WU17
Finn Harps prevailed in a closely contested derby game against Sligo Rovers on Saturday.
Rovers opened the scoring when Murphy received the ball in some space after good work from Burke down the wing. Murphy’s shot from 25 yards went straight to the top corner in what is a contender for goal of the season. Harps later had chances of their own with Caitlin Doherty and Sophie McLaughlin finding themselves in good positions but were denied by Sligo. McLaughlin’s effort was cleared off the line by a recovering defender after the keeper was beaten. After some sustained pressure in the Harps half, Sligo won a penalty and had a chance of doubling the lead. Unfortunately for Sligo the penalty was missed and this gave Harps hope.
Brennan and Burke were instrumental in Sligo first half attacks but found the Keys sister’s and Sophie Doherty in fine form in the second half. Early in the second half Sienna Bradley sent a corner in on top of the Rovers keeper and Scarlett Keys got there ahead of the keeper to equalise. Harps edged the second half with the midfield trio of Niamh Ryan, Sophie Canning and Alannah Curran on top in their battles. Ryan was sent through on the 80th minute and got to the ball first ahead of the onrushing keeper. Doherty then had the simple job of tapping into an empty net to give Harps victory in what was a great advertisement for Women’s football in the Northwest.
Alannah Curran and Sophie Canning shared the POTM.
16 Rhianna Doherty GK
3 Sophie Doherty
4 Scarlett Keys
5 Alannah Curran
6 Sophie Canning
7 Sarah McGuinness
8 Kaylagh Sweeney
9 Caitlin Doherty CP
12 Fia Coyle
18 Niamh Ryan
19 Sophie McLaughlin
Subs
10 Chloe Deeney
11 Sienna Bradley
15 Emma Wallace
17 Abaigh Curran
21 Eabha Daly
MU15
Our MU15s picked up 3 points on the road on Saturday as they ground out a victory in a tough encounter with Drogheda Utd. A brace of well taken goals from Enda Duddy, along with a Temple Akpo header and a thunderous Leighton Green free kick clinched the deserved win.
32 Cormac Crossan GK
2 Jack Davies
3 Diarmuid Reid
4 Blake Meredith CP
5 Danny Og Cooney
6 Cole Connolly
7 Temple Akpo
8 Naoise Kavanagh
9 Eanna Duddy
10 Shai Thompson
11 Leighton Green
Subs
25 Noah Boyle GK
14 Callum Boyle
15 Adrian Plata
MU14
Our MU14s advanced to the last 8 of the LOI Academy Cup with a super 4-0 win over Drogheda Utd at Finn Park on Sunday. Goals from Odhran McHugh (x2), Lee McDaid and from POTM Lukas Doherty booked Harp’s 1/4 final spot. Jack O’Donnell once again captained the side.
1 Reuben Maxwell
2 Ben Farrell
4 Cahir Daly
5 Jack O’Donnell
6 Jack Byrne
7 Ashton Crossan
8 Adam McBride
9 Odhran McHugh
10 Lukas Doherty
11 Oran Daly
Subs
13 Jonah Cannon
22 Matthew Dowds
12 Finn Devine
14 Luke O’Donnell
15 Ronan McGranaghan
16 Sean Gallagher
17 Lee McDaid
19 Marcin Pirch
MU17
Our MU17s had a super 4-0 away win in Drogheda on Sunday as they maintain their unbeaten start to Phase 2. Tiarnan Callaghan McElwaine, Conor Gibson, Shane Sweeney and Leighton Green all got on the scoresheet, while Gibson also claimed the POTM with an exceptional display.
99 Corey Sheridan GK
3 Rowan McGroarty
4 Daniel Cunningham CP
5 Declan Patton
6 Josh Cullen
7 Conor Gibson
8 Conor McGranaghan
9 Matthew McGeehan
10 Eamonn MacBride
11 Ruairi Connaghan
21 Tiarnan Callaghan McElwaine
Subs
40 Ryan McConnell GK
12 Leighton Green
14 Shane Sweeney
16 Guilherme Tavares De Morais
26 Vladyslav Onyshchenko
MU20
Harps MU20s had a tough day at the Sligo Showgrounds as the hosts won 5-0.
31 Ronan Callaghan GK
2 Óisin Porter
3 Kevin Jordan
5 Adam McDaid
6 Reid Kelly
7 Nathan McDaid
8 Mark McGlynn
10 Adam Duffy CP
11 Shaunie Bradley
18 Caoimhin Bonnar
22 Dylan McAteer
Subs
25 Oisin Cooney GK
9 Volodymyr Kovalchuk
12 Tiernan Ruddy
20 Serhii Oriabinskyi
24 Jack Keys
