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Date Time League Season
10 March 2023 8:00 pm LOI Men's First Division 2023

Match Report

Wexford Take Point Back Down The Road In Ballybofey Affair

Finn Harps and Wexford played out a scoreless draw tonight in Ballybofey in a game that lacked many big scoring chances.

There were moments throughout the game where each side was on top but neither defence were overly stretched as it was left to half chances from aerial balls for the few attempts on goal we did have.

Harps now remain winless after four games but the past two games have showed promising signs for the Donegal side. Wexford meanwhile will build on another hard earned point against a side many figure to be in the top half of the table.

The away side were the better of the two inside the opening twenty minutes. A series of corners from Levingston didn’t end up in much threat to Heimer in the Harps net. 

We had to wait 35 minutes for our first real scoring chance in the game. Hugh Douglas with the first attempt at the Harps net from a corner that forced Heimer to get down and make a decent save. This from the seventh Wexford corner off the opening half. 

It was a real half lacking quality chances as both sides were very evenly matched but Fin Harps looked the brighter of the sides going in at the break. It was scoreless at halftime. 

Both sides saw changes to their starting side before the second-half kickoff. Okwute went off injured for Harps around the half-hour mark Corbally came on at halftime for Wexford and replaced Hanratty. 

Harps had the first big chance of the second half. Filip Da Silva rose highest to head towards goal but his looping effort just drifted to the left of the post. The home side were looking more threatening as both sides seemingly went through phases on top. 

Both teams made changes as the half went on but none of the players introduced were able to cause much immediate effect as the clock ticked past the three-quarter mark of the fixture. 

A huge blow was dealt to Wexford with five minutes to go when Aaron Robinson was stretchered off in what looked to be an innocuous challenge on the far side of the pitch. Robinson was on the scoresheet last week against Athlone. 

Wexford did finish with ten men as Levingston limped off and they had used their allocated substitution spots but the away side managed to hold on for a point. 

Finn Harps travel to Longford next week whilst Wexford host a Kerry team at Ferrycarrig Park who will be looking to regroup after a thumping away to Galway tonight.

Finn Harps

1Tim Heimer Goalkeeper
4Daithi McCallion Defender
6Noe Baba Defender
7Ryan Flood Defender
10Michael Harris 8 Forward
11Seamas Keogh 15 Midfielder
12Cian Lynch 20 Forward
14Caoimhin Porter Defender
18Ellis Farrar Defender
19Daniel Okwute 9 Forward
22Ryan Rainey Midfielder
40Oisin Farrell Goalkeeper
8Katlego Mashigo 10 Midfielder
9Filip Da Silva 19 Forward
15Kevin Jordan 11 Defender
16Brendan McLaughlin Forward
20Sean O’Donnell 12 Forward
21Damian Duffy Midfielder
23Jamie McKinney Midfielder
24Sean O’Kane Midfielder

Wexford FC

18Charlie Heffernan Goalkeeper
4Hugh Douglas Defender
5Ethan Boyle Defender 40'
6Aaron Robinson 2 Midfielder
7Karl Chambers 25 Forward
8Brandon McCann Midfielder
10Aaron Dobbs Forward
11Mark Hanratty 17 Midfielder
13James Crawford Defender
14Conor Levingston Midfielder 88'
20Reece Webb Defender
1Colm Cox Goalkeeper
2Darragh Levingston 6 Midfielder
3Ben Lynch Midfielder
9Jordan Adeyemo 17 Forward
12Matthew Dunne Defender
15Danny Furlong Forward
17Kian Corbally 9 Midfielder
25Aaron Doran 7 Midfielder
  • 97'

    Full-time in Finn Park. 0-0.

  • 97'

    Noe Baba just smashed the ball out of the park to the groans of the home side.

  • 96'

    Wexford are dropping like flies here. Ethan Boyle the latest to go down with an injury,

  • 94'

    The home side are pushing for a late winner now as Levingston limped off with a hamstring injury that leaves the away side down to 10 men as they've used all their sub slots.

  • 90'

    Seven minutes added on here.

  • 90'

    Adeyemo has a pop shot drift wide and out for a throw in.

  • 84'

    Play paused here for a serious injury for Aaron Robinson.

  • 77'

    Wexford starting to put pressure on here. Aaron Dobbs with a snap shot blocked out for a corner.

  • 70'

    Attendance tonight is 1501, which in the midst of a weather warning in the country is a good attendance for the First Division.

  • 54'

    Filip Da Silva saw his looping header just drift past the post. The game is starting to come to life!

  • 50'

    Ryan Flood with the first corner for the hosts. Sails over the box and out wide.

  • 46'

    Corbally replaces Hanratty at the break for Wexford.

  • 45'

    Half time 0-0 a fair result.

  • 43'

    Ethan Boyle picks up the first booking of the game.

  • 42'

    Harps are starting to work the ball around and land threatening balls into the Wexford area but nobody has been on the end of any of them yet.

  • 36'

    Lynch had an effort go wide of Heffernan's net for the hosts which seems to have sparked his side into life.

  • 35'

    Hugh Douglas with the first attempt at the Harps net from a corner that forced Heimer to get down and make a decent save.

  • 33'

    Okwute has picked up an injury and is being replaced by Filip Da Silva.

  • 25'

    Real lack of quality so far in this fixture. No chances for either side with Harps struggling to put together any meaningful possession.

  • 16'

    Aaron Robinson saw his acrobatic effort from a corner deflect over for the away sides third corner of the game.

  • 5'

    Keogh ends up taking it and striking it over the fence. Requires a new ball.

  • 4'

    First chance for the home side as Ryan Floor has a free kick from about 20 yards outside the box.

  • 1'

    Kick-off in Finn Park!

  • Harps start in a 433 formation with Okwute and Harris either side of Lynch up top. Wexford remain unchanged from their victory over Athlone last week.

  • This game is a really tough one to call, Finn Harps need to get their first win of the First Division campaign and get their season started, meanwhile tonight's opponents did just that last week.

  • Good evening and welcome to our live text coverage of Finn Harps v Wexford FC. I'm Samuel Mansfield and I'll be keeping you up to date with events in Finn Park tonight.

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