employer. His first on 39 minutes came when he reacted like a striker after Keith Ward’s free kick came back off the crossbar to head home the rebound. His second on 50 minutes was also the type of goal a front man would like as he slipped in unmarked from his flank to home Lewis Macari’s cross from the right at the near post. Hoban then added a third from 12 yards on 57 minutes before Ryan Brennan and Martin traded late goals as Dundalk ran out comfortable winners. It was all a far cry from the opening of the game when the only thing more common than referee Seán Grant’s whistle was the number of times both sides gave the ball away.
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