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Date Time League Season
8 October 2021 7:45 pm LOI Men's First Division 2021

Match Report

Cobh craft victory over Cabo

Goals from Danny O’Connell and Jake Hegarty ended Cobh Rambler’s 10-game winless streak with a 2-1 win at Stradbrook tonight against Cabinteely in the First Division.

Darren Murphy’s men were defensively solid in a scrappy and physical game that had very few clear-cut chances.

Cabinteely kept pushing, with Alex Aspil grabbing a goal, but it only provided mere consolation.

Darren Murphy’s men were defensively solid in a scrappy and physical game that had very few clear-cut chances. 

Cabo dominated possession during the opening periods of the game but it was the visitors that provided the first chance of the evening, when James McCarthy found space in the box only to blast the ball high over the bar. 

Just three minutes later Ramblers would get the opener. Cabinteely captain Daniel Blackbyrne misplaced a pass to set a Cobh counter-attack in motion. Danny O’Connell managed to stay on his feet before dinking the ball over Harry Halwax. 

Cobh looked happy to sit back and allow Pat Devlin’s side to play in front of them. Cabinteely struggled to break down their low block and went into the break a goal down and lacking inspiration. 

The hosts looked more up for it after the restart, upping the pace and intensity of the game. 

Chances were still at a premium, but Eoin McPhillips was denied a wonder goal from distance, when a backpedaling Sean Barron managed to tip his effort over the bar. 

Jake Hegarty would go close for Cobh, wrestling off a Cabo defender before dragging his shot wide. However, the Ballinacurra native would redeem himself just a minute later when he doubled The Rams’s lead with a brilliant header. 

Large parts of the second-half were scrappy. The game was played at a slow pace. Despite their lead Darren Murphy's side continued to pursue a third goal, but came to no avail.  

Only in the final five minutes would Cabinteely apply any pressure, culminating in an injury-time goal from substitute Alex Aspil. Aspil found himself with an empty net after a great driving run and cut-back from Conor Knight. 

The result means that both Cobh and Cabinteely are now level on points with 22 each. Ramblers host Shels next week, while Cabo will make the trip to Bray. 

Cabinteely
25Harry Halwax Goalkeeper
2Daniel Blackbyrne Defender
3Kevin Knight Defender 41'
4Jack Hudson Defender
14Jack Watson 6 Midfielder
15Eoin Massey 18 Midfielder
19Luke McWilliams Defender
20Eoin McPhillips 21 Midfielder
22Dean Casey 11 Midfielder
33Mitchell Byrne 27 Defender
34Ben Feeney Forward
1Adam Hayden Goalkeeper
5Dan Tobin Defender
6Alex Aspil 14 Midfielder
11Sean McDonald 22 Forward
12Niall Barnes Midfielder
18Conor Knight 15 Midfielder
21Jamin Nwanze 20
29Jem Campion Forward
27Jack O’Reilly 33 Defender

Cobh Ramblers
1Sean Barron Goalkeeper
3Darryl Walsh Defender
5Ben O’Riordan Defender
2John Kavanagh Defender
19James McCarthy 12 Defender
4Lee Devitt Midfielder
39Jason Abbott Midfielder 54'
15David O’Leary Midfielder 29'
20Danny O’Connell 9 Midfielder 9'
10Jake Hegarty 11 Forward 64'
14Stephen O’Leary 21 Midfielder
22Corey Chambers Goalkeeper
21Luke Kennedy 14 Goalkeeper
8Pierce Phillips Midfielder
9Killian Cooper 20 Forward 82'
11Conor Drinan 10 Defender
12Naythan Coleman 19 Defender
16Darren Murphy Forward
27Alex Hill Defender
26Fionn Duggan Midfielder

Timeline

 9' 11. Danny O'Connell
 29' 6. David O'Leary
Jack Watson
Alex Aspil		36' 
20. Kevin Knight 41' 
 54' 39. Jason Abbott
Dean Casey
Sean McDonald		63' 
Mitchell Byrne
Jack O'Reilly		63' 
 64' 9. Jake Hegarty
Eoin Massey
Conor Knight		74' 
Eoin McPhillips
Jamin Nwanze		74' 
 76'Stephen O'Leary
Luke Kennedy
 76'Danny O'Connell
Killian Cooper
 82' 9. Killian Cooper
 84'James McCarthy
Naythan Coleman
 89'Jake Hegarty
Conor Drinan
  • 90'

    GOAL! Conor Knight pulls the ball back for Alex Aspil who taps into an empy net

  • 89'

    Hegarty is replaced by Conor Drinan

  • 84'

    Naythan Coleman replaces James McCarthy

  • 83'

    Aspil plays the ball into Ben Feeney in the Cobh box, who proceeds to blast his shot over the bar

  • 82'

    Killian Cooper is booked for blocking Harry Halwax's throw

  • 74'

    Eoin Massey and Eoin McPhillips are replaced by Conor Knight and Jamin Nwanze

  • 72'

    Stoppage in play as Eoin McPhillips is down with an injury

  • 70'

    It has been a scrappy second-half that has not produced many chances, Cobh will be more than happy with their two-goal cushion and look at ease to sit back

  • 64'

    GOAL! Hegarty makes up for his miss a minute ago with a great header to double Cobh's lead

  • 63'

    Sean McDonald and Jack O'Reilly replace Mitchell Byrne and Dean Casey

  • 63'

    What a miss! Hegarty wrestles off a defender but drags wide a glorious chance

  • 62'

    A great last-ditch clearance from Lee Devitt denies a certain goal for Mitchell Byrne

  • 60'

    The Rams win a corner

  • 58'

    Harry Halwax makes a great save against O'Connell after a nice run from the Cobh winger

  • 54'

    Jason Abbott is booked, preventing a counter-attack

  • 53'

    McPhillips with a great shot from distance and Sean Barron pulls off an even better save

  • 50'

    Harry Halwax collects the free-kick

  • 50'

    O'Connell wins a dangerous free for Ramblers just out on the right-hand side.

  • 49'

    Eoin McPhillips is fouled, free to Cabo. Both teams have started this second-half with some venom

  • 45'

    Cobh kick things off for the second-half

  • 45'

    HT: Cobh go into the break a goal to the good. It has been a fairly even game barring Cobh's early opener

  • 45'

    Darryl Walsh fires a volley over the bar

  • 45'

    Two minutes to be added on

  • 44'

    Cobh win a corner

  • 41'

    Kevin Knight booked for a tackle on Danny O'Connell

  • 36'

    Alex Aspil is on

  • 36'

    Jack Watson comes off with an injury

  • 34'

    Jake Hegarty has a goal ruled out for offside

  • 32'

    Intensity has just gone out of the game. Cabo enjoying most of the ball, but Cobh have looked lethal on the break

  • 29'

    David O'Leary is booked

  • 24'

    Free-kick comes to nothing

  • 24'

    Cabo win a free-kick in a dangerous position, John Kavangh committing the foul

  • 21'

    Cabinteely win a corner-kick

  • 19'

    Daniel Blackbyrne is forced into putting the ball out of play, conceding a corner to Cobh

  • 16'

    A scrappy piece of play in the Cobh box leads to a close-range header from Ben Feeney trickling wide

  • 13'

    Mitchell Byrne looks to put Feeney through with a chipped pass but Sean Barron rushes off his line to gather the ball

  • 9'

    Cobh take the lead! A quick counter-attack ends with Danny O'Connell dinking the ball over Harry Halwax

  • 6'

    McCarthy goes close! Cobh with the first real chance of the game a McCarthy volley that goes over the bar

  • 4'

    Sean Barron catches the proceeding corner

  • 4'

    Cabo win a corner, Watson's cross is deflected out after a lovely move from the hosts.

  • 3'

    Cobh win a free-kick, Jake Hegarty is fouled by Kevin Knight

  • 1'

    The hosts get us underway

  • Kick-off is just under 15 minutes away!

  • Cobh are in need of a win this evening if they are remain just above 10th placed Wexford. While, the hosts are looking to end a six game winless streak, a run which has seen them muster just one point. Both sides have had seasons to forget which also included an early exit from the FAI Cup each.

  • Team news for both sides is in

  • Hello and welcome to FinalWhistle.ie's coverage of tonight's First Division game between Cabinteely FC and Cobh Ramblers. My name is Seán Crosbie and I will be updating you on tonight's match. Kick-off at Stradbrook is 7.45pm

Past Meetings
(Series 16)
1 - 0
LOI Men's First Division
St. Colman's Park

Cobh Ramblers v Cabinteely

(Series 7)
1 - 0
LOI Men's First Division
Stradbrook

Cabinteely v Cobh Ramblers

(Series 15)
1 - 2
LOI Men's First Division
St. Colman's Park

Cobh Ramblers v Cabinteely

(Series 6)
1 - 0
LOI Men's First Division
Stradbrook

Cabinteely v Cobh Ramblers

Ground

Stradbrook
Windsor Park, Lansville, Blackrock-Monkstown ED, Blackrock, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, County Dublin, Leinster, A96 TW60, Ireland

Seán is a final year Journalism student in DCU.