The Green Briar Over 30's kept within 5 points of the D4 leaders F.F.C ahead of their clash this weekend and recorded a good win against a difficult Medfield side. Two second half goals saw the Briar take control of the encounter but defensive frailties were once again highlighted as Medfield found a goal of their own, waltzing through the entire Green Briar side to make for a nervy last fifteen minutes.
The Briar succeeded in hanging onto the lead and the points on this occasion and setup the first of a series of very important games this coming week.
The Briar welcomed back their Captain Fantastic, John Hickey. John has been known to pick out the top corner in his time....the top corner window of the nearest Chip Van behind the goal that is. With the Cork man back in the green jersey the Briar were sure to meet their quota of wayward crosses and John didn't disappoint.
John Hickey
After a cagey opening half, the scoring was opened by the Briar following a good break down the right hand side. Danny Concagh played the ball out of defense for Paul Glynn to give-and-go with Brian McGuinness. Glynn steadied himself and sent in an inviting cross that was finished to the top corner superbly by Hairstyle, despite the best efforts of the Medfield keeper.
The second goal came via a penalty kick after the referee pointed to the spot when a Medfield defender was over zealous in the challenge just inside the box. Brian McGuinness stepped up and doubled the lead, maintaining his terrific record from the spot.
Medfield's response was swift and yet again the alarm bells will be ringing for the Briar especially with the ease at which the goal was crafted. The video footage that will be uploaded shortly can attest that the team was guilty of switching off and not pressuring the ball.
Nonetheless, three points added to the total and still in with a shout of the title.
Line Up: Fallon, Nolan, Higgins, Coen, Hannick, O'Connor, McGuinness, O'Donnell, Glynn, Hairstyle, Hickey, Sullo, McElwain, Concagh, Mikaelian, Balekian, Java
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