Monaghan United 2-4 Galway United
Tuesday, 3 April 2007 23:31A second-half collapse cost Monaghan United their chances of a League Cup upset over Galway United at Kingspan Century Park.
The First Division side led 2-1 at half-time, a brace from Willie Doyle - one a cool first time volley and the other a close-range finish - being punctuated by Alan Murphy's equaliser for Galway.
But three goals by a resurgent Galway within 17 minutes of the resumption decided the game.
Wesley Charles headed home John Lester's free-kick after 47 minutes, and the visitors went in front when Lester's deflected free-kick left Darren McQuaid helpless in the Monaghan goal in the 61st minute.
But the United keeper was guilty of a bad error a minute later when he allowed Barry Moran's speculative effort from distance to spin out of his grasp and into the net.
Monaghan United: McQuaid; Gannon, Feeney, Mooney, Whelan; Finnegan, D'Arcy, Meenan, Williamson; Mackey, Doyle.
Subs: McDonald for Finnegan, 62. Heffernan for D'Arcy, 72. McCluskey for Meenan 84.
Galway United: Rogers; Cleary, Charles, Nooitmeer; James, Murphy, Foley, O'Brien, Lester; O'Flynn, Moran.
Subs: Armstrong for Cleary; Davoreen for O'Flynn (both 46). Glynn for Armstrong, 58.
Referee: Ritchie Winter (Dublin)
