19.45 23 Oct 2015 -
Referee:
League Report: Drogheda United 0 - 3 Longford Town
- Deniese O'Flaherty
- Mon, Oct 26 2015
A brace from Gary Shaw and a late goal from Stephen Rice saw Longford Town consolidate their Premier Division status for next season but left Drogheda Utd fighting for their survival.
With just one game left Drogs need to get something away to Shamrock Rovers and hope Sligo Rovers can defeat Limerick. For Town they know a point against Derry City will see them finish sixth in their first season back in the top flight.
Town deserved the win but Drogs made them work for the victory. They played some nice football but just couldn’t put away the chances they created. They also felt a number of decisions went against them in the opening half.
For Town’s first goal that was scored by Gary Shaw in the third minute Drogs felt that ball didn’t cross the line but the assistant referee gave it. They also thought they should’ve been awarded a penalty in the 20th minute when Tiernan Mulvenna went down under a challenge from Rhys Gorman but the ref waved play on.
After finding themselves going behind early in the game Drogs very nearly drew level with a chance from Sean Thornton in the fourth minute. They were then reduced to 10 men in the eighth minute when Joe Gorman received a second yellow card for a rash challenge on Ayman Ben Mohamed.
The penalty claim was the next incident of note in the game before Town had a chance, just prior to the break, to double their advantage; Pat Sullivan played a long ball out of defence and it fell to David O’Sullivan but his shot lacked power.
Two minutes after the interval Ben Mohamed had a chance for Town but he clipped the crossbar with his effort. Drogs broke and Keith Treacy very nearly levelled matters.
Town substitute Jamie Mulhall was a real threat down the right wing and in the 64th minute he played a neat ball into Rice but the midfielder just couldn’t find the target.
One minute later and O’Sullivan had another chance to get Town’s second goal. Moments later midfielder Kevin O’Connor then drove his shot wide. Although Town were creating opportunities Drogs still posed problems and tried to get them on the break.
After going nearly seven months without a goal Shaw got his and his side’s second of the night in the 77th minute when he finished off O’Connor’s pass from just inside the box. Down the other end Thornton’s corner was hit wide by Sean Brennan.
In the 90th minute Town got their third goal when Shaw’s mishit shot fell nicely to Rice and he made no mistake.
Drogheda Utd: Micheal Schlingermann; Joe Gorman, Alan Byrne, Michael Daly, Jason Marks; Mark Hughes, Sean Thornton, Robert Bayly (Bob McKenna 73), Keith Treacy (Adam Whelan 79), Tiernan Mulvenna (L Donnelly 85), Sean Brennan.
Subs Not Used: James Daly, Sam McGowan, Mark O’Brien, Ger Pender.
Booked: Gorman (4), Brennan (39), Thornton (86).
Sent off: Gorman (8).
Longford Town: Paul Skinner; Pat Sullivan, Rhys Gorman, Mark Rossiter (Jamie Mulhall 24), Conor Powell; Philip Gannon (Mark Salmon 85), Kevin O’Connor, Stephen Rice, Ayman Ben Mohamed; David O’Sullivan (Dean Kelly 75), Gary Shaw.
Subs Not Used: Paul Hunt, Martin Deady, Kaleem Simon, Lorcan Shannon.
Booked: Rice (67).
Referee: Padraigh Sutton (Clare).
Attendance: 1,500 (estimate).
Extratime.ie Man of the Match: Rhys Gorman (Longford Town).
About Deniese O'Flaherty
Deniese O'Flaherty has yet to write anything about themselves but click on the bio link to view all past work.
Subs
Subs
P | Team | Pd | W | D | L | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Dundalk | 33 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 78 |
2 | Cork | 33 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 67 |
3 | Shamrock R | 33 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 65 |
4 | St Patrick's Athl. | 33 | 18 | 4 | 11 | 58 |
5 | Bohs | 33 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 53 |
6 | Longford | 33 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 39 |
7 | Derry | 33 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 35 |
8 | Bray | 33 | 9 | 6 | 18 | 33 |
9 | Sligo | 33 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 31 |
10 | Galway | 33 | 9 | 4 | 20 | 31 |
11 | Limerick | 33 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 29 |
12 | Drogheda | 33 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 28 |
Top Stories
Páirc Uí Chaoimh to host Girls in Green Euro …
- Macdara Ferris
- Sat, May 18 2024
The extratime Voice Notes Podcast - Season 2 - …
- Oisin Langan
- Sat, May 18 2024
League Preview: Longford Town -v- Athlone Town
- Andrew Dempsey
- Sat, May 18 2024
League Report: Cobh Ramblers 1 - 1 Treaty United
- Éanna Mackey
- Sat, May 18 2024
League Report: Shelbourne 1 - 0 Waterford
- Patrick O'Connor
- Sat, May 18 2024
League Report: St Patrick's Athletic 0 - 1 Derry …
- Rónán MacNamara
- Sat, May 18 2024
Stephen Kenny: ‘I don't think we'll be meeting for …
- Rory Merriman
- Fri, May 17 2024
The extratime Football Podcast - Season 12 - Episode …
- Dónal Ryan
- Fri, May 17 2024
Bohemians sign experienced defender Jake Carroll
- Extratime Team
- Fri, May 17 2024
League Preview: Drogheda United -v- Galway United
- Andrew Dempsey
- Fri, May 17 2024
League Preview: St Patrick’s Athletic -v- Derry City
- Andrew Dempsey
- Fri, May 17 2024
League Preview: UCD -v- Finn Harps
- Rory Morrow
- Fri, May 17 2024
League Preview: Shelbourne -v- Waterford
- Patrick O'Connor
- Fri, May 17 2024
Are You Gonna Go My (Wembley) Way – Lenny …
- Macdara Ferris
- Thu, May 16 2024
League Preview: Dundalk -v- Shamrock Rovers
- Macdara Ferris
- Thu, May 16 2024
Stephen Kenny appointed as new St Pat's boss
- Andrew Dempsey
- Thu, May 16 2024
Noel King steps down as Dundalk manager
- Extratime Team
- Thu, May 16 2024
Dublin Castle to host Europa League final fan fest
- Macdara Ferris
- Wed, May 15 2024
Pat Devlin: 'You never think it goes that quick …
- Andrew Dempsey
- Wed, May 15 2024