Thank you to all those who were able to make it to our AGM via zoom.
It was a new venture for the club, to engage via video link and given the unprecedented times, we feel that this was a great success.
We look forward to being able to meet again at the Claddagh ring but in the interim we hope to bring you more events that bring us together.
Sean O’Carroll
Premier Division
Match series eight was completed on Sunday afternoon with current leaders Shamrock Rovers dropping their first points of the season when they were held to a scoreless draw by local rivals St Patrick’s Athletic in Richmond Park. The ‘Hoops’ monopolised possession throughout but were unable to breakthrough against a resolute defence, whose task was made even more difficult when they were reduced to ten men just a couple of minutes into the second half.
The action continued at 2pm on Saturday afternoon with Finn Harps going down to a one nil home defeat by visitors Bohemian while Shelbourne scored a late equaliser to secure a point from a one all draw with visitors Derry City in Tolka Park at 5pm.
Match series eight in the Airtricity League Premier Division kicked-off at 5.45pm on Friday afternoon when Dundalk took on Waterford in Oriel Park just three days after they clashed in the FAI Cup at the same venue. This afternoon’s contest proved a quite spikey affair with the visitors being the dominant side for some seventy eight minutes during which they secured a two goal lead. The dismissal of ‘Blues’ midfielder Ali Coote changed the dynamic and saw the hosts score twice in the later stages to secure a point.
Later in the day at 7.45pm. Cork City welcomed Sligo Rovers to Turner’s Cross where the hosts secured a three nil victory.
P W D L F A G/D Pts
Shamrock Rovers 8 7 1 0 20 6 14 22
Bohemian 8 6 0 2 10 4 6 18
Dundalk 8 4 2 2 16 9 7 14
St Patrick’s Athletic 8 3 2 3 6 5 1 11
Waterford 7 3 2 2 6 7 -1 11
Shelbourne 8 3 1 4 6 8 -2 10
Derry City 8 2 2 4 8 9 -1 8
Cork City 8 2 1 5 4 12 -8 7
Sligo Rovers 7 2 0 5 6 12 -6 6
Finn Harps 8 1 1 6 3 13 -10 4
First Division
There were four Series Six Airtricity League First Division contests played on Friday evening. Athlone Town held visitors Drogheda United to a three all draw while Bray Wanderers defeated UCD by two goals to nil in the Carlisle Grounds. Current leaders Cabinteely scored the only goal for victory over Cobh Ramblers at Stradbrook while Longford Town were also one nil winners at Galway United.
The remaining fixture between Shamrock Rovers II and Wexford took place in Tallaght Stadium on Sunday afternoon and saw the hosts secure a two nil victory.
P W D L F A G/D Pts
Cabinteely 6 5 1 0 11 3 8 16
Longford Town 6 4 1 1 6 2 4 13
Drogheda United 6 3 2 1 15 8 7 11
Bray Wanderers 6 3 1 2 9 7 2 10
UCD 6 2 2 2 6 9 -3 8
Wexford 6 1 3 2 4 6 -2 6
Shamrock Rovers II 6 1 2 3 6 9 -3 5
Cobh Ramblers 6 1 2 3 5 8 -3 5
Galway United 6 0 4 2 5 8 -3 4
Athlone Town 6 0 2 4 9 16 -7 2
The draw for the second round of the Extra.ie FAI Cup was made today in Abbotstown by Republic of Ireland manager Stephen Kenny and produced the following eight ties which are scheduled to be played over a four day period ending on Monday the 31st August 2020.
Athlone Town v Wexford – Friday 28 August – 7.45pm
Bohemian v Cabinteely – Monday 31 August – 7.45pm
Bray Wanderers v Finn Harps – Saturday 29 August – 7.45pm
Cobh Ramblers v Dundalk – Sunday 30 August – 5.00pm
Drogheda United v Derry City – Saturday 29 August – 5.00pm
Galway United v Shelbourne – Friday 28 August – 7.45pm
Shamrock Rovers v Cork City – Monday 31 August – 5.45pm
UCD v Sligo Rovers – Sunday 30 August – 7.45pm
There was disappointment for Wolverhampton Wanderers and Matt Doherty as they suffered a one nil defeat by Spanish side Sevilla in the single leg quarter-final of the 2020 Europa League on Tuesday evening in the neutral venue of Duisberg in Germany. The Spanish side were much more dominant and deserved their victory although a first half penalty miss by Wolves might have changed the dynamic.
The victors will face Manchester United in the semi-final on Sunday the 16th August while the winners of Tuesday evening’s other quarter-final Shakhtar Donetsk, who defeated FC Basel by four goals to one, will meet Inter Milan on Monday the 17th August.
As a consequence of the Covid 19 situation, the 2020 Extra.IE FAI Cup will this year consist only of the nineteen Airtricity League Clubs, with no non-league representation.
The first round, comprising three ties, took place on Monday and Tuesday of this week.
Monday 10 August Finn Harps 1-0 St Patrick’s Athletic
Tuesday 11 August Cork City 1-0 Longford Town [aet]
Tuesday 11 August Dundalk 1-0 Waterford
Finn Harps are through to the second round of the 2020 FAI Cup following their one nil victory over St Patrick’s Athletic in Finn Park this Monday evening. The winning goal came in the 5th minute courtesy of Ryan Connolly. Both contests on Tuesday evening ended in one nil victories for the hosts with Dundalk being given a torrid time by visitors Waterford while down in Turner’s Cross the hosts Cork City, who were reduced to ten men midway through the second half following a dismissal, scored the winning goal in added time at the end of extra-time.
The second round draw is scheduled to take place at the FAI Headquarters in Abbotstown at noon on Wednesday and will be made by Ireland manager Stephen Kenny.
The First and Second Qualifying Round draws in the 2020/21 Champions League and the Europa League Preliminary Round draw were made at UEFA Headquarters in Nyon on Sunday/Monday the 9/10th August 2020.
In the Champions League, Dundalk were drawn away to Slovenian champions NK Celje but as that country is not on the Covid 19 Green List, the one off tie will be played at the Szusza Fernc Stadium, Ujpest a suburb of Budapest in Hungary. The match is scheduled to kick-off at 7pm on Wednesday the 19th August. If Dundalk progress they will have home advantage in the one off second qualifying round against the winners of the Molde(Norway) and KuPs(Finland)tie on Wednesday the 26th August 2020.
Scottish champions Glasgow Celtic take on Icelandic champions KR Reykjavik in Celtic Park in the first round and if successful will again have home advantage in the second round against the winners of the Ferencvaros(Hungary) and Djurgarden(Sweden) tie.
In the Europa League Preliminary Round, Northern Ireland representatives Coleraine and Glentoran have been drawn at home to La Fiorita 1967 (San Marino) and HB Torshavn (Faroe Islands) respectively. The one off ties are scheduled for Thursday the 20th August.
In the first qualifying round draw, Shamrock Rovers have been drawn at home to Tampere(Finland) while their are away ties for Bohemian against Fehervar(Hungary) and Derry City against Riteriai (Lithuania). If successful in the Preliminary round, Coleraine will travel to face NK Maribor(Slovenia) while Glentoran face the short journey to Motherwell(Scotland). The one off ties are set to be played on Thursday the 27th August 2020.
Premier Division
Match Series 7 in the Airtricity League Premier Division kicked-off at 5.45pm on Friday afternoon in Dalymount Park with hosts Bohemian scoring twice in the opening 15 minutes and then holding out for a two one victory over Dundalk to supersede them in second place on the league table. Later, at 7.45pm in Richmond Park, St Patrick’s Athletic defeated visitors Finn Harps by two goals to nil.
On Saturday afternoon, Waterford returned to action as they played out a scoreless draw with RSC visitors Cork City. Later in the day, Sligo Rovers defeated visitors Shelbourne by two goals to one in the Showgrounds to move off the bottom of the League Table.
The Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium hosted the clash of Derry City and Shamrock Rovers on Sunday afternoon and witnessed the visitors recovering from going behind with two quick goals in the closing stages to maintain their 100% record.
P W D L F A G/D Pts
Shamrock Rovers 7 7 0 0 20 6 14 21
Bohemian 7 5 0 2 9 4 5 15
Dundalk 7 4 1 2 14 7 7 13
St Patrick’s Athletic 7 3 1 3 6 5 1 10
Waterford 6 3 1 2 4 5 -1 10
Shelbourne 7 3 0 4 5 7 -2 9
Derry City 7 2 1 4 7 8 -1 7
Sligo Rovers 6 2 0 4 6 9 -3 6
Finn Harps 7 1 1 5 3 12 -9 4
Cork City 7 1 1 5 1 12 -11 4
First Division
There were three Match Series 5 fixtures played on Friday evening in the Airtricity League First Division. Drogheda United defeated Bray Wanderers by three goals to one in United Park. UCD were victors over Shamrock Rovers II by the same three one score in the Bowl. Current leaders Cabinteely dropped their first points of the season when held to a scoreless draw by hosts Wexford in Ferrycarrig Park.
On Saturday evening Cobh Ramblers and Galway United played out a two all draw in St Colman’s Park while Longford Town defeated Midland rivals Athlone Town by two goals to nil in Bishopsgate.
P W D L F A G/D Pts
Cabinteely 5 4 1 0 10 3 7 13
Drogheda United 5 3 1 1 12 5 7 10
Longford Town 5 3 1 1 5 2 3 10
UCD 5 2 2 1 6 7 -1 8
Bray Wanderers 5 2 1 2 7 7 – 7
Wexford 5 1 3 1 4 4 – 6
Cobh Ramblers 5 1 2 2 5 7 -2 5
Galway United 5 0 4 1 5 7 -2 4
Shamrock Rovers II 5 0 2 3 4 9 -5 2
Athlone Town 5 0 1 4 6 13 -7 1.
