OFFICIAL DUNDALK FC MAGAZINE | ISSUE 8 - €3
DUNDALK v FINN HARPS SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4TH 2020
KICK-OFF 5PM
UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE
GROUP STAGE DRAW Martyn Hindley gives an introduction to the UEFA Europa League group stage.
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sually, the backdrop of the UEFA Europa League group stage draw is a little different. It’s lateAugust as the shirt clings to your back in searing heat on the shores of the Mediterranean. A short walk from the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco, you can walk to the spot that Ayrton Senna plonked his McLaren into the armco to throw away the 1988 Formula One Grand Prix from an unloseable position. A few hundred metres further on and you can spot superstars and their aqua-toys in the bay.
COVID-19 changed all of that this season and UEFA’s lakeside headquarters on a rainy Friday in Nyon, Switzerland was the scene for Dundalk’s six forthcoming Europa League adventures to be mapped out and what an autumn it is now destined to be! The former Napoli and Juventus defender Ciro Ferrara allocated Dundalk to Pool B and thus, gave them dates with opponents from Austria, Norway and a rather illustrious club from the eastern side of the water. Here’s an introduction to Rapid Vienna, Molde and Arsenal, were any to be needed.
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Former Napoli and Juventus defender Ciro Ferrara
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WELCOME TO
FINN HARPS MEET THE MANAGER
OLLIE HORGAN (DOB: 19/11/1984)
Ollie Horgan began his managerial career in the Ulster Senior League with Fanad United and spent six years at the club before making the move into League of Ireland with Finn Harps in 2013. His first season was spent building a squad and in the second, 2015, a playoff appearance and a win over Limerick promoted them into the Premier Division for the 2016. After that, Horgan managed to keep the side up with some brilliant displays and also some heroic defending to allow them to play Premier Division football in 2017. Horgan couldn’t repeat the trick and they were relegated that season however bounced right back up in 2018 and were promoted to the Premier Division a second time under Ollie beating Drogheda United and Limerick to earn the spot. The 2019 season was about consolidation once more for Horgan and another playoff victory saw them remain in the
league for the season which is a remarkable achievement for the manager considering the resources at his disposal and Harps’ geographical location as well. It has been a remarkable job that he has done and as one of the most colourful characters in the league, Horgan is a huge addition and an enjoyable personality. The shortened season doesn’t help their cause or Ollie’s either but one thing is for certain over the past few years, the job he has done cannot be questioned. Alongside his work for Harps he has also been active in the national schoolboy squads and has been known to attend both senior and junior matches to keep up to date on both his own first team job and the talent coming through. His interviews are legendary with the negative outlook also a source of amusement but he is a serious operator and one that people will be wishing to stay in the Premier League.
27 September 2020; Players from both side’s observe a minutes silence for the late Cork City volunteers John Kennedy ahead of the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division match between Finn Harps and Cork City at Finn Park in Ballybofey, Donegal.
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27 September 2020; Raffaele Cretaro of Finn Harps during the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division match between Finn Harps and Cork City at Finn Park in Ballybofey, Donegal.
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EUROPA LEAGUE PLAYOFF
HISTORY MAKERS
it for us. I had to hold my run because I thought I was offside and my touch took me across on my left foot. “I didn’t mean to take it that far in but I saw the goalkeeper coming out and it took about a half an hour to go in! It’s the best moment I’ve ever had in football. What a feeling!” ‘Dicky’ grew up very close to the Aviva Stadium and he said the result was being celebrated wildly at the Kelly residence in Ringsend: “Me ma, me da and my bro are wrecking the gaff only down the road,” he laughed. “It’s amazing. I was playing Leinster Senior League three years ago, so to be here now is just the stuff of dreams. Since Filippo and Giuseppe came in, everybody has worked their socks off. We knew we had a chance with the luck of the
draw. The league wasn’t great for us this year, but we would have bitten your hand off to be in the Europa League group stages.” For Gary Rogers, who celebrated his 39th birthday with a save in the penalty shootout win in Tiraspol a week earlier, it was yet another memorable occasion to add to a memorable career. “It hasn’t been the season we would have liked, but this is where we want to be,” said the veteran netminder who has now qualified for the group stages twice with Dundalk. “To get to the group stages of the Europa League is a phenomenal achievement by the whole group. We’re just delighted we’ve been able to replicate what we’ve done in the past.” The Lilywhites had to come 34
through a turbulent period midway through the second half with Rogers making a vital stop to deny Patrik Johannesen while Brian Gartland hacked one off the line. “They were going to have opportunities in the game and you’re going to need to make a save, especially in Europa League, when it gets to this stage in the competition,” said Rogers. “You’re just hoping that you can keep them out and thankfully we managed to do that.” Brian Gartland, who skippered Dundalk at the Aviva, is another player who will sample the group stages for a second time and after falling out of favour under Vinny Perth, he said Thursday was a night to savour. “A lot of us have had a lot of stuff flung at us this year and last year,” he said. “I suppose as
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Opponents UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN CFR Cluj CSKA Moskva DROGHEDA UNITED Crusaders LONGFORD TOWN SHAMROCK ROVERS DERRY CITY Shelbourne CORK CITY Shamrock Rovers [RTÉ] Finn Harps DERRY CITY BOHEMIANS DROGHEDA UNITED ATHLONE TOWN LONGFORD TOWN SAINT PATRICK’S ATHLETIC [RTÉ] Bohemians [WATCHLOI] WATERFORD [R1] [WATCHLOI] WATERFORD [WATCHLOI] NK Celje [QR1] Sligo Rovers [WATCHLOI] Cobh Ramblers [R2] [WATCHLOI] SHELBOURNE [EIRSPORT] Inter Club d’Escaldes [QR2] Sheriff Tiraspol [QR3] SHAMROCK ROVERS [RTÉ] KÍ KLAKSVÍK [PO] FINN HARPS [WATCHLOI] Saint Patrick’s Athletic [WATCHLOI] Cork City [WATCHLOI] BOHEMIANS [WATCHLOI] Derry City [WATCHLOI] MOLDE Waterford [WATCHLOI] Arsenal SLIGO ROVERS [WATCHLOI] Rapid Wien Bohemians [QF] tbd [SF] RAPID WIEN tbd [F] Molde ARSENAL xLGE: SSE Airtricity League
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TEAMSTATISTICS
2020 SEASON MATCH DATA
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Fixtures Date Fri 02 Oct Sat 03 Oct
Match Derry City 2-0 Waterford Shamrock Rovers 4-0 Sligo Rovers Cork City 1-2 St Patrick’s Ath. Shelbourne 1-3 Bohemians Dundalk v Finn Harps (5:00)
Statistics Goals scored Total goals 159 (average: 2.34) Home goals 91 (average: 1.34) Away goals 68 (average: 1.00) Results Home wins 32 (47.1%) Draws 13 (19.1%) Away wins 23 (338%) Over/Under 2.5 goals Over 27 (39.7%) Under 41 (60.3%) Note: Players: Squad numbers not used in pre-season matches Starting: n / Not used: l / Player in: t / Player out: u / Captain: © Order of substitutions: 1/ 2/ 3/ 4/ 5 and subsequent Goals: Listed by quantity (1, 2, 3, etc) Venue (H/A): N: Aviva Stadium, Dublin H*: Tallaght Stadium, Dublin H+: Aviva Stadium, Dublin
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Other player/venue data Fri 17 Jan: Dundalk 7-1 University College Dublin t Gabriel Sava Wed 22 Jan: Dundalk 1-2 CFR Cluj N*: Played at Oliva Nova, Spain t Gabriel Sava Fri 24 Jan: Dundalk 0-2 CSKA Moskva N*: Played at Hotel Campoamor, Spain Thu 30 Jan: Dundalk 2-0 Drogheda United t Gabriel Sava / t Mark Hanratty Mon 03 Feb: Crusaders 1-2 Dundalk t Mark Hanratty / t Ronan Kilkenny / l Jamie Barry Tue 04 Feb: Dundalk 0-1 Longford Town t Mark Hanratty / t Gabriel Sava / t Ronan Kilkenny l Jamie Barry Fri 10 Jul: Dundalk 1-1 Derry City l Jimmy Corcoran Tue 14 Jul: Dundalk 4-1 Bohemians l Jimmy Corcoran Fri 17 Jul: Dundalk 1-0 Drogheda United l Jimmy Corcoran Mon 20 Jul: Dundalk 4-2 Athlone Town n Christian Jones (4) / n Jarlath Jones (21) / t Ronan Kilkenny (22) t Thomas Daly (16) / t Jeff Nwodo (15) / t Luke Hennessy (7) Tue 21 Jul: Dundalk 2-1 Longford Town l Jimmy Corcoran / l Ronan Kilkenny Thu 20 Aug: NK Celje 3-0 Dundalk N**: Played at Ferenc Szusza stadium, Budapest +Thu 24 Sep: Sheriff 1-1 (3-5) Dundalk Played at Stadionul Sheriff, Tiraspol Penalties: Čolović, Hoban, Hoare, McEleney and Shields all scored Sun 27 Sep: Dundalk 0-4 Shamrock Rovers l Jimmy Corcoran (30) / l Mark Traynor (13) l Mark Hanratty (25)