Bohemians 1-0 Derry City: Candystripes beaten by Bohs thanks to early penalty

Despite a triple change for the away side at the break, Alan Reynolds’ hosts started the better in the second half too and had the first chance.

Jordan Flores met a corner at the front post but his powerful header flashed wide. Having survived that, the visitors went up the other end and felt that they should have had a penalty of their own when Bohs captain Dawson Devoy leaned into Paul Mullen in the box.

The Derry bench was apoplectic and their frustration grew when Mullen nodded Ronan Boyce’s cross over just before the hour mark.

Having already lost Shane Ferguson to injury in the first half, Lynch had more bad injury luck in the second half when half-time sub Ben Doherty limped off having only returned from an a injury layoff last week.

His replacement Robbie Benson was involved immediately and was fortunate that the referee believed his foul on Tierney was outside the box. The former Dundalk man then came inches away from a leveller shortly after but, under pressure from Niall Morahan, couldn’t connect with Adam O’Reilly’s inviting ball across the box.

The visitors were in the ascendency and another replacement Dom Thomas caught McMullan’s delivery flush with a volley but Grahan was in the way again as he cleared off the line.

However, their task was hindered as Benson’s eventful evening continued in the worst way. With eight minutes remaining, he was shown a second yellow card less than 25 minutes after coming on.

That and Mullen’s caution for a dive shortly after summed up a frustrating evening for the men from the Brandywell as, despite Carl Winchester stinging the palms of Kacper Chorazka in stoppage time, they enter the international break on back-to-back defeats.

Next up is a home game against Galway United on 13 June.