UCD v City

**eoinh** · 19/04/2003, 5:57 PM

i can see it this year. we lose all our games at home except one and are brilliant away......... lol

**SSS** · 20/04/2003, 10:41 AM

Originally posted by eoinh
i can see it this year. we lose all our games at home except one and are brilliant away......... lol

Same thing had occurred to me in passing. Flynn = the new Ollie, as in "give it to Flynn" away from home and he'll win a few games on his own. ...but I don't really expect that. The current squad can't be as bad as that at home.

Looking forward to seeing the highlights, good to hear that George had a good game. The rumour mill on his future has hopefully ground to a halt.

**A face** · 20/04/2003, 4:15 PM

O�Flynn does the trick

UCD 0-3 Cork City
Cork City�s star striker John O�Flynn netted a brilliant hat-trick to drive his side to a rare away victory in Pat Dolan�s first game in charge outside Turners Cross.

Twenty-year-old O�Flynn, who grabbed 20 goals in all competitions in his first season back in Ireland last term, opened his account for the new campaign in superb style, offering plentiful evidence against the doubters who insisted he could not reproduce his debut season form.

Cork, who won just once in 14 away games last season, move into second place in the table behind pace-setting Shelbourne, and have yet to concede a goal in 180 minutes of action thus far.

Pat Jennings Jnr, UCD�s first-choice keeper, was again a star for his side, but could do nothing to stop O�Flynn�s one-man assault on his goal.

After an early save from Conor O�Grady, Jennings was again called into action on 24 minutes to save from O�Flynn.

Alan Cawley could even have put UCD ahead on the 25-minute mark, but his header was directed straight at the grateful Michael Devine in the visitors� goal.

Jennings saved again from a George O�Callaghan free kick, but in the 33rd minute, O�Flynn opened the scoring, heading Billy Woods near-post corner to the net.

He got on the end of an O�Callaghan pass to net number two seven minutes after the break, and completed the hat-trick with a low right-foot drive after Kevin Doyle had set him up.

UCD: Jennings, Sullivan, Ryan, McDonnell, McAuley (Donnelly, 45), McNally, Whelan, Cawley (Davey, 45), J. Martin, Gallen (Finn, 71), Griffin.

Cork City: Devine, Horgan, Cronin (Carey, 81), Murray, Bennett, O�Grady, O�Halloran, O�Callaghan, Woods (C.T. O�Brien, 86), Doyle, O�Flynn (C.P. O�Brien, 86).

Referee: J. McDermott (Dublin)

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**James** · 20/04/2003, 9:56 PM

City were MAGIC

o'flynn , o'callaghan and esp imo kev doyler were outstanding
a joy to watch. plenty oof noise out of the travelling rebel army too

so called big-club Beware... like

**�anna** · 20/04/2003, 11:27 PM

city were outstanding. I think it was probably the best away performance I've ever seen from them, and probably the best overall footballing display Ive seen from a city side in at least 3 years. Doyle had a great game on he right, good touch, always aware and always looking for the ball. O'Flynn got a hat trick and might have had one or two more. George was the best player on the park for me, he ran the length of the pitch looking for the ball and was always looking dangerous- one of the best displays i've seen from a city player. The guy is a class above most players in this league. Not one player had a bad game. Billy was a bit quiet, but busier than usual; Grady looked suspect again but got away with it and showed some good touches.

I reckon we need another central midfielder to replace reynolds- what would people think of moving benno into the centre beside greg and bringing napier back in to defence?

**SSS** · 21/04/2003, 3:28 PM

Originally posted by �anna
I think it was probably the best away performance I've ever seen from them, and probably the best overall footballing display Ive seen from a city side in at least 3 years.

what would people think of moving benno into the centre beside greg and bringing napier back in to defence?

Given how well City played at times at home last season, that sounds very encouraging.

I think the Napier idea is good, but in a radio interview, it sounded very much like Dolan wasn't considering Napier as an option in the next few months. Hopefully Naps will prove him wrong.

Muppet · 22/04/2003, 8:15 AM

Thought Greg O'Halloran played very well, particularly in the 1st half, George showed some lovely touches and we really made UCD have to work hard for the ball. O'Flynn was brilliant but if there's one small criticism it would be that the ball bypassed midfield too often. I wouldn't miss UCD if they go down (far too early to say) as it's like going to a schools amtch or something. My attention was distracted by tasty beors pulling a scanty one and watching the game from their apartment! Wonder if they'd let us in next time, I'd bring a few beers!