UC Dublin vs Longford
Republic of Ireland • First Division - Semi-finals • 2026 • Semi-finals • Semi-finals
UC Dublin2 : 0FTHalf-time: 1 : 0
Longford
Match events
- 2' Yellow card - S. Adenekan
- 19' Goal - M. McCullaghAssist - S. Murphy • 1 : 0
- 46' SubstitutionS. Adenekan off - S. Ugbesia on
- 57' Goal - H. Smith2 : 0
- 60' Yellow card - J. Hough
- 66' SubstitutionA. Paraschiv off - D. George on
- 66' SubstitutionS. Moore off - S. Brady on
- 67' SubstitutionP. Manuel off - J. Egan on
- 68' SubstitutionJ. Goad off - T. Morley on
- 68' SubstitutionH. Smith off - S. Mohan on
- 73' SubstitutionS. Murphy off - A. Wells on
- 73' SubstitutionC. Behan off - C. Akinrintayo on
- 75' SubstitutionC. Omorehiomwan off - D. McKenna on
- 79' SubstitutionM. McCullagh off - M. Alonge on
Match statistics
53%Ball Possession47%
5On Target2
55Dangerous Attacks64
129Attacks117
4Corners4
3Off Target5
Match information
- Country
- Republic of Ireland
- Competition
- First Division - Semi-finals
- Season
- 2026
- Round
- Semi-finals
- Stage
- Semi-finals
- Date
- 27 October 2026
- Kick-off
- Stadium
- UCD Bowl
Standings
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cork City | 36 | +39 | 75 |
| 2 | UC Dublin | 36 | +16 | 56 |
| 3 |  Bray | 36 | +14 | 54 |
| 4 | Kerry | 36 | +4 | 52 |
| 5 | Longford | 36 | +3 | 52 |
| 6 | Cobh Ramblers | 36 | -8 | 49 |
Recent form
UC DublinLWDWW
LongfordWDDWL
Head-to-head
- 24 October 2026 • First Division • Longford 0 : 2 UC Dublin (Half-time 0 : 1)
- 9 October 2026 • First Division • UC Dublin 1 : 1 Longford (Half-time 1 : 0)
- 4 July 2026 • First Division • Longford 2 : 1 UC Dublin (Half-time 0 : 1)
- 1 May 2026 • First Division • UC Dublin 2 : 0 Longford (Half-time 1 : 0)
- 7 March 2026 • First Division • Longford 0 : 0 UC Dublin (Half-time 0 : 0)
Clubs
UC Dublin
- Founded
- 1895
- Country
- Ireland
- Stadium
- UCD Bowl
- City
- Dublin
- Capacity
- 3 000
- Surface
- grass
Longford
- Founded
- 1924
- Country
- Ireland
- Stadium
- Bishopsgate Stadium
- City
- Longford Town
- Capacity
- 5 097
- Surface
- grass
Match commentary
- It is all over: UC Dublin 2 : 0 Longford.
- 79'UC Dublin make a change: M. McCullagh off, M. Alonge on.
- 75'Longford make a change: C. Omorehiomwan off, D. McKenna on.
- 73'UC Dublin make a change: C. Behan off, C. Akinrintayo on.
- 73'UC Dublin make a change: S. Murphy off, A. Wells on.
- 68'UC Dublin make a change: H. Smith off, S. Mohan on.
- 68'UC Dublin make a change: J. Goad off, T. Morley on.
- 67'Longford make a change: P. Manuel off, J. Egan on.
- 66'Longford make a change: S. Moore off, S. Brady on.
- 66'Longford make a change: A. Paraschiv off, D. George on.
- 60'Yellow card for J. Hough (Longford).
- 57'Goal! H. Smith scores for UC Dublin. 2 : 0.
- 46'Longford make a change: S. Adenekan off, S. Ugbesia on.
- We are back for the second half.
- Half-time. 1 : 0.
- 19'UC Dublin score! S. Murphy sets it up and M. McCullagh finishes. 1 : 0.
- 2'Yellow card for S. Adenekan (Longford).
- Kick-off! The match is under way.
Line-up - UC Dublin
- 5C. Lennox
- 3L. Cailloce
- 13J. Goad
- 11H. Smith
- 2S. Murphy
- 8L. Dignam
- 14H. Curtis
- 24S. Norval
- 7M. McCullagh
- 10C. Behan
- 1D. Kavanagh
Substitutes
- 21G. Ogbonna
- 22T. Morley
- 15C. Akinrintayo
- 12M. Alonge
- 16N. Douglas
- 27E. Sheeran
- 31S. Mohan
- 19C. Bolton
- 6A. Wells
Line-up - Longford • 4-5-1
15Murtagh
10Doran23Paraschiv20O'Brien6Adenekan28Moore
5McCarthy21Hough12Omorehiomwan8Manuel
1Moore
- 28S. Moore
- 6S. Adenekan
- 20A. O'Brien
- 8P. Manuel
- 15D. Murtagh
- 12C. Omorehiomwan
- 23A. Paraschiv
- 10A. Doran
- 1K. Moore
- 21J. Hough
- 5T. McCarthy
Substitutes
- 25L. Woodcock
- 27K. Brunton
- 11M. Harris
- 9S. Ugbesia
- 19F. Campbell
- 7D. George
- 4D. McKenna
- 26J. Egan
- 18S. Brady
Coaches
- UC Dublin
- William O'Connor
- Longford
- W. Groves
Team statistics
UC DublinLongford
4Corners4
0Throw In0
0Free Kick0
0Goal Kick0
0Penalty0
5Substitution5
129Attacks117
55Dangerous Attacks64
5On Target2
3Off Target5
53%Ball Possession47%
1Corners2
0Throw In0
0Free Kick0
0Goal Kick0
0Penalty0
0Substitution1
62Attacks68
16Dangerous Attacks38
1On Target1
1Off Target3
51%Ball Possession49%
3Corners2
0Throw In0
0Free Kick0
0Goal Kick0
0Penalty0
5Substitution4
67Attacks49
39Dangerous Attacks26
4On Target1
2Off Target2
Head-to-head
Last 9 meetings
UC Dublin wins5
Draws3
Longford wins1
- Goals: UC Dublin
- 12 (1.3)
- Goals: Longford
- 5 (0.6)
- Goals per match
- 1.9
- Both teams scored
- 4 / 9
- Over 2.5 goals
- 2 / 9
Results
- 24 October 2026 • First Division • Longford 0 : 2 UC Dublin (Half-time 0 : 1)
- 9 October 2026 • First Division • UC Dublin 1 : 1 Longford (Half-time 1 : 0)
- 4 July 2026 • First Division • Longford 2 : 1 UC Dublin (Half-time 0 : 1)
- 1 May 2026 • First Division • UC Dublin 2 : 0 Longford (Half-time 1 : 0)
- 7 March 2026 • First Division • Longford 0 : 0 UC Dublin (Half-time 0 : 0)
- 12 September 2025 • First Division • UC Dublin 2 : 1 Longford (Half-time 1 : 0)
- 28 June 2025 • First Division • Longford 0 : 2 UCD (Half-time 0 : 0)
- 9 May 2025 • First Division • UCD 1 : 1 Longford Town (Half-time 1 : 1)
- 12 April 2025 • First Division • Longford Town 0 : 1 UCD (Half-time 0 : 0)
Form: last 9 matches
| UC Dublin | Longford | |
|---|---|---|
| W-D-L | 4-3-2 | 3-3-3 |
| Scored (per match) | 22 (2.4) | 10 (1.1) |
| Conceded (per match) | 18 (2.0) | 12 (1.3) |
| Clean sheets | 2 / 9 | 2 / 9 |
| Both teams scored | 7 / 9 | 4 / 9 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 6 / 9 | 3 / 9 |
Recent form - UC Dublin
- W24 October 2026 • First Division • Longford 0 : 2 UC Dublin (Half-time 0 : 1)
- W16 October 2026 • First Division • Wexford 2 : 5 UC Dublin (Half-time 1 : 3)
- D9 October 2026 • First Division • UC Dublin 1 : 1 Longford (Half-time 1 : 0)
- W2 October 2026 • First Division • Treaty United 0 : 4 UC Dublin (Half-time 0 : 3)
- L25 September 2026 • First Division • UC Dublin 1 : 3 Bray (Half-time 0 : 1)
- L18 September 2026 • First Division • Cork City 5 : 1 UC Dublin (Half-time 4 : 0)
- D11 September 2026 • First Division • UC Dublin 2 : 2 Athlone (Half-time 1 : 1)
- D4 September 2026 • First Division • Cobh Ramblers 1 : 1 UC Dublin (Half-time 0 : 0)
- W28 August 2026 • First Division • UC Dublin 5 : 4 Finn Harps (Half-time 1 : 2)
Recent form - Longford
- L24 October 2026 • First Division • Longford 0 : 2 UC Dublin (Half-time 0 : 1)
- W16 October 2026 • First Division • Longford 1 : 0 Athlone (Half-time 1 : 0)
- D9 October 2026 • First Division • UC Dublin 1 : 1 Longford (Half-time 1 : 0)
- D2 October 2026 • First Division • Wexford 3 : 3 Longford (Half-time 2 : 0)
- W26 September 2026 • First Division • Longford 2 : 1 Cork City (Half-time 1 : 0)
- W18 September 2026 • First Division • Finn Harps 0 : 1 Longford (Half-time 0 : 0)
- L12 September 2026 • First Division • Longford 0 : 2 Treaty United (Half-time 0 : 2)
- L5 September 2026 • First Division • Longford 0 : 1 Kerry (Half-time 0 : 0)
- D28 August 2026 • First Division • Cobh Ramblers 2 : 2 Longford (Half-time 0 : 2)
Standings
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cork City | 36 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 74 | 35 | +39 | 75 |
| 2 | UC Dublin | 36 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 67 | 51 | +16 | 56 |
| 3 | Bray | 36 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 67 | 53 | +14 | 54 |
| 4 | Kerry | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 45 | 41 | +4 | 52 |
| 5 | Longford | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 49 | 46 | +3 | 52 |
| 6 | Cobh Ramblers | 36 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 46 | 54 | -8 | 49 |
| 7 | Athlone | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 42 | 43 | -1 | 48 |
| 8 | Wexford | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 44 | 58 | -14 | 42 |
| 9 | Treaty United | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 37 | 53 | -16 | 42 |
| 10 | Finn Harps | 36 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 33 | 70 | -37 | 28 |
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cork City | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 47 | 18 | +29 | 45 |
| 2 | Bray | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 44 | 23 | +21 | 36 |
| 3 | UC Dublin | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 37 | 23 | +14 | 33 |
| 4 | Kerry | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 15 | +9 | 33 |
| 5 | Athlone | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 17 | +8 | 33 |
| 6 | Longford | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 17 | +9 | 32 |
| 7 | Wexford | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 30 | -2 | 28 |
| 8 | Cobh Ramblers | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 25 |
| 9 | Treaty United | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 22 | -1 | 25 |
| 10 | Finn Harps | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 27 | -11 | 19 |
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cork City | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 17 | +10 | 30 |
| 2 | Cobh Ramblers | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 22 | 34 | -12 | 24 |
| 3 | UC Dublin | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 28 | +2 | 23 |
| 4 | Longford | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 29 | -6 | 20 |
| 5 | Kerry | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 26 | -5 | 19 |
| 6 | Bray | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 30 | -7 | 18 |
| 7 | Treaty United | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 31 | -15 | 17 |
| 8 | Athlone | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 26 | -9 | 15 |
| 9 | Wexford | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 28 | -12 | 14 |
| 10 | Finn Harps | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 43 | -26 | 9 |