Two Dublin Derbies across two different divisions in two days. One decided by brilliance, the other by farce.
Sunday, July 17, 2016
Two Dublin derbies: one decided by brilliance, the other by farce
For Extratime.ie: Sean Boyd on celebration: "I'd do it again."
Sean Boyd celebrated in front of Bohemians fans after netting the all-important third goal in Shamrock Rovers' 3-1 win at Tallaght Stadium, enraging the travelling Gypsies support – and then said after the game, “I'd do it again.”
Thursday, July 14, 2016
Decent week in Europe for the LOI sides
Three 1-1 draws, two away from home. Fans of Cork City and St. Patrick's Athletic would have probably taken score-draws from their first-leg jaunts to Sweden and Belarus in the Europa League. For Dundalk, the concession of an away goal means they face an uphill task when they go to Iceland - the home of ' The Mountain', Hafþór Júlíus "Thor" Björnsson - for the second leg of their Champions League qualifier next week.
Tuesday, July 12, 2016
Denmark 1992 and Portugal 2016, not so different yet viewed differently
In 1992, Denmark achieved the seemingly impossible - they won Euro 92 in Sweden, a tournament they hadn't even qualified for and were only competing in by virtue of Yugoslavia's enforced withdrawal. In 2016, Portugal achieved the highly unlikely – they won Euro 2016 after finishing third during the group stage and ensured that France failed to win a major tournament which they were hosting for the first time since the 1960 European Nations Cup.
Sunday, July 3, 2016
For Extratime.ie: Flabbergasted Keegan rues Cherrie save
Wexford Youths boss Shane Keegan admitted he was “flabbergasted” to see his side lose 3-0 to Bray Wanderers – and he was left ruing an incredible Peter Cherrie save which took place 60 seconds before the Seagulls netted their third.
Saturday, July 2, 2016
For Extratime.ie: Joe Doyle's on fire
Joe Doyle made history when he scored four goals during Cabinteely's 5-1 victory over Athlone Town in Stradbrook on Friday night – and he said he would be straight onto teammate Ben Hanrahan after the game.
Friday, July 1, 2016
For Extratime.ie: Disappointed Fenlon wants Rovers to have go
Shamrock Rovers boss Pat Fenlon was disappointed with his side's 2-0 defeat to RoPS Rovaniemi in Thursday night's Europa League first qualifying round match – and admitted ahead of the return leg in Finland, “We've got to go and have a go.”
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