95 mins: FULL TIME FINN HARPS 1 SHELBOURNE 0
90 mins: There’ll be five minutes of added time here…
86 mins: and Gareth Harkin is similarly fortunate after a foul on James English.
85 mins: Sean Heaney is extremely lucky to escape a red card after an over-the-top lunge on Raymond Foy.
78 mins: Nathan Boyle forces his way through, but shoots at Murray when a lofted effort would have put Harps 2-0 up for sure.
77 mins – SUB: Wilfried Tagbo replaces Michael Funston
73 mins: Ryan Robinson flashes a header just over the crossbar.
70 mins: McNulty connects to a McNamee cross, but Murray saves.
66 mins: McGlade tries his luck from the left-hand side of the box, but the effort is blocked by McNulty.
64 mins: Gallagher does well to claw away a dangerous cross from Phillip Hughes.
53 mins: A clear penalty as Funston’s cross strikes the arm of Evan Osam, the Shelbourne defender.
53 mins: KEVIN MCHUGH Scores from the spot and it’s Harps 1 Shelbourne 0
52 mins: PENALTY FOR HARPS
45 mins: The second half is underway
45 mins: Tommy Dullaghan has won the half-time draw. Pints on Tommy in Barrett’s afterwards!
HALF-TIME: FINN HARPS 0 SHELBOURNE 0
45 mins: Dylan McGlade worms his way into the box and lets fly, but has too much trajectory and with that the half-time whistle goes.
43 mins: …and they almost do as James English is played in by Darragh Doyle, but a hesitant Gallagher manages to save.
43 mins: Not much in the way of chances since as the game has hit a bit of a lull. Harps could rue those misses…
31 mins: Jake Donnelly tries his luck from distance, but it goes well wide.
28 mins: Michael Funston lucky – very lucky in fact – to get away without a booking for a hit on Dylan McGlade.
24 mins: Matthew Crossan gets a touch to Gareth Harkin’s superb corner, but the ball hits off Murray, rather than the ‘keeper saving it. Harps on top, but need to make it count.
17 mins: Dylan McGlade’s powerful hit from just inside the box is well blocked by Matthew Crossan, who has actually started at centre-back, alongside Keith Cowan.
11 mins: Harps should have gone in front there. After a superb move involving Gareth Harkin, Tony McNamee and Kevin McHugh, Harkin’s shot is a weak one into the hands of Greg Murray, the Shelbourne goalkeeper.
6 mins:Â Shout-out to St Johnston man Packie Coll, father of Harps vice-captain Ciaran, who is missing his first home game of the season tonight, but is keeping up to date here. Demanded lot of updates earlier – your wish is our command, John!
5 mins: Chance again for Harps, but Nathan Boyle’s fine cross is miscued by McHugh.
4 mins: First chance of the game to the home side, but Michael Funston heads over from Kevin McHugh’s cross.
0 mins: The game has kicked off at Finn Park.
Three changes tonight for Finn Harps. Damien McNulty returns from suspension and is back in with Thomas McMonagle dropping to the bench. Kevin McHugh takes the place of Rob Waters, who is not in the squad, while Wilfried Tagbo misses out with Tony McNamee reclaiming his place in the starting XI.
Shelbourne are unbeaten in their last seven games and come to Finn Park trailing Harps by just three points. Gareth Coughlan is back from suspension and comes in with Carl Walsh missing out.
James English, Dylan McGlade, Evan Osam and Sean Heaney have all passed fitness tests and are in the Shelbourne team.
Finn Harps: Ciaran Gallagher; Damien McNulty, Keith Cowan, Ciaran Coll; Matthew Crossan; Nathan Boyle, Michael Funston, Raymond Foy, Gareth Harkin; Tony McNamee; Kevin McHugh. Subs: Thomas McMonagle, Kieran McDaid, Packie Mailey, Lee McCarron, Wilfried Tagbo.
Shelbourne: Greg Murray; Adam O’Connor, Sean Heaney, Ryan Robinson, Evan Osam; Dylan McGlade, Darragh Doyle, Jake Donnelly, Gareth Coughlan; Philip Hughes, James English. Subs: Carl Walsh, Darragh Gannon, Colm Crowe, David Ryan, Alan Keogh, Craig Walsh, Mark Sandford.
