TRALEE DYNAMOS 2 COBH RAMBLERS 4

Padraig Harnett writes:

After 70 minutes of this game Tralee Dynamos staged a Lazarus like resurrection but unfortunately on this occasion Lazarus didn’t stay risen and by the 92^nd minute the game was over.

Dynamos trailed 2-0 and under pressure with three quarters of the match over. They conceded the first goal right on the stroke of half-time. Having had only a few chances to go ahead they were hit by a sucker punch in the 44^th minute.

Dan Stack was given too much time on the ball and he put the ball into the box and with Pierce Donaghy getting a run on the defenders he guided the ball home past Del O’Shea.

It came at a bad time for Dynamos as they had just created their best chance of the half. Aaron Houlihan had played the ball forward for Chris Kerins. He beat the Cobh keeper to the ball and back headed it but two defenders go back to clear.

To be fair Cobh were by far the better team in the first half and deserved their lead.

Ramblers opened the second period streaming forward and had three great chances to double their lead.

Firstly Eoin Cassidy did very well to get a block in and then Donaghy had two glorious chances to put his side further ahead but he missed both.

For a minute it looked like it mightn’t be Cobh’s day and surely Dynamos would get a chance.

But it was at the other end that the next score came with James Murphy putting the cross in and Donaghy finding too much room to shoot home on the hour.

It looked to be all over but Dynamos must be given great credit for how they performed in the final 20 minutes.

Two subs made the first goal with Eddie Duggan’s cross being headed home by Brian Murphy and suddenly it was game on.

Ten minutes later and on the 82^nd minute it was, unbelievably it was 2-2. James Sugrue floated in a great free kick and Maurice O’Rahilly proved once again why he is so dangerous at both ends, heading home the equaliser.

Amazingly Dynamos looked the more lightly to go on and get the winner and Sugrue had a great chance but credit must go to another sub, Cobh reserve keeper Stephen Deasey made a great save with his feet to keep the scores level.

Dynamos would have been delighted with a point if the final whistle had blown then but unfortunately there was three minutes of injury time.

Right on 90 minutes came a crushing blow. A corner was floated into the box and Cassidy and Del O’Shea combine to clear. There looked to be no danger when the ball fell to JP O’Halloran 35 yards out but he hit one of the best volleys seen for a long time – right into the top corner of the Dynamos net.

The Tralee side were now shocked and a minute later Kevin McCarthy was dispossessed by a rampant Ramblers and Alan O’Flynn looked up and played a delicate chip that just eluded O’Shea fingers and so it ended 4-2 to Cobh.

The win leaves Dynamos on 7 points from 5 with Ramblers moving onto 13 points from 8 played and second placed in the table.

Dynamos: O’Shea, Quirke, McCarthy, Cassidy, O’Rahilly, Russell, Sugure, Conway, Ivkovic, Kerins and Houlihan. Subs used Murphy, Duggan and Barry.

Ramblers: McCarthy, Flannagan, Nolan, O’Halloran, Collins, O’Hanlon, Collins, Donaghy, Murphy, Spillane, Stack. Subs used – Deacy, O’Flynn and Geasley. Not used Spillane and Burton.

Front LtoR: Paul Russell, Uros Ivkovic, Aaron Houlihan, James Sugrue, Chris Kerins,
Back LtoR: David Conway, Kevin McCarthy, Adrian Quirke, Eoin Cassidy, Maurice O'Rahilly, Derek O'Shea

 Cobh Rambers F.C.

Maurice O'Rahilly (Capt)  heads the Dynamos equaliser into the net despite the best efforts of the Cobh Keeper.

Goal scorers: Maurice O'Rahilly & Brian Murphy who has now scored on both his Under 20 & Senior debut.

Paul Russell, Jamie Barry, Brian Murphy.

What might have been!! James Sugrue left after his shot was saved with the scoreline 2-2 at the time. Maurice O'Rahilly No.5

Tralee Dynamos Derek O'Shea with his nephew Dillion O'Shea & Head Coach Jason Fitzgerald at the Cobh game.

Uros Ivkovic with Josh O'Connor winner of the "player on the pitch" for the offical opening of the Aviva Stadium. 

20/07/2010:
A CHAMPIONSHIP PREVIEW: Tralee Dynamos Vs Cobh Ramblers Sunday 25th July k.o. 2.00p.m. Dynamos take on second placed Cobh Ramblers at Cahermoneen this Sunday. Dynamos and Cobh games have all been close games so Sunday's game again will be hard to call. Previous results between the sides since Dynamos came into the A championship have been an away win 0-1 , home win 3-1, away draw 1-1 this season. Cobh are placed second in the table with 10 points from 7 games while Dynamos are placed 6th with 7 points from 4 games. Tralee Dynamos would encourage people to come out and support the team. Dynamos last game was a home win to Galway on the 6th of June.