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Date Time League Season
29 August 2021 2:00 pm FAI Cup 2021

Match Report

Wexford into first Cup quarter final in five years

Wexford FC have progressed to the quarter final of the FAI Cup for the first time since 2016 with a 2-0 away win over 10-man Killester Donnycarney FC thanks to goals from Tyler Dunphy and Karl Manahan in Dublin.

Wexford were without talisman Jack Doherty early on after he suffered a knock and struggled to create chances. 

The few that they did manage to create either missed the target or were saved by Killester goalkeeper Jack Lydon. Lydon pulled off a great save with his feet from a point blank header. 

 Killester carved out chances for themselves with Robert Dunne cannoning a shot off of the crossbar. Mark Ryan also came very close with a speculative volley that would have been a goal of the season contender had it found the back of the net. 

Sam Burgess caused all sorts of problems for Ian Ryan’s defence with his pace and mazey dribbles. 

Jack Moylan was left with creating the majority of Wexford’s chances in the first-half, but struggled to get going. 

After the restart, the visitors began to dominate more of the ball. The second-half opened with a barrage of Wexford crosses into the Killester box, but none of them found a desired target. 

The breakthrough came just 10 minutes into the second-half. Evan Farrell managed to get free inside the box and squared the ball across for Tyler Dunphy to tap home his first senior goal for Wexford. 

Proceedings would go from bad to worse for the hosts when Ryan Robinson lunged into Evan Farrell with a late tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him red. 

Just a minute later Karl Manahan put the final nail in the coffin. A deft finish from the edge of the box placed into the bottom corner to double Wexford’s lead. 

This afternoon’s win means that Ian Ryan’s men are now three games unbeaten, their best run of form this season. Their cup run is a bright spark in what has been a poor season.

MORE TO FOLLOW

Killester Donnycarney

1Jack Lydon Goalkeeper
2Sean Rogers Defender 33'
4Steven Nolan Midfielder
3Craig Giles Defender
5Ryan Robinson 65'
6Michael Kelly (KD) Midfielder
7Mark Ryan Midfielder
8Stephen Chambers Midfielder
9Eoin Fowler Forward
10Robbie Dunne 16 Forward 76'
11Samuel Burgess 17 Midfielder
19Evan White Goalkeeper
12Darren Kavanagh Defender
13Cian Whelan Defender
14Matthew Taaffe Defender
15Gary Kenna Defender
16Karl Moore 10 Midfielder
17David Blake 11 Midfielder
18Josh Scully Midfielder
20Eric Madden Midfielder

Wexford FC

1Jimmy Corcoran Goalkeeper
2Thomas Considine 11 Defender
4Paul Cleary 3 Defender
29Lorcan Fitzgerald Defender 65'
15Kevin McEvoy Defender
9Karl Fitzsimons 23 Defender
8Karl Manahan Forward 66'
21Harry Groome Midfielder
10Jack Doherty 6 Midfielder
23Jack Moylan Midfielder
19Evan Farrell Forward 39'
30Sean Martin Goalkeeper
3Cian Kelly (Pats) 4 Defender
6Jack Connolly 14 Midfielder
11Paul Fox 2 Midfielder
14Tyler Dunphy 6 Midfielder 55'
23Nicky Leonard 9
24Luke Scanlon Midfielder
25Ayman Yousif Forward
28Donal Porter Defender
  • 87'

    Jack Moylan curls a shot off the crossbar. Evan Farrell can't put the following rebound away

  • 84'

    Cian Kelly replaces Paul Cleary and Nicky Leonard is on for Karl Fitzsimons

  • 79'

    Karl Moore replaces Robert Dunne

  • 77'

    Robert Dunne is booked for a miss-timed tackle

  • 75'

    Wexford dominating the ball now. In the space of 10 minutes the wind has been knocked out of Killester's sail

  • 66'

    GOAL! Wexford go 2-0 up. Karl Manahan with the finish

  • 65'

    Ryan Robinson sees red for a wild tackle on Paul Fox

  • 55'

    GOAL! It\'s Tyler Dunphy who taps in Evan Farrell\'s cross to give the visitors the lead

  • 51'

    A barrage of Wexford crosses fly into the Killester box but they cannot find anyone

  • 45'

    Paul Fox and Tyler Dunphy come on for Thomas Considine and Jack Connolly

  • 45'

    The hosts get the second-half underway

  • 45'

    HT: 0-0 at Hadden Park after the opening 45 minutes. Killester have matched Wexford so far

  • 45'

    Four minutes of injury time to be played

  • 39'

    Evan Farrell receives a yellow for a dangerous tackle

  • 36'

    Robert Dunne fires just over the bar after a great run from Sam Burgess

  • 33'

    Sean Rogers is booked for a rash tackle

  • 32'

    Mark Ryan strikes a volley from way out only to see it curl wide of the post. The home side beginning to pile on some pressure

  • 29'

    Killester win a free-kick in a threatening position thanks to a Lorcan Fitzgerald handball

  • 22'

    Stephen Nolan has a glorious chance for the home side but Jimmy Corcoran makes a routine save

  • 18'

    Jack Lyndon makes a great save with his feet from close range

  • 17'

    Jack Moylan fires just wide of the target

  • 11'

    Chance for Killester! Robert Dunne cracks a shot off of the frame of the Wexford goal

  • 7'

    The hosts enjoying the majority of possession so far

  • 3'

    Jack Connolly replaces him

  • 3'

    Jack Doherty comes off with a knock

  • 1'

    An early Jack Doherty shot is palmed out for a corner

  • 1'

    And we are underway in Killester

  • Ian Ryan will be hoping that his Wexford side can reach the quarter-final for the first time since 2016. While Killester Donnycarney will be hoping to replicate Maynooth's cup heroics from last night

  • Killester team news is in

  • Wexford team news is in. Kyle Robinson not in the squad while two u19s, Nicky Leonard and Luke Scanlon make the bench

  • Hello and welcome to FinalWhistle.ie's coverage of today's FAI Cup round of 16 clash between Killester Donnycarney FC vs Wexford FC live from a cloudy day here at Hadden Park

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Seán is a final year Journalism student in DCU.