| It's
all square on the Coast Road as Malahide face FAI Cup replay in
Donegal MALAHIDE and
Fanad will have to do it all again after this first round F.A.I.
Cup game ended tied at one. Fanad, the away team, will obviously
be the happier whilst Malahide certainly won't be relishing a
trip to Donegal at the end of a grueling season.
A couple of half-chances early on falling to
Wayne Griffin and Arthur Lynch but it wasn't until the 34th minute
that this game sprang to life. That was when Gareth Logan set
Ray Whelehan clear and the midfielder controlled well before lobbing
over the advancing Darren Nash to give the home side the lead.
The Donegalmen responded immediately and Nash
almost equalized within a minute but the ball got caught up between
his legs. They went to the break level however when Nash's scuffed
shot fell nicely into the path of Darragh Patton who got to it
just before Colin Blanche to nick it home.
Fanad seemed content with what they'd got and
brought Nash back to bolster the rearguard. The seasiders were
having difficulty breaking the strong defence down and from a
long way off a replay looked in the offing.
Ray Whelehan almost bagged a second when his
cross from the right came back off the crossbar with Darryl Collins
unable to steer his header in from the rebound. Alan Doyle could
have done better when he got on the end of a good move down the
right involving Wayne Griffin and Collins but he shot over.
Bobby Browne brought in Alan Corcoran and Adam
Firdych in an effort to avoid the long trip north. Corcoran's
mazy runs have so often reaped rewards for Malahide in the past.
The lofty winger had a couple of decent attempts but the final
effort was snuffed out by the dogged Fanad defence each time.
Fanad won't be worried about not troubling Blanche
too much in the second period. Their intentions were obvious and
they got what for. They seemed also to have done their homework
with regards to Griffin. The prolific striker got little room
to display his wares yesterday.
So both teams go into the hat for the second
round. A big name draw would increase the incentive. Fanad assume
the favourites tag perhaps, but don't write off Malahide yet.
MALAHIDE UNITED: Colin Blanche, Neal Beasley,
Stephen Reddy, John Lawlor, Anthony Mitchell, Alan Doyle, Gareth
Logan, Ray Whelehan, Wayne Griffin, Bobby Prenderville, Daryll
Collins. Subs: Alan Corcoran, Paul Reilly, Kevin O'Hanlon, Adam
Firych, Adam Shehabbaddin, Mark Cromwell, Pat Dunne.
FANAD UNITED: Darren Nash, Martin Mc.Ateer,
Shane Sweeney, Patrick Patton, Daniel Deery, P.J. Hagan, Paddy
McGonigle, Arthur Lynch, Ciaran Sharkey, Darragh Patton. Subs:
John Doherty, Fergus Callaghan, Michael McGrory,
Ryan McCullagh, Seamus |
