U17 Mark Farren Cup Semi-Final

Mark Farren Cup

Carlisle Grounds
06 Aug 2018

A good-sized crowd turned up to witness a very entertaining game on a bank holiday afternoon.

Cian Walsh forced Eoin McGing into a good save after just seven minutes.

Finn Harps took the lead on the quarter hour when Ronan Gallagher headed home.

Jake Ellis had a good chance for the home side on 23 minutes but he shot wide after breaking clear on the left-hand side.

On 38 minutes, Precious Omochere forced McGing into making a good save.

Harps added a second two minutes before the break when Darragh Ellison scored.

On the hour mark, Brandon Barr headed off the bar for Harps.

The home side responded well after that, and substitute Evan Dunne pulled a goal back on 63 minutes after good work by Jake Ellis on the left set him up.

Dunne then scored a spectacular equaliser on 73 minutes, curling a free kick in off the left-hand post.

McGing made another good save on 81 minutes to deny Ellis.

Harps had the better chances in extra time.

Aouaka went close on 92 minutes before Jamie Doherty crossed to O’Donnell who missed from close range.

Aouaka shot straight at Enda Minogue when well placed on 114 minutes.

Doherty scored the winner for Harps two minutes from time when he shot home through a crowded box.

Harps were awarded a soft penalty in the final minute, but Minogue dived to his right to save the spot kick from Luke Rudden.

Report Michael Duffy

Bray Wanderers (SJB Academy): 1 Enda Minogue; 15 Callum Perry, 4 Alex Rafferty, 3 James Crilly , 6 Aaron Rice, 5 Cian Walsh , 8 Glen Hollywood, 2 Cian Maher, 7 Stephen Sweeney, 16 Precious Omochere, 9 Eoin Darcy
Subs: 12 Evan Dunne (for Hollywood 54) , 17 Jensen O'Conor Cox (for Sweeney 105), 14 Jake Ellis (for Darcy 18), 19 Byron O'Gorman (for Maher 54), 10 Daniel Madaghjian (for Omochere 54), 25 Sean Coffey (gk)
Finn Harps: 26 Eoin McGing; 2 Lee McLaughlin, 3 Darragh Ellison , 4 Stephen Black, 5 Joel Bradley Walsh , 6 Dylan Woods, 8 Ronan Gallagher , 9 Gabriel Aouaka, 10 Brandon Barr, 11 Stephen McFadden
Subs: 12 Luke Rudden (for Aouaka 60), 14 Jamie Doherty (for Woods 78) , 15 Adam McCaffrey (for Barr 61), 17 Conor Black (for McFadden 64), 18 Finian O'Donnell (for McBride 98), 22 Nathan Logue, 40 Adrian McLaughlin (gk)
Referee: Stephen Parnell