Our U19s are nine points clear at the top of the Northern Elite Division after a 3-0 win away to Sligo Rovers yesterday.

Craig Sexton’s side were bolstered by the debut of South Africa-born midfielder Katlego Mashigo, a product of St Kevin’s who joins after a spell with Fleetwood Town.

The U19s get the rare opportunity to play at Dalymount Park next Monday (July 22) when they host Shelbourne at 7.30pm.

We hope members and fans can get down to Dalymount to get behind our stars of the future.

The Bohs-SKB U17s are four points clear at the top of the Northern Elite Division after an entertaining 3-3 draw against Sligo Rovers at St Aidan’s.

They also face a derby against Shels next weekend, while the Bohs-SKB U15s and U13s face derbies against Shamrock Rovers.

There is no fixture for the Bohs U17W team next week. They went down 2-0 away to Wexford on Saturday.

WEEKEND RESULTS JULY 13/14

• U19: Sligo Rovers 0 Bohemians 3 (J Moylan 2, D Devoy)
• U17: Bohs-SKB 3 (A Doran, C Conway, P Omochere) Sligo Rovers 3
• U17W: Bohemians 0 Wexford 2
• U15: Bohs-SKB 2 (S Grehan, OG) Cork City 1
• U13: Cork City 2 Bohs-SKB 4 (M Cherico 2, M Tarzan 2)

FIXTURES JULY 20/21/22

• Bohemians U19: Shelbourne (Monday, Dalymount Park, 7.30pm)
• Bohs-SKB U17: Shelbourne (Saturday, AUL, 2pm)
• Bohemians U17W: No fixture
• Bohs-SKB U15s: Shamrock Rovers (Saturday, Roadstone, 3pm)
• Bohs-SKB U13s: Shamrock Rovers (Sunday, St Aidan’s, 12pm)

UCD v BOHEMIANS
SSE Airtricity League
Monday July 15 2019, UCD Bowl, 7.45pm

Keith Ward hopes newcomers to League of Ireland grounds in recent days will have been suitably impressed to make a return trip.

Bohemians and St Patrick’s both entertained Europa League winners Chelsea this week.

First they came to Dalymount Park on Wednesday in Frank Lampard’s first game in the charge of the visitors.

Keith Long’s side found themselves a goal down inside ten minutes.

But the assured response perhaps caught the Londoners somewhat off-guard and Bohs’ endeavours eventually paid off with an equalising goal a minute from time, scored by trialist Eric Molloy, which 14-year-old debutant Evan Ferguson helped to set up.

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After six matches in 96 hours, the Bohs U17s reached the final of the San Marino Cup where they faced Belgica Boys yesterday.

A string of six injuries and 32° heat saw Bohs tire in the second half and eventually succumb to a 2-0 defeat.

All the lads can look back and be extremely proud of how they represented the club and country over the five days of competition.

Well done all. Everyone at the club is very proud of you.

What a memorable first-team debut for 14-year-old Evan Ferguson against Chelsea on Wednesday.

The Bohs-SKB U15 star didn’t look out of place – nearly scoring himself before setting up the equaliser. One for the future.

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Congratulations to Bohemians U19 midfielder Katlego Mashigo who has been called up by the South Africa U20s.

Mashigo, born in Pretoria Shoshanguve but who moved to Ireland aged five, is a product of our partners at St Kevin’s Boys FC and signed for Craig Sexton’s U19s from Fleetwood Town last month.

He travels to Johannesburg tomorrow for training ahead of the 2020 All Africa Games Finals in Morocco, which commence Tuesday August 16 and run until Saturday August 31.

Best of luck to Katlego and all his Bafana Bafana team-mates.

Bohemians can confirm that Ali Reghba has joined Premier League side Leicester City for an undisclosed fee subject to international clearance.

The 19-year-old shot to prominence last season when he rewarded Keith Long’s faith in him by scoring twice in his league debut in a 3-1 Dublin derby win away against St Patrick’s Athletic.

That first-team breakthrough came as no surprise to those working behind the scene at Bohs after the starring role Reghba has had for the club’s U19s.

Reghba shone for Craig Sexton’s Bohs U19s last term where his season highlights included scoring both goals in the Enda McGuill Cup final victory away to St Pat’s, netting in the Uefa Youth League against FC Midtjylland and capping it all off with the winner in the SSE Airtricity U19 League final away to Shamrock Rovers.

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We are delighted to confirm two additions to tomorrow’s George Best film screening:

• Zozimus, an 18-minute short film on the Bohs-Rovers derby, filmed at last year’s 3-1 win at Dalymount Park. Preview here.
• Newsreel doc from 1930 about Bohemian FC: a 2-minute newsreel clip discovered by IFI containing a series of portraits of the players, captain and committee, introduced by fond inter-titles such as “Present day stalwart, Johnny McCarthy, Ould Sure Foot, the Pet of the Public” and “Fred Horlacher, Fine Forager and Brilliant Shot”.

Tickets available from tickets.bohemians.ie.

• Doors/bars open: 7pm
• Zozimus and newsreel doc screening: approx 8.30pm
• George Best screening: approx 9pm (dusk)

We have an outside bar supplied by our sponsors at Porterhouse Brewing Company.

And any film wouldn’t be the same without fresh popcorn, so we have a popcorn machine installed too.

We hope you can join us for what promises to be another enjoyable night at Dalymount Park.

Bohemians U19 captain Dylan Thornton has joined Bray Wanderers on loan to help him gain valuable first-team experience.

Bohs first-team manager Keith Long said: “Dylan is a brilliant lad, who has done fantastically well for us since coming to the club.

“He came into our U17s with Jimmy Mowlds from St Joseph’s but this is his third season with our U19s now.

“He’s done it all at that level. He’s captained our U19s, he’s won two league titles and he has represented his club in Europe in the Uefa Youth League.

“We feel that he is at a stage now where he needs to play first-team football to bring him forward even further.

“While we feel he’s not quite ready to do that with us just yet that being exposed to senior men’s football at Bray can help him hugely with his development.

“That can keep him progressing and developing as a player further instead of maybe stagnating a bit at U19 level where he’s done everything for us at this stage.

“We wish every success for him and for Bray during his time with them.”

Thornton, 19, will remain with Seagulls until the end of the season. Alex Kelly will take up the captain’s armband for Craig Sexton’s Bohs U19s.

Spoils shared in the race for the European spots as an injury hit Bohs side played out a 0-0 against an impressive Derry City side.

Both sides came into tonights epic encounter on a high following huge victories on Friday and showed their attacking intent from the off, in a hugely entertaining and open encounter in the Dalymount sunshine.

The visitors, six points behind Bohs at the start of play, went closest early on when the busy Ciaran Harkin had James Talbot scrambling across his goal with an effort from 25 yards out.

Declan Devine’s men continued to stroke the ball around neatly and thought they had taken the lead when the in-form Junior Ogedi-Uzokwe cut inside from the left wing and reversed his shot back towards the near post as Talbot stood and watched it go narrowly wide.

The Gypsie’s, minus star man Danny Mandroiu with a slight calf strain, responded well. Keith Ward began to look a threat going close with a couple of efforts from distance.

The second ha;f followed much of the same pattern of the first, Ward looking the most threatening for the home side volleying just over after the restart.

The excellent Barry McNamee had the biggest chance of the second half, winning the ball back from skipper for the evening Darragh Leahy inside his own box. Just as he looked to square to David Parkhouse for a tap in, out flew Talbot to smother the danger.

The Bohs stopper wasn’t done there, just moments later producing an incredible double save, first to deny Parkhouse who was put clean through by McNamee, then to deny Junior on the follow up.

Bohs man-of-the-match Keith Ward went close agaiin from distance in the dying minutes, but it just wasn’t to be for the fan favourite as time trickled away.

With such a quick turn around from Friday night both teams would probably be happy with a point on reflection, especially as St. Pat’s suffered defeat at home to Shamrock Rovers.

BOHEMIAN FC: James Talbot, Andy Lyons, Michael Barker, James Finnerty, Darragh Leahy, Scott Allardice, Conor Levingston, Luke Wade-Slater, Keith Ward, Ryan Graydon, Ryan Swan

Subs: Derek Pender, Robbie McCourt, Sam Byrne, Paddy Kirk, Sean Bohan, Ross Tierney, Dawson Devoy

Derry City: Peter Cherrie, Ciaran Coll, Ciaron Harkin, Gregg Sloggett, Jamie McDonagh, Gerardo Bruna, David Parkhouse, Junior Ogedi-Uzokwe, Eoin Toal, Ally Gilchrist, Barry McNamee

Subs: Aidy Delap, Nathan Gartside, Shane McNamee, Eoghan Stokes, Darren Cole, Brendan Barr, Jack Malone

Referee: Sean Grant[/toggle]