WE’RE LIVE HERE at Eamon Deacy Park where Galway United are welcoming Finn Harps in the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division. We’ll be keeping you up to date.
FULL-TIME GALWAY UNITED 1-0 FINN HARPS
90+2 mins – Heavy challenge from Damien McNulty on the lively Kevin Devaney earns the Harps’ full-back a yellow. GU 1-0 FH
90 mins – There will be three minutes injury time. GU 1-0 FH
88 mins – Liam Flatley is on for Harps, replacing Adam Hanlon. Harps have most of the ball here and Galway are content to play on the break. GU 1-0 FH
81 mins – Harps pushing up but not creating much. Galway more expressive. GU 1-0 FH
73 mins – Kevin McHugh’s shot from distance – 25 yards – is saved by Conor Winn without fuss. It’s Harps’ first shot on target. Although moments before Ryan Curran stretched to intercept a Paul Sinnott header back and the the ball went a few foot wide. GU 1-0 FH
Tonight’s attendance is 1,505
70 mins – Kevin McHugh and Sean Houston for McNamee and Scully
67 mins – Phew! Harps really should’ve went two down there with Killian Cantweel glancing a header inches wide from Kevin Devaney’s corner. GU 1-0 FH
66 mins – Harps, as they proved in Sligo, are still in this but Galway are moving the ball more freely. That was Vinny Faherty’s fourth goal of the season. GU 1-0 FH
GOAL FOR GALWAY
59 mins – Vinny Faherty slides in to touch home a cross from Kevin Devaney after Colm Horgan and Gary Curran were involved in the build-up. Faherty couldn’t miss from two yards. GU 1-0 FH
56 mins – Harps go very close. Great cross from the left by Adam Hanlon is glanced inches over the Galway United crossbar by Dave Scully. That’s as close as either side has come. GU 0-0 FH
54 mins – Pretty untidy play from both sides. Galway starting to gradually go more direct. Harps look comfortable. GU 0-0 FH
49 mins – Ciaran Coll smacks the ball right into Ryan Curran’s face. Looks sore. Galway striker is still down. GU 0-0 FH
48 mins – Untidy play in the middle of the field from Galway sees Tony McNamee and Ethan Boyle break free through the centre. However, McNamee’s shot is well off target. At the other end, Ryan Curran shoots straight at Richard Brush. GU 0-0 FH
If there was a League of Ireland for DJ’s at League of Ireland grounds, the Galway United would be top of that League of Ireland for DJ’s at League of Ireland grounds.
Here’s tonight’s other scores: Derry City 2 Shamrock Rovers 0, Cork City 0 Wexford Youths 1, St Patrick’s Athletic 0 Sligo Rovers 1
HALF-TIME GALWAY UNITED 0-0 FINN HARPS
45 mins – Decent opening as Kevin Devaney got into the inside left channel from a pass by Ryan Connolly. However, Devaney ignored the options inside and instead, skewed an effort wide at the near post. Well wide. GU 0-0 FH
44 mins – Although Harps have built from the back, they’ve been reasonably good in possession going forward but the long throw-ins from Tony McNamee – or a dead ball -looks to be their best chance. GU 0-0 FH
41 mins – Dangerous cross from Enda Curran of Galway finds no takers. GU 0-0 FH
34 mins – Best chance for Harps. Dave Scully played it wide on the right to Ethan Boyle, whose first time cross on the ground was met by the incoming Ryan Curran. However, from 15 yards the former Derry City striker couldn’t keep his shot down. GU 1-1 FH
If you didn’t hear Ollie Horgan’s pre-match thoughts, he spoke to Charlie Collins this week.
30 mins – Very disciplined stuff from Ollie Horgan’s men, content to sit in and thus far Galway are having bother getting in behind them. GU 0-0 FH
Finn Harps beat Derry, Who beat Cork, Who Beat Dundalk, Who beat St Pats, Who beat Shamrock Rovers… The LOI #GreatestLeagueInTheWorld
— Micheal Conroy (@MickaConroy) April 8, 2016
23 mins – Long Tony McNamee throw is flicked on by Packie Mailey but Ryan Curran, who swivels, cannot get enough purchase on the shot and Conor Winn has no bother collecting. GU 0-0 FH
20 mins – Ollie Horgan is barking that loud on the sideline he can probably be heard in his homeplace in Salthill. And in Malin.
Terryland, Galway United v Finn Harps with @chillaxo pic.twitter.com/Mzohanzn6w
— Anthony Kelly (@anthonykellyis) April 8, 2016
17 mins – Good effort by Kevin Devaney, who cuts inside Damien McNulty and tried a curler but it was comfortably gathered by Richard Brush. Galway are lively on the flanks. GU 0-0 FH
16 mins – Half chance, if even, as the ball breaks to Tony McNamee but his effort with the outside of his foot is well off target for Harps, GU 0-0 FH
13 mins – Gareth Harkin is dispossessed in midfield by Kevin Devaney and Galway break. Offside is called to the bemusement of everyone. GU 0-0 FH
8 mins – Galway are going through the gears with Kevin Devaney and Enda Curran showing nice touches. GU 0-0 FH
5 mins – Let-off for Harps as Ryan Connolly’s free-kick from the left goes between the defence and goalkeeper Richard Brush but Vinny Faherty can’t get a touch. The former Limerick frontman was the only player alive to the situation. GU 0-0 FH
3 mins – Dave Scully is playing as the lone striker, with Ryan Curran wide on the right for the visitors. GU 0-0 FH
2 mins – Underway here on the Dyke Road. Nice evening for football.
Michael Funston is on the bench tonight but if he appears it’ll be his 300th appearance for the Ballybofey club. Here’s what he had to say about it yesterday.
It’s 17 games since Finn Harps last beat Galway United. That win was in October 2004 here at Terryland Park, a 5-1 success, when Felix Healy’s side went on to win Division One.
Here are tonight’s teams. No change for Harps from the side who defeated Longford Town 1-0 last time out 13 days ago.
