Minutemen FC 1:3 Green Briar FC Over 30's
Building on last week's victory the Over Thirties side added three more points to their total in comfortable fashion against Minutemen FC on Sunday morning in Sudbury.
Without the sevices of a dedicated goalkeeper and the ability of John O'Brien up front, some question marks hung over the side before kick off.
The goalkeeping issue was solved by John Hickey and John Flannery, each taking a half between the posts. Up front, a tandem of Higgins and McDonagh was always going to be dangerous.
Hall and O'Connor linked up in the middle to open the scoring as Leo stuck from distance after a nice setup between Joyce and Hall. Further dominance on the field was not converted to goals and we made the turn one goal to the good.
The second half saw Hickey set loose from the shackles of his goalkeeping duty as Gary Keane rung in the changes and moved the big man up front.
His impact was immediate and he succeeded in bringing Gillick and O'Donnell into the play down the right. The latter crossing nicely to Graham who was unmarked in front of goal but the chance came to nothing as he got the header all wrong. Another spurned opportunity saw Hall connect with a driven cross from Hickey only to get his angles wrong and blast wide from close range.
The second goal came from the boot of Hall when he produced a tidy curled finish from 16 yards out, again Hickey making the killer pass. And Hickey would get on the board himself when he dispossessed an idling defender and stabbed the ball home to the keepers right.
Sloppy defending from a corner gifted the Minutemen a lifeline in the tie but a comeback failed to develop. The match was played out comfortably with a few other chances also being created in the process. This win adds to the impressive start by the Over Thirties side, 6 points from 6.
Line Up: Hickey, Glynn, Hannick, Concagh, McElwain(c), O'Donnell, Joyce, O'Connor, Flannery, Hall, McDonagh. Subs: Graham, Higgins, Shursky, Nassar, Gillick
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