4 v 1 
CabinteelyVideo
Details
| Date | Time | League | Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 April 2021 | 7:45 pm | LOI Men's First Division | 2021 |
Match Report
Second half brace seals the deal for Students
UCD were powerful throughout, as the students remained unbeaten thanks to a 4-1 win over Cabinteely in this Southside derby at the UCD Bowl.
This was a superb performance by Andrew Meyler's charges, typified by the enigmatic Colm Whelan up front who scored a hat-trick, ensured that they were far too strong for Cabinteely who never recovered from a sucker-punch goal from Whelan in the sixth minute.
The match started at a frantic pace with both teams attacking with vigour early on as Liam Kerrigan looked dangerous for UCD in the opening exchanges, while Cabinteely had appeals for a handball in the UCD area turned away.
It didn’t take long for the opening goal of this contest, and it was certainly a memorable one from the visitors, when Cabinteely launched an attack and pushed their defence up after a long clearance. However, Lorcan Healy was smartly off his line and his clearance was nodded on by Liam Kerrigan and Colm Whelan kept his run onside as the visitors defence pushed up.
Whelan found himself in acres of space in front of goal keeping his composure and placing the ball beyond Hayden in the Cabinteely goal. Cabo tried to reply quickly when Dan Casey volleyed the ball goalwards but Healy saved it easily.
Both sides had spells of good possession, but it would be Sam Todd who would come closest to the next goal in the 20th minute after he headed a cross which hit the post.
Cabinteely were slowly growing into the game and in the 24th minute, after a bit of confusion in the UCD defence, Marty Waters curled a left-footed shot aiming for the left corner, but his shot hit the post.
Dean Casey made a very intelligent run in behind the UCD defence. However, his attempted looping header over Lorcan Healy is caught by the students keeper. Unfortunately, for Cabinteely, that would be as good as it got.
In the final minute of the half, a wonderful pass from Donal Higgins, on his first start this season, placed Whelan through on goal and the most clinical striker in the division made absolutely no mistake as he found the net for the second time in this game.
The Kilkenny man began the second half brilliantly. Boore passed a wonderful ball placing Whelan in behind the Cabinteely defence, and he turned back around the defender to create an angle and curled it to the bottom right corner of the goal to ensure a hat-trick.
Cabinteely were quick to respond in the 51st minute, when he expertly curled a free kick into the top right hand corner. However, within five minutes, Whelan was instrumental again, this time as a creator of goals.
Donal Higgins flicked on a header into the path of Whelan and he dribbled down the right wing, cutting inside, and setting up Higgins in the penalty area to score UCD’s fourth goal of the night.
As both sides made substitutions on the hour mark, the tempo of the match changed for the remaining 30 minutes, while the result was never in doubt.
Timeline
| 11. Colm Whelan | 6' | |
| 43' | 2. Daniel Blackbyrne | |
| 11. Colm Whelan | 45' | |
| 45' | 20. Kevin Knight | |
| 11. Colm Whelan | 47' | |
| 21. Paul Doyle | 51' | |
| 51' | 19. Dean Casey | |
| 13. Donal Higgins | 56' | |
| Donal Higgins Mark Dignam | 57' | |
| Dara Keane Sean Brennan | 57' | |
| 59' | Dean Casey Niall Barnes | |
| 59' | Kieran Butler Ben Hanrahan | |
| 59' | Alex Aspil Deane Watters | |
| 66' | 18. Zak O'Neill | |
| 67' | Sean McDonald Conor Knight | |
| Michael Gallagher Michael McHugh | 73' | |
| 3. Evan Weir | 77' | |
| 79' | 19. Vilius Labutis | |
| Colm Whelan Danu Kinsella Bishop | 84' | |
| Liam Kerrigan Adam Lennon | 84' | |
| 87' | Kieran Marty Waters Jem Campion |
Past Meetings
|
(Series 17)
5 - 1LOI Men's First Division
UCD Bowl University College Dublin AFC v Cabinteely |
|
(Series 8)
0 - 3LOI Men's First Division
Stradbrook Cabinteely v University College Dublin AFC |
Ground
| UCD Bowl |
|---|
| UCD Bowl, Greenfield Park, Greenfield, Roebuck, Clonskeagh-Belfield ED, Dublin, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, County Dublin, Leinster, D04 XT65, Ireland |
Paul Regan
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As Cabinteely push for another goal, we will have 4 minutes extra time.
Jem Campion on. Marty Waters off.
Jem Campion on. Marty Waters off.
With 5 minutes to go, Cabinteely are pressuring for another goal. They win a free-kick on the left but the attack comes to nothing.
Kinsella-Bishop on. Colm Whelan off.
Lennon on. Kerrigan off.
Lennon on. KErrigan off.
Yellow card for Labutis after a tough tackle.
With just 13 minutes left here, the game has petered out a little bit, as perhaps both sides know the result of the game.
Evan Weir earns a yellow after arguing with the referee.
Zak O'Neill earns a yellow after a late challenge.
Niall Barnes on. Dean CAsey off.
Niall Barnes on. Dean CAsey off.
Hanrahan off. Butler on.
Hanrahan off. Butler on.
Watters on- Aspil off
Watters on- Aspil off
Dignam subs on for Donal Higgins
Dara Keane for Sean Brennan
Dara Keane for Sean Brennan
Great play from Colm Whelan on the right wing sets up Higgins in the area for a shot and he slots it to the back of the net.
Casey takes the resulting free-kick and punishes UCD for the foul by expertly finishing the free-kick to the back of the net. 3-1
50 minutes played. 3-0 UCD.
A great pass from Boore into the path of Whelan puts him behind the Cabinteely defence and he cuts in around the defender to score his third of the game. A hat-trick for the Kilkenny man.
SEcond half kicks off.
Kevin Knight is yellow carded after a talk with the referee.
A wonderful through pass from Donal Higgins , on his first start for UCD, places Whelan through on goal and he makes no mistake for his second of the game. 2-0 UCD.
Luke McWilliams bravely clears a cross from UCD and picks up a late tackle from a UCD player.
A Cabinteely cross from the right hand side finds Dean Casey who made A very intelligent run in behind the UCD defence. However his attempted looping header over Lorcan Healy is caught by the UCD keeper.
After a half hour played, both teams look fairly evenly balanced and only a clinical finish from Whelan seperates the teams.
After a bit of confusion in the UCD defence, In what is Cabinteely's best attack of the game, Marty Waters curls a left-footed shot aiming for the left corner, but his shot hits the post.
Sean McDonald finds some space for Cabinteely from a throw-in and he gets a shot away but his volley is saved easily by the keeper.
Good work from UCD down the right hand side. A cross into the box is met by Todd who hits the post.
It has been a yo-yo game so far with both teams having good possession.
As Cabinteely try to reply quickly, Dean Casey volleys the ball goalwards but Healy saves it easily.
After a long clearance from the UCD defence, a clever flick on frees Colm Whelan through one-on-one with the keeper and he calmly finishes to the back of the net.
UCD have started well from the kick-off with Kerrigan looking dangerous on the left.
UCD have started well from the kick-off with Kerrigan looking dangerous on the left.
UCD have started well from the kick-off with Kerrigan looking dangerous on the left.
Welcome tonight to the UCD Bowl in Belfield for the meeting of UCD and Cabinteely.