LOI: League of Ireland Fixtures (Week 8) & EA Sports Cup Round 2, April 15-16

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Kickoff times vary.

Premier Division

Friday, April 15th, 2016

Bohemians v Shamrock Rovers - Dalymount Park

Dundalk v. Sligo Rovers - Oriel Park

Galway United v Cork City - Eamonn Deacy Park

Finn Harps v Bray Wanderers - Finn Park - 8pm

St. Patrick's Ath. v Wexford Youths - Richmond Park

Saturday, April 16th, 2016

Longford Town v Derry City - City Calling Stadium

First Division

Friday, April 15th, 2016

UCD v Drogheda United - Belfield

Waterford United v Shelbourne - RSC

Saturday, April 16th, 2016

Limerick v Cabinteely - Markets' Field - 6.30pm

Cobh Ramblers v Athlone Town - St. Colman's Park

General info

http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/irish-soccer/

http://www.sseairtricityleague.ie/

http://www.extratime.ie

Soccer Republic - Highlights show on RTÉ Two at 11.05pm on Monday nights.

Try out a game near you. Click a fixture link for stadium details.

See club sites for ticket info:

Shamrock Rovers FC
Dundalk FC
Cork City
St Patrick's Athletic
Sligo Rovers
Bray Wanderers
Derry City
Longford Town
Galway United
Wexford Youths
Finn Harps
Bohemians

UCD AFC
Drogheda United
Limerick FC
Athlone Town
Shelbourne FC
Waterford United
Cobh Ramblers
Cabinteely FC

Gavin "shels"

Hoping we can take points down in Waterford, Gorman out for them is a big loss!

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First goal will be even more huge than usual, going by this season so far whoever gets it will probably win 2-0 in Dalymount.

NIMAN

Hopefully City can come calling at the City Calling Stadium on Saturday night and take all 3 points.

White Horse

Some big games tonight.

There is some ridiculous pressure on a few teams considering how early it is in the season. Shamrock Rovers and Cork will be desperate for good results.

kksaints

Wexford will be a tough enough one for us. They are a hard working side and their performances have been good . I still think that we will win but it will be tight.

GLaDOS

Required viewing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acRQXajXnJw

Fenlon hasn't been on the winning side in this fixture in the league in his last 8 attempts apparently.

White Horse

Poor performance by Dundalk tonight.

Sligo deserved at least a point from that game, they spurned two good chances.

doncarlos

White Horse wrote: »

Poor performance by Dundalk tonight.

Sligo deserved at least a point from that game, they spurned two good chances.

We weren't great at all. Didn't see the penalty so can't comment on it but the referee had great game tonight. Both teams tried to play football and he let it flow. Barely knew he was there, some difference with the buffoon we had last week.

ben.schlomo

Superb game in Terryland tonight. Draw probably a fair result overall. Ref had a shocker too.

White Horse

doncarlos wrote: »

We weren't great at all. Didn't see the penalty so can't comment on it but the referee had great game tonight. Both teams tried to play football and he let it flow. Barely knew he was there, some difference with the buffoon we had last week.

He could have given a penalty anytime Dundalk had a corner. I've never seen such wrestling in the LOI.

Agree about the ref. He spotted everything and was in control.

How Sligo are where they are is a mystery. They may not have created much, but not many away teams dominate the middle of the park in Oriel. Sligo did that tonight, until Shields came on and order was restored.

doncarlos

Cork beating Dundalk may have been the worst thing that could have happened them. They played poorly but came away from that game thinking they were world beaters. They've fairly had their eyes opened in the last three games.

Really need a big result against Rovers on Monday.

doncarlos

White Horse wrote: »

How Sligo are where they are is a mystery. They may not have created much, but not many away teams dominate the middle of the park in Oriel. Sligo did that tonight, until Shields came on and order was restored.

Would the game have been different if we played our usual formation rather than 4-4-2. They had an extra man in midfield which stifled Finn and O'Donnell.

Kilduff is the worst player I've seen under Kenny. Beyond dreadful. Shame young O'Connor got injured last weak as we are very light up top and it could easily come back to haunt us

White Horse

doncarlos wrote: »

Cork beating Dundalk may have been the worst thing that could have happened them. They played poorly but came away from that game thinking they were world beaters. They've fairly had their eyes opened in the last three games.

Really need a big result against Rovers on Monday.

You are right about that.

They were poor in Oriel, got a lucky penalty, and thought they had won the league.

They went into subsequent games thinking they had already won the league. It is no surprise that Caulfield has now benched Maguire, for example.

dfx-

That was immensely satisfying:)

gimmick

We drop points. Everyone else who is relevant to a potential title push don't.

Big week ahead. 3 home games between Friday and Friday of Harps, Shamrock and SPA. We will be needing 7 points from that. But feel if we drop points again v Harps the atmosphere around the ground will be pretty toxic.

The_Kew_Tour

Yep awful result last night considering defeats in other away games.

I thought Caulfield deserved another crack but this is not good enough.

ben.schlomo

The_Kew_Tour wrote: »

Yep awful result last night considering defeats in other away games.

I thought Caulfield deserved another crack but this is not good enough.

Ye were on the lucky side of a point too. Ye played some decent stuff going forward but we should have three if not four, your back four is very get at-able.

overshoot

We were absolutely crap last night, bray deserved something from that game just lack that final ball in. lots of good positions, very few clear chances. Definitely the better team on the night.

doncarlos

gimmick wrote: »

We drop points. Everyone else who is relevant to a potential title push don't.

Big week ahead. 3 home games between Friday and Friday of Harps, Shamrock and SPA. We will be needing 7 points from that. But feel if we drop points again v Harps the atmosphere around the ground will be pretty toxic.

Like I've said in previous threads I think all teams will drop points this season. Could be a very low league winning points total this season.

Cork drawing any of those games in isolation would be acceptable but to drop points in three games in a row to teams they should be beating is very worrying.

Paz-CCFC

Does anyone know if the League Cup games are shown on Trackchamp?

gimmick wrote: »

Big week ahead. 3 home games between Friday and Friday of Harps, Shamrock and SPA. We will be needing 7 points from that. But feel if we drop points again v Harps the atmosphere around the ground will be pretty toxic.

I think we'll need 9/9. We need to win the four games left in the series. 24 points would be a good return from the series. Dropping points in any game would have us at just a two-point average. That'd have us up there, but probably wouldn't have us winning the league. Wins against two sides around us would go a long way to making up for the last few weeks.

ratracer

One thing I noticed last night at Galway v Cork: at one stage of the game the cork skipper was knocked out cold for a minute or so. Both teams physio's came on the pitch, followed by a man who may have been a doctor. The Red Cross brought on the stretcher. It looked like the doctor was going through counting fingers etc with the player, and wasn't happy with the outcome. The player was allowed play on for a few mins before being subbed. Is there a protocol around this? Should the player not have to come off automatically?
It was only made more noticeable by the doctor ( if if was a doctor) and the Red Cross remonstrating in the cork dugout with cork management about it. It was an odd situation.

ben.schlomo

ratracer wrote: »

One thing I noticed last night at Galway v Cork: at one stage of the game the cork skipper was knocked out cold for a minute or so. Both teams physio's came on the pitch, followed by a man who may have been a doctor. The Red Cross brought on the stretcher. It looked like the doctor was going through counting fingers etc with the player, and wasn't happy with the outcome. The player was allowed play on for a few mins before being subbed. Is there a protocol around this? Should the player not have to come off automatically?
It was only made more noticeable by the doctor ( if if was a doctor) and the Red Cross remonstrating in the cork dugout with cork management about it. It was an odd situation.

Cork physio signalled for a substitution and Caulfield seemed to overrule and the player didn't want to come off, they took him off ten mins later.

Mars Bar

ben.schlomo wrote: »

Cork physio signalled for a substitution and Caulfield seemed to overrule and the player didn't want to come off, they took him off ten mins later.

He should be fined if that's the case.

Gavin "shels"

Gavin shels wrote: »

Hoping we can take points down in Waterford, Gorman out for them is a big loss!

GET THE F**K IN!

Up to 3rd!

NIMAN

With all the talk around concussion, it's time football started to take it seriously too.

ratracer

NIMAN wrote: »

With all the talk around concussion, it's time football started to take it seriously too.

That's what I would have thought too. There is little doubt in my ( and others at the game) mind that the player should have been subbed.
It seemed quite obvious that the doctor and the Red Cross were making this perfectly clear to Caulfield also, and so were putting responsibility firmly back in his hands!

White Horse

ben.schlomo wrote: »

Cork physio signalled for a substitution and Caulfield seemed to overrule and the player didn't want to come off, they took him off ten mins later.

The FAI should look at this. Does Caulfield think he is a doctor?

ben.schlomo

White Horse wrote: »

The FAI should look at this. Does Caulfield think he is a doctor?

He may or may not have made the call but as above it did seem like the Red Cross lad and the doctor were telling him he needed to come off and he didnt until later.

kksaints

Good win for us last night. We scored some excellent goals particuarly the second and third goals. Defence still a little patchy but its getting better, Wexford did have a few chances but we could have easily scored more. Wexford are a game but limited side. Dont know what the sending off was for but it didnt make any difference to the result.

To Elland Back

kksaints wrote: »

Good win for us last night. We scored some excellent goals particuarly the second and third goals. Defence still a little patchy but its getting better, Wexford did have a few chances but we could have easily scored more. Wexford are a game but limited side. Dont know what the sending off was for but it didnt make any difference to the result.

Players, management and fans all in agreement that it was our worst 1st half performance in years. Effort & commitment is never an issue, but we failed to do the simple things properly. I think the sending off (dissent) did make a difference to what the '2nd half result' might have been. Anyway, lessons learned

Richard Hillman

Mars Bar wrote: »

He should be fined if that's the case.

he should be sacked, not fined.

baldshin

Richard Hillman wrote: »

he should be sacked, not fined.

Regarding the concussion, the referee and his assistants have to take some blame too. The medics were practically screaming at the 4th official not to let the player back on, yet he was allowed.

Zebra3

Very comfortable win in Waterford. Two wins in a row from two aways with Cobh away next weekend...

CHealy

Really entertaining 2-2 draw in Galway Friday night, end to end stuff for most of the game anyone could have won it. I do believe we have the squad to win this league, but as the weeks pass its pretty clear that Caulfield is starting to lose the head altogether now, and City fans are starting to wake up to this. He hasn't a clue what his starting 11 should be, he seems to be afraid of his own decisions, we already know he's tactically inept, we'll never win a league with him in charge.

Omackeral

Four ties down for decision tonight in the EA Sports Cup. All kick offs are at 7:45


Cork City vs Waterford United at Turner's Cross
Dundalk vs St Patrick's Athleti at Oriel Park
Galway Utd vs Finn Harps at Eamon Deacy Park
Shelbourne vs Bohemians at Tolka Park

CHealy

Omackeral wrote: »

Four ties down for decision tonight in the EA Sports Cup. All kick offs are at 7:45


Cork City vs Waterford United at Turner's Cross
Dundalk vs St Patrick's Athleti at Oriel Park
Galway Utd vs Finn Harps at Eamon Deacy Park
Shelbourne vs Bohemians at Tolka Park

And to make a bad few weeks worse, Cork City are charging 15 Euro into tonights game against Waterford, all other clubs charging a tenner.

"Fan owned club"

The_Kew_Tour

Would have went for tenner myself no problem.

15 quid is rip off to watch second string

Corholio

The F.A.I. set the ticket prices for the EA Cup as far as I know. Nothing to do with City.

SantryRed

Corholio wrote: »

The F.A.I. set the ticket prices for the EA Cup as far as I know. Nothing to do with City.

Tener everywhere else! I highly doubt the FAI made Cork charge more than anyone else.

Corholio

SantryRed wrote: »

Tener everywhere else! I highly doubt the FAI made Cork charge more than anyone else.

Didn't know that, must have changed so. I'm pretty sure F.A.I. handled tickets in other years. Not surprised with some within the club internally though.

The_Kew_Tour

The_Kew_Tour wrote: »

Would have went for tenner myself no problem.

15 quid is rip off to watch second string

Was only messing:pac::pac:

Lovely Bloke

Jaysis, Cork could go double figures there.

CrowdedHouse

Baldy Conscience wrote: »

Jaysis, Cork could go double figures there.

and still 0-0 in the other 3

Paz-CCFC

Anyone want loan of a few goals off us?

overshoot

I think Ciaran Gallagher is trying to beat Galway on his own... so will see how penalties go.... wait is there penalties?
Didnt need that with Cork on Friday, even if Cowan was our only regular starter

Edit:and our horrific record in shootouts continues!

Zebra3

Great stuff Reds.

ben.schlomo

overshoot wrote: »

I think Ciaran Gallagher is trying to beat Galway on his own... so will see how penalties go.... wait is there penalties?
Didnt need that with Cork on Friday, even if Cowan was our only regular starter

Edit:and our horrific record in shootouts continues!

He was MOTM by a country mile, some cracking saves and great sweeper keeping too. We should have been out of sight by half-time let alone going to pens. Some poor finishing from our lads but a wins a win and on we go to the next round.

civis_liberalis

Match Report: Galway United 0-0 Finn Harps (4-2 on pens)

Gavin "shels"

Zebra3 wrote: »

Great stuff Reds.

MAGIC!

May have only been the League Cup, but outplaying a Premier side for most of 120 minutes and with several chances to win it was great! First time I think I've witnessed us actually win a penalty shoot-out!

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My favourite goal of the weekend is this one...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aht3dgmrWc8

or one of these three, I'm yet make up my mind...:)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-r7PO5MGk1s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oKlwHw312k
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjBXYn4mdRA