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Lynch fumes at key calls in Bohs draw

Derry City manager Tiernan Lynch expressed frustration with key refereeing decisions in his side's 1-1 draw with Bohemians, questioning why Patrick Hickey only received a yellow card for handling the ball.

The Candystripes were reduced to 10 men when Adam O'Reilly picked up a second yellow card with eight minutes remaining. Lynch, speaking after the match, said he had reviewed the incident and couldn't understand the referee's decision.

"I'm actually not going to comment on the Patrick Hickey one," Lynch added, referring to the Bohemian player who handled the ball in mid-air while seemingly preventing a clear goal-scoring opportunity. "Every single person in the stadium has seen what happened apart from the referee." James Olayinka had given Derry the lead before Marcus Strods equalized for Bohemians. cat-cross.com