The Liam Miller Tribute Match between an Ireland/Celtic XI and a Manchester United XI will take place at Pairc Ui Chaoimh, Cork on Tuesday the 25th September 2018. Tickets will go on sale from Monday 13th August from Ticketmaster and will range in price from €20 (Terrace), €40 – €50 (North & South Stands), €90 (Premium).
Following their Thursday evening scoreless draw with AEK Larnaca in the home first leg of the UEFA Europa League, Dundalk returned to domestic league action when they secured a two nil victory over Bohemian at Oriel Park on Sunday evening to return to the summit of the Airtricity League Premier Division.
There were four Airtricity League Premier Division contests completed this Friday evening with EIR Sport bringing live coverage of the Tallaght Stadium meeting of Shamrock Rovers and Sligo Rovers which ended in a two nil victory for the hosts.
The Carlisle Grounds witnessed beleaguered Bray Wanderers go down to a three one defeat by visitors Cork City who returned to the summit, two points ahead of Dundalk, but the ‘Lilywhites’ do have two matches in hand.
Derry City overcame St Patrick’s Athletic by two goals to one in the Brandywell while Limerick also secured a two one victory over visitors Waterford in the Markets Field.
Dundalk played out a scoreless draw in the first leg of their UEFA Europa League second round tie against AEK Larnaca of Cyprus in Oriel Park on Thursday evening with the second leg scheduled for the following Thursday at 4.30pm in Larnaca. The winners will meet the losers of the Champions League tie between Ajax (Holland) and Sturm Graz (Austria) with the Dutch side holding a two nil advantage from the home first leg.
Also in second round first leg action on Thursday evening were Scottish and English representatives Aberdeen and Burnley who played out a one all draw at Pittodrie. The hosts included Tommie Hoban in their starting eleven while Stephen Gleeson was a second half substitute. Fellow midfielder Chris Forrester was an unused substitute for the ‘Dons’. The visiting ‘Clarets’ had Jeff Hendrick and Stephen Ward in their starting eleven while Kevin Long and Jonathan Walters were unused substitutes.
Two of our Airtricity League Premier Division sides who suffered midweek UEFA disappointment, were in opposition on Monday evening when Cork City crushed visitors Derry City by five goals to nil in Turner’s Cross.
Dundalk have been handed an extra incentive for victory over AEK Larnaca of Cyprus in the second round of the UEFA Europa League following Monday’s third round draw where the winners will meet the winners of the tie between Ajax (Holland) and Sturm Graz (Austria).
Following their elimination from the UEFA Champions League, Cork City enter the third qualifying round stage of the UEFA Europa League where they have been drawn against the losers of the Glasgow Celtic/Rosenborg (Norway) second round Champions League tie. City will be at home in the first leg which is scheduled for Thursday the 9th August.
Following their Thursday evening European disappointment in Solna, Shamrock Rovers were on the road again as they travelled to face Waterford in the Airtricity League Premier Division on Sunday afternoon at the RSC where a Gary Shaw goal on seventy five minutes secured three valuable points for the ‘Hoops’.
