Williams the Sporting hero as Fingal progress to play-offs
Wednesday November 11 2009
LIAM BUCKLEY'S Sporting Fingal progressed to the promotion play-off after a hard-fought victory over 10-man Shelbourne at Tolka Park.
Fingal now meet Bray Wanderers over two legs to decide who plays in the top-flight next term thanks to goals by Eamon Zayed and Shaun Williams.
Shels fell behind in the 39th minute when Zayed produced a measured finish to volley home from a right-wing delivery by Gary O'Neill.
Sporting extended their lead two minutes later when Williams took advantage of poor defending by Alan Keely from Brian Gannon's long ball to burst forward and fire low into the bottom corner.
Shels' David Cassidy won a penalty in the 72nd minute which David McAllister scored. Anto Flood clashed with the Fingal 'keeper trying to get the ball out of the net and the Shels striker was ordered off for a second booking.
SHELBOURNE -- Delaney; Synott, Hedderman, Brennan, Keely (S Quigley 56), Baker, M O'Brien (Hynes 56), Cassidy (C O'Brien 86), Doyle, McAllister, Flood.
SPORTING FINGAL -- D Quigley; Gannon, Fitzgerald, Maher, Paisley, Byrne, James, McFaul, Williams, Zayed, O'Neill (Corcoran 94).
Ref -- T Connolly (Dublin).
Irish Independent
