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Shelbourne without a win in six after Finn Harps draw

Shels end the game with 10 men after controversial Luke Byrne red card at Tolka

Sat Sep 19 2020 - 22:14

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Barry McNamee’s first goal for Finn Harps salvaged a point at Tolka Park as Shelbourne were left fuming with the sending off of Luke Byrne.

Shelbourne are now without a league win in six since beating Harps in Ballybofey early last month.

The Donegal side left Drumcondra happy as the draw edges them a point ahead of Cork City at the foot of the table.

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Shelbourne dominated from the start, fully deserving of their 33rd minute lead when a Georgie Poynton corner was headed home by Ciaran Kilduff.

Revitalised from the resumption, Harps levelled on 54 minutes.

Colin McCabe could only parry a stinging drive from Mark Russell leaving McNamee to side-foot home the loose ball.

Shelbourne were then left incensed by referee Sean Grant on 76 minutes when defender Byrne was shown a straight red card for what looked an innocuous nudge on Alexander Kolger just outside the area.

Shelbourne: McCabe; Poynton, D. Byrne, L. Byrne, O'Hanlon; Deegan, Quinn (O. Brennan, 74); Fernandes, R. Brennan (Sheppard, 62), Rooney (M. Byrne, 62); Kilduff (Dobbs, 74).

Finn Harps: McGinley; McEleney, Sadiki (Todd, 74), Folan; Webster, B. McNamee, Donnellan (G. Harkin, 58), Connolly (Cretaro, h-t), O'Sullivan; Russell (T. McNamee, 88), Kogler.

Referee: Sean Grant (Wexford).

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