Two Dundalk players named in MNS Team of the Year

Patrick Hoban

Two Dundalk players were last night named on the MNS Airtricity Premier Division Team of the Year.

The team, as selected by pundits from the RTÉ show, featured eight players from league champions St Patrick’s Athletic, two from Dundalk and one from Derry City.

Richie Towell was selected in midfield for the Team of the Year with Pat Hoban up front.

Both players are nominated for the Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year awards at the PFAI Awards later this month.

The team in full is Brendan Clarke; Ger O’Brien, Conor Kenna, Kenny Browne, Ian Bermingham, Richie Towell, Greg Bolger, Killian Brennan, Conan Byrne, Rory Patterson and Pat Hoban.

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Dundalk striker Hoban in the running to appear on cover of FIFA 14

Patrick Hoban

Dundalk striker Patrick Hoban is in the running to appear on the front cover of EA Sports’ FIFA 14 game.

The Galway native has been a revelation for the Lilywhites this season with 11 league goals as Stephen Kenny’s side continue to push for the title.

He is now up against the likes of Bohemians’ Luke Byrne, Bray’s Jason Byrne, Cork City’s Daryl Horgan, Derry City’s Rory Patterson, Drogheda’s Declan O’Brien, Limerick’s Shane Treacy, Shamrock Rovers’ Ronan Finn, Shelbourne’s Glen Cronin, Sligo Rovers’ Rafael Cretaro, St Pat’s Killian Brennan and UCD’s Craig Walsh for one of the two coveted spots on the front cover, alongside Barcelona’s Lionel Messi.

To vote for Hoban visit the extratime.ie voting page. The two winning players will be announced on Monday September 16^th with the cover available for download via easportsfootball.com from Friday September 27^th.

Last year’s cover featured former Lilywhite Mark Quigley – then of Sligo Rovers – and Cork City’s Davin O’Neill.

You can vote here.

Last year’s front cover featuring former Lilywhite Mark Quigley and Cork’s Davin O’Neill

Late Mulvenna strike sinks Derry

Tiarnan Mulvenna hit a 90^th minute winner to give Dundalk a 1-0 win over Derry City at the Brandywell last night.

The substitute’s late strike fired the Lilywhites right back into the title race following last week’s 3-2 defeat away to Limerick.

Dundalk probably had the better of the chances in the first half but it was Peter Cherrie who denied the home side the lead on 20 minutes when he denied Rory Patterson in a one-on-one situation.

The game looked to be heading towards a stalemate until a fantastic through ball from Eoghan Osborne found Mulvenna and with virtually his first touch he made no mistake in firing low past the outrushing Gerard Doherty.

Derry City: Doherty, Madden, Greacen, McBride, S McEleney; Deery (Rafter 39), Molloy, B McNamee; P McEleney (Kavanagh 30), Patterson, Duffy.

Dundalk: Cherrie, Boyle, Meehan (Mulvenna 89), Massey, Osborne; Dillon, Shields (McDonnell 46), Sullivan, Towell, Byrne, Hoban (Faherty 80).

Referee: Rob Rogers (Dublin).