Saturday Night Action - Live Updates

PREMIER DIVISION:
Sligo Rovers vs Cork City - Preview - 1-1 Full Time

FIRST DIVISION:
Kildare County vs Finn Harps - Preview - 1-1 Full Time

Waterford United vs Sporting Fingal -Preview - 1-1 Full Time

Longford Town 3 - 3 Monaghan United Match Report

With one game down for decision in the Premier Division tonight and three in the First Division, extratime.ie reporter, Alan Smith will be here for the evening giving you the latest updates from around the country as the 2009 season kicks off. If you wish to leave a comment on the action over the course of the night or if you just want to say hello, you can do so by emailing extratimelive@gmail.com.

Thank you all for joining us on extratime.ie, we hope you enjoyed our updates. Make sure to check back soon for reports and reaction from all of tonight's games.

21.52:It's over at the Showgrounds. It finished 1-1 after two late goals.

21.50: Goal Substitute, Stephen Parkhouse has levelled the scores at the Showgrounds in the final minute of normal time. A well worked goal from the home side, which sends the crowd into raptures.

21.47: Goal: The extratime live jinx strikes again, just as I say nothing has happened at the Showgrounds, there has been a goal. Billy Dennehy, making his first competitive start for Cork City has scored in the 86th minute to the delight of the travelling Rebel Army and a certain extratime reporter!

21.44: Nothing major to report on at Sligo, as we enter the last five minutes.

21.39: Latvian striker Guntars Silagailis replaces Denis Behan up front for Cork as they look to snatch all three points.

21.36: Owen Morrison is replaced by Stephen Parkhouse at the Showgrounds.

21.34: Yellow Card With the rain lashing down in Sligo, Danny Murphy is booked with about 15 minutes remaining.

21.30: Robert Mezeckis should have done better for Cork just now, his free kick crashing off of the wall.

21.28: Stephen O'Donnell makes his Cork City debut, replacing another new signing, Faz Kuduzovic.

21.25: Sligo make a substitution with Brian Cash replacing Dougherty

21.22: Full Time Longford Town 3-3 Monaghan United.

21.21: Full Time Kildare County 1-1 Finn Harps.

21.20: Red Card: Brian McCarthy gets a red card at Flancare Park for a blatant foul on Bermingham, who only had the goalkeeper to beat in the final few minutes.

21.19: Yellow Card: Pat Sullivan booked at the Showgrounds.

21.18: "Cretaro has just missed a sitter with 53 on the clock"- Chris Davey at Sligo Rovers v Cork City.

21.15: Sligo are well on top so far in the second half and are looking very dangerous down the left.

21.13: Colin Osbourne from 30 yards out forces Gavin Cullen, in the Finn Harps goal, into a save at his bottom left post.

21.11: Second half has kicked off at the Showgrounds but according to our reporter in the north-east, Chris Davey, Sligo finished the second half the better with Conor O'Grady and Sean Holmes both going close.

21.08: It's 1-1 at Station Road as David McDaid equalised for Finn Harps with 83 minutes gone.

21.04: Colin Cassidy produces an excellent save to keep Kildare 1-0 ahead, with just over ten minutes remaining at Station Road.

21.00: Kildare's Cathal Brady had the keeper beaten and with the goal at his mercy his effort, from the tightest of angles, went just wide of the post.

20.57: Mark Heraghty is tuned in to tonight's updates, as he couldn't make it to Sligo from Dublin tonight. He says: "Keep the updates coming from the showgrounds lads. Couldn't make it down from Dublin for the match tonight but will be In Tallaght on Friday for the shams match. Come on rovers." I hope Rovers lose to be honest, but that's just because I'm a Cork fan. Anyway, make sure you keep sending in your emails to extratimelive@gmail.com.

20.55: Full Time at the RSC, it ended 1-1 after two late goals.

20.53: Its' scoreless at the break in the Showgrounds between Sligo and Cork. A tedious enough affair thus far, although Sligo's Rafael Cretaro did have the ball in the net, only for it to be ruled out for offside with about 35 minutes on the clock.

20.51: "Graeme and I are in the wonderfully comfortable Kildarepress box, but unfortunately now our window is fogging over..."- extratime.ie head honcho, Gareth Penrose who is trying to watch proceedings at Station Road.

20.48: Yellow Card: Neal Horgan is booked at the Showgrounds.

20.47: Goal: Sporting level the tie jsut two minutes after Waterford scored, thanks to Philip Byrne. It's now in added time.

20.44: Goal: Goal at the RSC and it's for the home team. Gary Dunphy producing an amazing strike which beat Quigley.

20.42: Finn Harps' player Ruairi Harkin hits the upright at Station Road as they look to level the scores.

20.41: Ross Gaynor is replaced by Alan Kirby as Sporting Fingal look for a winner at the RSC.

20.37: Goal: And we're level at Flancare Park. With 49 minutes on the clock Barry Clancy has made it 3-3. I ruled them off at 3-0, how wrong could I be?

20.35: "Waterford are the better side at the RSC and are particularly dangerous from set pieces."- Bar O'Sullivan reporting live from Waterford.

20.34: Goal: David O'Riordan breaks the deadlock at Station Road in the 48th minute to make it Kildare 1-0 Finn Harps.

20.32: Eamon Zayed is taken off for Robbie Doyle

20.30: Cork City midfielder, Colin Healy blasts way over from more than 20 yards. I'm sure the ex-Irish international will blame the gale-force wind which has engulfed the country.

20.28: Sligo go close at the Showgrounds and Dan Connor looked beaten, only for the ball to brush off the post and out for a goal kick.

20.26: Out of four games tonight, the only goals have been from Flancare Park in what appears to be an exciting game of football. All our reporters have said that conditions are not helping, with each game turning scrappy at times.

20.25: No more chances of note from the Showgrounds, despite Cork starting brightly.

20.20: Half-time at Flancare Park.

20.19: Graham Cummins has moved up front for Waterford as they look for a goal, after Fitzgerald replaces Grincell.

20.17: Denis Behan's effort is saved easily by Richard Brush, as Paul Doolin's men have started brightly.

20.16: Official attendance at the RSC is 620, however, the wet fans in the south-east have yet to see a goal.

20.14: 0-0 at the break at Station Road between Kildare County and Finn Harps.

20.13: 1 minute added time at Station Road.

20.11: Danny Murphy goes close for Cork in the north-west after good work from winger Billy Dennehy.

20.10: Finn Harps are dominating at Station Road and McDaid shoots, his attmept beats the keeper only to be foiled by the outside of the post.

20.08: Goal: Monaghan grab another back at a remarkable game in Flancare Park. This time it is Sean Brennan getting in on the act with 36 minutes played.

20.07: Finn Harps, with the wind against them, are coming into the game with about ten remaining in the first half, with Gethins going close for the Donegal side.

20.05: Second half has begun at the RSC and the gale force wind is in the favour of the home side.

20.04: And we're off at the Showgrounds.

20.00: Both sides are out on the pitch at the Showgrounds in tonight's only Premier Division encounter.

19.55: Approaching the half hour mark at Station Road and it remains 0-0.

19.52: Goal: Monaghan have grabbed a goal back in the midlands. Karl Bermingham on the scoresheet after 21 minutes.

19.46:Yellow Card: Conan Byrne is booked at the RSC, while Eamonn Zayed should have scored in his first competitive game for Sporting. It's 0-0 at the break in what are terrible conditions.

19.45:Goal: It looks like Longford will be top of the First Division tonight, despite there being less than a quarter of an hour gone. This time it was Derek Glynn who put Monaghan to bed.

19.43:Goal: Longford double their advantage, Jason McCartney getting on the scoresheet.

19.41:Goal: Longford Town 1-0 Monaghan United. Colm Jinks opens the scoring at Flancare Park.

19.40: Finally the Lineups from Flancare Park- Longford Town: Murphy, Kenny, Gough, Sheridan, McCarthy, Jinks, Russo, Curran, Lynch, Glynn, McCartney Subs: Concannon, O'Brien, King, Nicklson, Lee Monaghan United: Kennedy, Whelan, Grimes, Lynch, Gartland, Tierney, Brennan, Byrne, Bermingham, Freeman, Clancy Subs: Mooney, McKenna, McCrossan, O'Connor, Treanor

19.31: More communication problems at Flancare Park, but we do promise to bring you full lineups once it's sorted.

19.30: Game has kicked off at Station Road.

19.20: Lineups from Station Road- Kildare County: Colin Cassidy, Matt Byrne, Baba Issaka, Ken Mahoney, Stephen Burke, Rory Browne, Cathal Brady, Colin Osbourne, Patrick Mahon, David O'Riordan, Paul Rigney Subs: Colin Murray, Leslie Kelly, Pat Dobbs, Kevin McDonnell, Stephen Dunne Finn Harps: Gavin Cullen, Ian Rossiter, Ciaran Coll, Johnny Havlin, Marc Mukendi, Sean McGowan, Christie Connaghan, Ruari Harkin, David McDaid, Conor Gethins, Michael Funstone Subs: Mark Brolly, Paddy Bonner, Mark Forker, Sean Houston, Ciaran Gallagher

19.15: It has been a quiet start at a blustery RSC and both sides are evenly matched with just under a quarter of an hour played.

19.04: Thanks to Ronan Sweeney who emailed in to extratimelive@gmail.com for pointing out a typo on the Fingal bench. Personally I blame the lack of internet at the RSC rather than my spelling.

19.02: With Declan Woodgate and Willie John Kiely both out, Stephen Henderson was only able to name four substitutions.

18.56: It's a wet and windy night at all four grounds tonight and both Waterford United and Sporting Fingal are out on the pitch at the RSC in the first of tonight's four games. Our reporter, Bar O'Sullivan is at the RSC and will be providing the latest updates.

18.52: Lineups from the Showgrounds- Sligo Rovers:Brush, Keane, Holmes, Peers, Ventre, O'Grady, Morrison, Ryan, Boco, Cretaro, Dougherty Subs: Kelly, Noctor, Cash, Parkhouse, Feeney Cork City: Connor, Horgan, Murphy, Mezeckis, Murray, Healy, Gamble, Kuduzovic, Dennehy, Behan, Sullivan Subs: O'Halloran, Silagailis, McNulty, O'Donnell, O'Neill

18.48: Lineups from the RSC- Waterford United: Devine, Grincell, McCarthy, Browne, Dunphy, Waters, Carey, Murray, Long, Cummins Subs:Fitzgerald, Carey, Burns, Mulcahy Sporting Fingal: Quigley, Gannon, Frost, P. Byrne, Maher, C. Byrne, Bailey, Williams, Kirby, Zayed, O'Neill Subs: Gaynore, McFaul, James, Doyle, Hussey

17:10:
Under two hours now before Waterford United take on Sporting Fingal. Much has been made of the Sporting squad in pre-season and we will see shortly whether they will live up to the title of Promotion favourites. Remember, if you have any comments, you can email extratimelive@gmail.com.

13:30: Welcome to Day Two of the new League of Ireland season 2009. First action will get underway in just under six hours from now. We will have reporters in all the grounds so stay tuned to extratime.ie for all the goals and incidents.