2 v 1 
Wexford FCDetails
| Date | Time | League | Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2023 | 7:30 pm | LOI Men's First Division | 2023 |
Match Report
Town End Losing Streak To Move To Eight
Goals from Cristian Magerusan and Beineon O’Brien Whitmarsh saw Longford Town pick up a valuable three points and move up to eighth in the table with victory over Wexford at Bishopsgate.
The visitors ended the game with 10 men after Brandon McCann was shown a straight red in the 87th minute.
The two players were immense throughout for Stephen Henderson’s side. Magerusan broke the deadlock in the 38th minute but Wexford were back on level terms through Danny Furlong three minutes from the break.
O’Brien Whitmarsh gave Town the lead again in the 61st minute. It proved to be the winner as Town picked up their first win since they defeated Wexford away in May.
Viktor Serdeniuk shot over the bar in the 10th minute. O’Brien Whitmarsh proved to be a threat for the home side. He played a good ball to Josh Giurgi in the 20th minute but he headed at Charlie Heffernan.
McCann had a couple of chances to give his side the lead but he squandered them. In the space of two minutes Town keeper Jack Brady did very well to keep his goal intact. Darragh Levingston played a fine ball to Aaron Dobbs, Brady made a fine save to deny him, it came off Dobbs and out for a goal-kick.
The Town netminder denied Levingston, the ball fell to Levingston but Gary Armstrong got back to clear the danger with a fantastic tackle.
Somewhat against the run of play the home side took the lead in the 38th minute.
O’Brien Whitmarsh drove forward, passed the ball to Gavin O’Brien who in turns crossed to Magerusan and he shot home from close range.
The lead only lasted four minutes. A corner from Levingston wasn’t cleared and it eventually fell to Danny Furlong at the back post and he made no mistake. Just before the half-time whistle Cian Byrne had a chance to put Town back in front but he blasted the ball over the bar when he really should’ve done better.
Wexford keeper Charlie Heffernan spilled Armstrong’s effort in the 52nd minute but O’Brien Whitmarsh just couldn’t get the rebound. Town went back in front in the 61st minute. Magerusan this time turned provider and O’Brien Whitmarsh with the finish.
O’Brien Whitmarsh caused havoc for Wexford everytime he was on the ball and they struggled to contain him. Town tried to catch the visitors on the counter on a number of occasions.
Wexford were reduced to 10 men in the 87th minute when McCann was shown a straight red for an off the ball incident.
Timeline
| 4' | Hugh Douglas | |
| 21' | Kian Corbally Mark Hanratty | |
| Aaron Walsh | 28' | |
| 33' | 2. Darragh Levingston | |
| 9. Cristian Magerusan | 38' | |
| 42' | 15. Danny Furlong | |
| 7. Beineon O'Brien Whitmarsh | 49' | |
| 7. Beineon O'Brien Whitmarsh | 61' | |
| 72' | Mark Hanratty Aaron Doran | |
| 78' | 13. James Crawford | |
| James Doona Jamal Ibrahim | 81' | |
| Gavin O'Brien Mohamed Boudiaf | 81' | |
| 82' | Hugh Douglas Sean Fitzpatrick | |
| 87' | 16. Brandon McCann | |
| 87' | 10. Aaron Dobbs | |
| 19. Mohamed Boudiaf | 90' |
Past Meetings
|
(Round 15)
0 - 3LOI Men's First Division
Ferrycarrig Park Wexford FC 0-3 Longford Town FC |
|
(Round 9)
1 - 2LOI Men's First Division
Bishopsgate, Longford Longford Town FC 1-2 Wexford FC |
|
(Round 29)
1 - 0LOI Men's First Division
Bishopsgate, Longford Longford Town 1-0 Wexford FC |
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(Round 21)
2 - 1LOI Men's First Division
Ferrycarrig Park Wexford FC v Longford Town |
|
(Round 15)
2 - 1LOI Men's First Division
Bishopsgate, Longford Longford Town v Wexford FC |
|
(Round 6)
0 - 3LOI Men's First Division
Ferrycarrig Park Wexford FC v Longford Town |
|
(Series 18)
2 - 1LOI Men's First Division
Ferrycarrig Park Wexford FC v Longford Town |
|
(Series 9)
3 - 1LOI Men's First Division
Bishopsgate, Longford Longford Town v Wexford FC |
2LOI Men's Premier Division
Ferrycarrig Park Wexford FC v Longford Town FC |
2 - 4LOI Men's Premier Division
Bishopsgate, Longford Longford Town FC v Wexford FC |
2LOI Men's Premier Division
Ferrycarrig Park Wexford FC v Longford Town FC |
Ground
| Bishopsgate, Longford |
|---|
| City Calling Stadium, L50021, Mullolagher, Cloondara ED, Longford Municipal District, County Longford, Leinster, Ireland |
Deniese O'Flaherty
Deniese is a freelance sports journalist/broadcaster. She has worked for several local and national media outlets. GAA and soccer are her great loves and she also follows rugby league and snooker. She's a big supporter of her local clubs St. Mary's GAA Granard and Longford Town. She also follows Celtic, Liverpool and Leeds Rhinos. She presented and produced a popular sports podcast last year where she interviewed Ray Houghton, Chris Kamara and John Hartson. Deniese is currently Head of Communications for Boccia Ireland
Boudiaf is booked
Aaron Dobbs is booked
Brandon McCann is sent off. Something off the ball
Cian Byrne defending very well
Aaron Walsh is down injured. Appears to be cramp
Jamal Ibrahim attempts a bicycle kick
Hughie Douglas is off
Sean Fitzpatrick is on
James Doona is off
Jamal Ibrahim is on
Gavin O'Brien is off
Mohamed Boudiaf is on
Town are trying to catch Wexford on the break
James Crawford is booked
Mark Hanratty is off
Mark Hanratty is off
Aaron Doran is on for Wexford
Beineon O'Brien Whitmarsh with the goal his performance deserves. Magerusan with the ball, Josh Giurgi steps over it and it falls nice for the Cork man
Hugh Douglas with a good tackle on O'Brien Whitmarsh
Town a lot better in this second half.
Charlie Heffernan spills Gary Armstrong's effort but O'Brien Whitmarsh just couldn't get the rebound.
James Doona's shot is just over
Cian Byrne should've done better there.
Darragh Levingston is booked
Danny Furlong levels for Wexford. Was Furlong offside?
Beineon O'Brien Whitmarsh is booked
Cristian Magerusan puts Town up. Great run from O'Brien Whitmarsh, he plays the ball to Gavin O'Brien who finds Magerusan and he shoots home from close range
The referee spots that Darragh Levingston has used his arm to stop the ball and it's a free to the home side.
Jack Brady helps his side again. The goalkeeper makes an excellent save to deny Levingston and then Gary Armstrong makes a fantastic tackle to stop Levingston from picking up the rebound
A fine ball from Levingston to Aaron Dobbs, Jack Brady makes a fine save to deny him, it comes off Dobbs and out for a goal-kick
Ball falls to McCann but it's way over the bar
The strong wind carries it out for a goal-kick
Corner for Wexford
Aaron Walsh is booked
McCann picks up the ball and from outside the box he hits his effort wide
Levingston to Brandon McCann, but he somehow messes up. A let off for the home side
Darragh Levingston blasts over
The injured Kian Corbally goes off
Mark Hanratty is on
Good play from the home side. O'Brien Whitmarsh to Josh Giurgi but Heffernan gathers his header
Beineon O'Brien Whitmarsh to Kyle O'Connor, takes too heavy a touch and Ben Lynch is able to clear
Scrappy encounter so far.
Ref spots a foul in the Town box so free out.
Free to Wexford
Aaron Dobbs heads the ball on but Aaron Walsh defends well
Viktor Serdeniuk blasts over the bar after some good play from Town.
Reece Webb has to clear the danger away
Hugh Douglas is booked
Great ball from Cian Byrne down to Josh Giurgi but under pressure he concedes a throw
Several familiar faces in the Wexford squad for Longford Town supporters. Wexford manager James Keddy was also assistant manager with the Town.
Town lost 4-0 away to leaders Galway Utd last weekend
Wexford are in sixth place in the table at the moment. Last weekend they defeated Finn Harps 1-0 in Ballybofey
Town will want to stop a run of four defeats in a row.
Welcome to Final Whistle's coverage of Longford Town versus Wexford. Deniese O'Flaherty here to keep you updated on proceedings