Paul Doyle, Daniel Kelly and Patrick Hoban grabbed the Lilywhites’ goals.
IT’S TWO WINS from two in the SSE Airtricity League for Dundalk after The Lilywhites ran out 3-1 winners over local rivals Drogheda United in front of their home support.
The first 10 minutes of this Louth derby didn’t yield any chances at either end, although Sam Durrant was looking lively for Dundalk, who were marking their 120th anniversary. At the other end, Adam Foley flashed an effort dangerously across goal after being set up by Luke Heeney, but Dundalk were soon after made to pay for that earlier Durrant miss.That’s because it was Drogheda who broke the derby deadlock on 26 minutes, with Dayle Rooney’s ball catching the hosts napping before Robinson, who had barely five minutes earlier replaced the injured Ryan Brennan up top, slotted underneath Nathan Shepperd.
Then, in stoppage-time, Darren Brownlie twice gifted possession to Foley, who slipped Robinson through on goal, but Shepperd did well to push the Drogheda player out wide. It could have been 3-1 after another cross from Davies, named Dundalk’s player of the month prior to kick-off, was hooked off the line by Heeney just as Horgan was lurking.
The Dundalk skipper did get his goal from the resultant corner, however, heading home a trademark finish at the back post from Horgan’s delivery, this time from the left side.
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