Henderson strike lifts DC after tough week
�Press Eye Ltd Northern Ireland -24th January 2012 Mandatory Credit - Picture by Darren Kidd/Presseye.com The JJB Sports Irish Cup, Donegal Celtic v Institute. Donegal Celtic's with Institute's
Ryan Henderson’s first-half goal was enough to secure managerless Donegal Celtic 1-0 victory in last night’s Irish Cup fifth-round replay at Celtic Park.
After a dramatic weekend at the west-Belfast club that saw boss Paddy Kelly and his backroom staff quit amid speculation of internal disputes, it was a case of getting the job done and securing a jackpot Irish Cup home tie with Cliftonville.
In the hours that followed Kelly’s reassertion that he would not be returning to guide the team, stand-in boss Sean Hawkins watched Celtic labour to victory on a sapping surface.
As Celtic’s ship was steadied in choppy waters, Paul Carlyle’s men were left to rue missing the boat when they boasted the advantage in Drumahoe two weeks ago, where their cup romance was sunk by a freak Liam Bradley goal that forced last night’s replay.
The visitors certainly engineered enough opportunities in the first-half to be better positioned at the end of it - instead of trailing to Henderson’s ultimately decisive goal – a header that came in the 10th minute.
Paddy McLaughlin, in particular, was presented with two gilt-edged chances but on both occasions sent headers over the Celtic crossbar. He was unmarked when he met Declan McKeever’s 15th minute corner and again in the 37th minute when Dean Jarvis sent in a pin-point cross for the Institute centre-half.
There was little to capture the imagination after the break, with chances falling to Jarvis, who drilled a low-shot straight at ‘keeper Robinson.
With the game drawing to a close, Parkhouse was sent-off by referee Colin Burns after appearing to strike substitute Ciaran Murray. ‘Stute did force the ball into the net in injury-time but were found guilty of fouling Robinson in the process.
Donegal Celtic: Robinson, Keegan, Harkness, P Bradley (O’Hara 47), Henderson, L Bradley, D Murray (C Murray 71), McAllister, McVeigh, Burns (booked 51), O’Connor
Institute: Wilson, Roddy, Taylor, Crown, McLaughlin, Jarvis, Walsh, McCauley, Parkhouse (sent-off 90+1), McBride (McCready 79), McKeever
Referee: Mr Colin Burns.
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