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Live Updates: Finn Harps v UCD

written by Alan Foley October 30, 2015
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Limerick, who won 3-2 at Sligo Rovers tonight, welcome Harps on Monday night for the promotion-relegation play-off with the return in Ballybofey four nights’ later.
FULL-TIME – Finn Harps 2-1 UCD (Harps win 3-1 on aggregate)
89 mins – GOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLL and it’s a clinker from Josh Mailey.
UCD had a corner and Harps cleared and Tony McNamee broke. It was four on one and it looked as though he might’ve delayed too long, but found Mailey to his right. Mailey’s effort was sublime, curling the ball into the top corner from the edge of the area. 2-1 (3-1)
87 mins – Wilfried Tagbo is on for Nathan Boyle, who has run himself into the ground having not featured for the first-time since UCD were last in town in late September. 1-1 (2-1)
85 mins – Harps playing better now, content to go on the break. 1-1 (2-1)
Remember, away goals DO NOT count.
76 mins – GOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLL for Finn Harps. Nathan Boyle tucks past Conor O’Donnell after a pass in from the right from Josh Mailey. 1-1 (2-1 agg)
75 mins – Conor Cannon just can’t control a Robbie Benson ball and Ciaran Gallagher does well to pick up the loose change. 0-1 (1-1 agg)
Latest from the Premier Division: Sligo Rovers 1-3 Limerick FC, Shamrock Rovers 2-2 Drogheda United. Let’s not worry about that for a while …
64 mins – A nasty bobble means Ciaran Gallagher concedes a corner following a Damien McNulty back-pass. Harps clear the corner. Lot of nervous energy inside Finn Park. 0-1 (1-1 agg)
60 mins – GOAL for UCD and it’s been coming. Cross from the right from Robbie Benson and Jamie Doyle sneaks in at the back post to head the Students in front. Harps had been living nervously, all to play for now. 0-1 (1-1 agg)

56 mins – Jamie Doyle gets free down the left and pulls back to Conor Cannon, who has time to take a touch and steady himself, only to shoot over. Lucky escape for Harps. 0-0 (1-0 agg)

 55 mins – Ciaran Gallagher comes to Harps’ rescue. Ryan Swan bundled his way into the box and got a toe-poke on the shot from 10 yards but Gallagher, who was coming from his line, makes a save with the slightest of touches. 0-0 (1-0 agg)
53 mins – Nathan Boyle drives wide at the River End. UCD pushing a lot more now with so much on the line. 0-0 (1-0 agg)

HALF-TIME: Finn Harps 0-0 UCD. Harps lead 1-0 on aggregate

45+1 mins – Free-kick to Harps on the edge of the box. Gareth Harkin tries to roll it but it hits the wall. 0-0 (0-1)

45 mins – Tony McNamee’s side-footed effort from the edge of area is just inches over. Great effort from the Ramelton native as the ball broke to him. There will be one minute added time 0-0 (1-0 agg)

42 mins – Free from Tony McNamee from 50 yards is just too long. A warning in a way that Harps will be playing into a big breeze in the second half . 0-0 (1-0 agg)

39 mins – Following a neat lay-off from Nathan Boyle, a shot from Gareth Harkin from the edge of the penalty area has Conor O’Donnell at full-stretch to save down low to his right. 0-0 (1-0 agg)

37 mins – Play stopped at Finn Park as Damien McNulty receives treatment. Had a shoulder injury in recent weeks but nothing too serious tonight. Play resumes. 0-0 (1-0 agg)

Ok, latest from the Premier is that Drogheda United, who lead Shamrock Rovers 2-1, are headed for the play-off with Limerick going down. In the First, Harps still lead UCD on aggregate thanks to that Ciaran Coll goal last week in Dublin. As it stands, Harps will go to Drogheda on Monday night with the return on Friday in Ballybofey. Lot of football still to be played.

SPORT: Drogheda are back in front! Great finish by Tiernan Mulvenna after Sean Brennan’s quick free. Shamrock Rovers 1 Drogheda United 2

— LMFM RADIO (@LMFMRADIO) October 30, 2015

    31 mins – Conor O’Donnell fluffs a kick-out and it’s a throw-in to Harps, who look to have narrowed the pitch. Last week, of course, Tony McNamee’s throw-in flew straight into the UCD net and was disallowed. 0-0 (1-0 agg)  

Gonna venture that there hasn’t been a bigger crowd at Finn Park since the night they beat Dundalk to win First Division in 2004… — Chris McNulty (@chrismcnulty86) October 30, 2015

    24 mins – Nathan Boyle of Finn Harps breaks into the penalty area but his shot hits the side-netting. 0-0 (1-0 agg)

In the space of 60 seconds, Drogheda went 1-0 up, Sligo missed a peno against Limerick and Shamrock Rovers equalised. Quite a swing. — Owen Cowzer (@OCowzer) October 30, 2015

 

22 mins – Conor O’Donnell from Buncrana, who is keeping goal for UCD makes a fine tip-over save from Gareth Harkin after the midfielder ran from the circle and shot with the outside of his right boot. 0-0 (1-0 agg)  

20 mins – Great run from Josh Mailey forward, but he’s unable to get sufficient purchase on the shot and it sails over the the Town End. Finn Harps 0-0 UCD (1-0 agg)  

GOAL! Shamrock Rovers 0-1 Drogheda United. Mick Daly. https://t.co/wo2JybZMgV#LOI — Goal Ireland (@GoalComIreland) October 30, 2015

13 mins – Two corners in quick succession for Harps, just before the first the ball broke momentarily to Packie Mailey, only for the visitors to clear from the edge of the six-yard box. Finn Harps 0-0 UCD (1-0 on aggregate)

Big goal for Limerick in the Premier Division. Shane Duggan’s goal at Sligo means the pressure is all on Drogheda United, who are away to Shamrock Rovers. As it stands, Limerick are going to pip Drogheda United to second from bottom. Whoever comes second last plays Harps or UCD.

GOOOOOOOAL! DUGGAN! 1-0 LIMERICK! — LimerickLeader Sport (@LimkLeaderSport) October 30, 2015

4 mins – Ryan Swan got in behind following a long ball and was sheparded off the ball by Keith Cowan. Good defending. Finn Harps 0-0 UCD (1-0 on aggregate)

Great crowd here at Finn Park, at a guess-timate saying around the 2,000-mark. Good to see. There’s blue and white flags on the bridge intersecting Stranorlar and Ballybofey. Naomh Conaill might ask for them to be left up for Sunday’s Ulster club championship fixture against Trillick

Here’s the team that Ollie Horgan is sending into battle tonight, with Ciaran Coll having scored the only goal last week as the Ballybofey side won 1-0 at the UCD Bowl.

Finn Harps: Ciaran Gallagher; Damien McNulty, Keith Cowan, Packie Mailey; Josh Mailey, Raymond Foy, Gareth Harkin, Tony McNamee, Ciaran Coll; Nathan Boyle, Kevin McHugh.

UCD: Conor O’Donnell; Daniel Tobin, Michael Leahy, Tomas Boyle, Mark Langrty; Ryan Swan, Gary O’Neill, Robbie Benson, Jamie Doyle; Daire O’Connor; Conor Cannon.

Live Updates: Finn Harps v UCD was last modified: December 21st, 2015 by Alan Foley
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Alan Foley

MA in Journalism graduate from NUI Galway and BBS Marketing and NC in Online Marketing from LyIT, who has worked covering sport in Donegal since 2004. Part of Donegal Democrat who won McNamee awards in 2013 and 2015 for 'best provincial publication'. Reseacher for 'Jimmy's Winnin' Matches' documentary and Rory Kavanagh's autobiography 'Winning'

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