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

Match Report

Doherty Brace Snatches Ramblers Point In Ballybofey

Jack Doherty netted a second half brace to salvage a point for Cobh Ramblers, as they came from 2-0 down to finish level with ten-man Finn Harps this evening.

Cobh lost ground in the title race to Galway, they had a nightmare first half as Seamas Keogh and Filip Da Silva both hit the net for the hosts with Wilson Waweru having the best of the chances for the visitors.

Cobh were much the better in the second half, Doherty the main influence, he may have skied a penalty into the Finn, but his two goals were crucial to see Cobh have a point to take with them on the long road home.

It was the perfect start for the hosts Caoimhin Porter crossed into the area, where Filip Da Silva did well to keep hold of possession in the area, he played a pass to Daniel Okwute whose shot was blocked but Seamas Keogh was there to strike home the rebound to put Harps ahead inside two minutes.

Cobh had chances to come back into the tie, Pierce Phillips had their first with a strike from range but it trailed wide, next Breandan Frahill had a header go into the gloves of Tim Hiemer from close range.

The hosts had to absorb the pressure but at the other end they would grab their second, pure pinball in the Cobh box saw Da Silva get possession and his effort managed to beat Lee Steacy and roll into the back of the net.

Momentum was all with Harps, Da Silva was everywhere using his link up play he played a delicious pass for Okwute, he sent the ball across the box but Michael Harris just was unable to stretch enough to get a flick to goal.

Harris almost had another chance minutes later but he was flagged offside by the linesman as Da Silva with some samba magic looked to have set him racing in on goal but he just moved behind the last man.

At the other end Harps had a serious wake up call as some poor defending allowed Wilson Waweru to get in on goal but Heimer did well to save with his legs, with the sides going in at the break still on a 2-0 scoreline.

Into the second half and Cobh started the better of the sides, they had a penalty awarded for handball but the ever reliant Jack Dohertry blazed the spot kick into the River Finn, but a couple of minutes later he vollied home an effort from a Dale Holland cross to get Cobh back into the game.

It was a much better effort from Cobh in the second half, Cian Browne floated a perfect ball into the area for Doherty to send into the back of the ent for his second and tie the game in the 78th minute.

Harps were reduced to ten men in the dying minutes as Sean O’Donnell had just come on and showed maybe some nerves and rust as he went in too eager for a tackle and as a result saw a straight red card.

Finn Harps
1Tim Heimer Goalkeeper
6Noe Baba Defender
7Ryan Flood Defender 90+1'
8Katlego Mashigo Midfielder
9Filip Da Silva Forward 11'
10Michael Harris 17 Forward 23'
11Seamas Keogh Midfielder 2'
14Caoimhin Porter Defender
18Ellis Farrar Defender
19Daniel Okwute 20 Forward 71'
22Ryan Rainey Midfielder 50'
40Oisin Farrell Goalkeeper
25Oisin Cooney Goalkeeper
16Brendan McLaughlin Forward
17Shane McMonagle 10 Midfielder
20Sean O’Donnell 19 Forward 82'
21Damian Duffy Midfielder
44Shaunie Bradley Forward

Cobh Ramblers
1Lee Steacy Goalkeeper
2Michael McCarthy 9 Defender
3Cian Browne Defender 16'
5Breandan Frahill Defender
6Charlie Lyons Defender
7Wilson Waweru Forward
8Pierce Phillips Midfielder
10Jack Doherty Midfielder 55', 72'
64'
28Dale Holland 11 Midfielder 76'
34James O’Leary 24 Defender
39Jason Abbott Midfielder
30Darragh Burke Goalkeeper
4Justin Eguaibor Defender
9Jake Hegarty 2 Forward
11Conor Drinan 28 Defender
16Luke Desmond Midfielder
17Claudio Osorio Midfielder
18Callum Stringer Midfielder
24Issa Kargbo 34 Defender
29Tiernan O’Brien Midfielder

Timeline

11. Seamas Keogh 2' 
Filip Da Silva 11' 
 16' 3. Cian Browne
Michael Harris 23' 
11. Ryan Rainey 50' 
 55' 19. Jack Doherty
Michael Harris
Shane McMonagle		62' 
 64' 19. Jack Doherty
11. Daniel Okwute 71' 
 72' 19. Jack Doherty
 76' 28. Dale Holland
Daniel Okwute
Sean O'Donnell		77' 
 78'James O'Leary
Issa Kargbo
 79'Dale Holland
Conor Drinan
20. Sean O'Donnell 82' 
 88'Michael McCarthy
Jake Hegarty
7. Ryan Flood 90+1' 
  • 94'

    All over in Ballybofey as Jack Doherty comes up clutch for his side to take a point in an entertaining tie in Ballybofey

  • 91'

    Ryan Flood in the book as the referee has been kept busy

  • 88'

    Chane for Cobh as Jake Hegarty is in for Michael McCarthy

  • 82'

    Harps down to ten men as O'Donnell is shown red for a nasty tackle

  • 78'

    Double change for Cobh, Osorio and Kargbo on for O'Leary and Holland

  • 77'

    Change for Harps as Okwute comes off for Sean O\'Donnell

  • 72'

    Another card... Dale Holland this time fairly rough tackle border line a red

  • 72'

    DOHERTY DOES IT AGAIN WE ARE LEVEL

  • 71'

    Okwute the next player into the book

  • 64'

    Doherty a little too passionate and goes into the book

  • 64'

    Harps make a change and Shane McGonagle replaces Harris

  • 55'

    He missed a penalty minutes ago but Doherty manages to find the net this time and Cobh are right back into the tie

  • 50'

    JACK DOHERTY ABSOLUTELY SKIES IT

  • 49'

    Appeals for a hand ball awarded as Cobh have a penalty

  • 46'

    And we are underway for the second half

  • 45'

    No added on time as the referee blows for the break, Harps going in much the happier have controlled a lot of the game but can thank Heimer for keeping it at 2-0

  • 33'

    Almost a huge blunder in the Harps back line gives Wilson Waweru a big chance to score, but Tim Hiemer makes a big save with his legs to deny him

  • 31'

    Harris races in behind the Cobh rear guard but the flag goes up for offside

  • 23'

    Bit of a lash out by Michael Harris and he gets a yellow card for his troubles

  • 16'

    Cian Browne gets the first booking of the night

  • 15'

    Ryan Flood strikes a free kick in a dangerous area for Harps but the ball will need collecting over the fence

  • 11'

    Harps double their lead through Filip Da Silva, a big poachers finish from the striker, he gets the ball to his feet in the are a small bit of fortune to get there and he strikes to the back of the Cobh net, Harps are motoring here

  • 10'

    Cobh come close again as Breandan Frahill had a header go into the gloves of Tim Hiemer

  • 6'

    Pierce Phillips has a strike from range looking to get Cobh level but it trails wide

  • 2'

    What a start for Finn Harps, a lovely ball into the area, Daniel Okwute had a shot cleared off the line it fell to Seamas Keogh and he buried it into the back of the net

  • 1'

    Harps will kick us off as the game is underway

  • The teams are out now as the action is due to get underway

  • Hearing it was a health and safety incident pre match as to why we have a delayed kick off

  • Kick off delayed unsure as the reason why will update once I hear more

  • Just 15 minutes now until kick off in Ballybofey

  • Cobh hand a first start of the season to James O’Leary, while Jason Abbott captains on his birthday looking to add three points to his celebrations this evening

  • In team news for Harps, Okwute, Mashigo, Keogh start while, Lynch, Jordan, Cowan miss out through injury while McCallion is on international duty

  • No pitch inspection needed as the Friday night lights return to Donegal, with Finn harps looking for their first win of the season at Finn Park always a tricky spot to go to in the league, Cobh looking to remain on course to tackle Galway in the title race, my name is Diarmuid Kearney and I will be updating all of the action from Finn Park this evening

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Finn Harps v Cobh Ramblers

Ground

Finn Park
Finn Park, Navenny Street, Stranorlar Electoral Division, Lifford-Stranorlar Municipal District, County Donegal, F93 Y27K, Ireland

Diarmuid Kearney is a freelance Sports Journalist based in Co Kerry. He has more than 5 years experience covering domestic and international soccer for different media organisations, while also working for local and national print and digital organisations covering GAA.