Athlone Town Vs. Cobh Ramblers: Match Details

Golden Island Park
Kick-Off: 7:45PM
Teams lined out as follows:
Athlone Town: Danny O'Leary, Graeme O'Keeffe, Alan Kelly, John Flanagan, Tom Silke, Des Hope, Riyadh Abdelkader, Damien Rushe, Alan O'Connor, Iarfhlaith Davoren, Gavin Doyle. Subs: Andy Noonan for Hope [19], Padraig Moran for Davoren [55], Michael McCann for Abdelkader [71].
Cobh Ramblers: Anthony Fennelly, John Hayes, John Meade, Robert Brosnan, Ken Kiely, Alan Carey, Ken Coleman, Darren Murphy, Kieran O'Reilly, James Cummins, Michael Mulconroy.
Referee: Derek Tomney [Dublin]

1 Min: Danny Murphy - Yellow Card
5 Mins: Iarfhlaith Davoren almost in from a thumping ball forward Damien Rushe. Cobh's Robert Brosnan did just enough to get ahead and head the ball back to Anthony Fennelly.
6 Min: Straight down the other end, Danny O'Leary only gets a hand to a Cobh shot, which Alan Kelly clears for a corner. Murphy heads wide from the corner.
7 Min: John Flanagan shot goes well over.
14 Min: A last ditch clearance denies Gavin Doyle the opportunity to shoot from Alan O'Connor's header.
14 Min: James Cummins shoots well wide for Cobh.
18 Mins: Des Hope pulls hamstring stretching to prevent Cobh from making a break following a Town free-kick is cleared.
19 Min: Andy Noonan on for Des Hope.
20 Min: Cummins heads wide, but is offside anyway.
29 Mins: Davoren runs onto a long ball from O'Keeffe down the right. A Cobh defender does enough to make it awkward and Fennelly collects.
34 Min: A Cobh free from the right goes all the way through, not too far off in the end.
36 Min: GOAL !! Kieran O'Reilly is gifted possession just inside the Town half following a mixup between Tom Silke and Noonan. Runs towards goal and slots the ball past Danny O'Leary under pressure from Noonan.
40 Mins: A deflected Riyadh Abdelkader shot produces a good reflex save from Fennelly in the Cobh goal.
44 Min: Davoren shot in the box blocked out for a corner.
45 Min: Harsh free given against Athlone for a back-pass just inside the 18-yard box. Alan Carey curls the free wide.

HT: 0 - 1

47 Mins: A good cross-field ball from O'Connor finds Gavin Doyle in the box, but the winger's touch lets him down.
49 Mins: O'Leary comes for a ball on the edge of the box, misses it but the shot is blocked by O'Keeffe.
52 Mins: O'Keeffe's cross to O'Conor is headed out by John Hayes. From the resulting corner, Davoren has a shot on the turn saved by Fennelly
55 Mins: Padraig Moran on for Iarfhlaith Davoren.
62 Mins: John Meade - Yellow Card
63 Mins: Michael Mulconroy puts a Doyle cross behind for a corner.
66 Mins: Murphy breaks from midfield before playing the ball out to Mulconroy on the left wing. His shot is saved by O'Leary.
67 Mins: GOAL !! O'Reilly runs on to a long ball forward as the entire Town back line stands still claiming offside. O'Reilly runs in unopposed to again slot the ball past O'Leary.
70 Mins: Another Doyle cross is put behind by John Meade.
70 Mins: Silke heads wide from Abdelkader's corner.
71 Mins: Michael McCann on for Riyadh Abdelkader.
77 Mins: GOAL !! Rushe's ball forward to O'Connor is cut out and comes straight back down the line. O'Reilly cuts inside Silke and runs in to claim his hat-trick.
83 Mins: Murphy heads just over from Carey's free-kick.

86 Mins: O'Leary blocks Carey's shot and does well to take the rebound.
91 Mins: O'Reilly feeds Murphy. O'Leary does well to save with his feet.

FT 0 - 3