Been a busy few days & more to follow.Friday, Cork City FC were playing Shamrock Rovers in the eircom League of Ireland Premier Division, at Turners Cross in Cork. I couldn't make the game, so I took the chance to cover Leinster v Llanelli in the Magners League.
It was my first time covering rugby, so it was a new challenge. Llanelli piled more misery on Irish rugby as they thrashed the home side. Better news on the football front however, with City beating Rovers 1-0. That great result set us up nicely for our rearrange fixture against UCD on Monday night.
I can't stand going to UCD games, because they have the most soulless ground in the world & their fans are made up of a few deviants who think it's cool to be unpopular & the players family members. They're moving ground next season, but I can't imagine any improvement. The league would be a better place without them!
We started brightly & were soon 0-1 up, when Gareth Farrelly crossed for Colin O'Brien, who finished sweetly from close range. Soon afterwards, we were 0-2 up, when Farrelly's throw-in reached Denis Behan & he flicked the ball on, over the keeper.
We let our concentration drop in the second half & they pulled one back, but we held on for the win & all three points. That result puts us second in the league, 8 points behind, with 5 games remaining. We essentially need Drogheda to slip up & us to win all our games. Football is a funny old game, so you never know.
We started brightly & were soon 0-1 up, when Gareth Farrelly crossed for Colin O'Brien, who finished sweetly from close range. Soon afterwards, we were 0-2 up, when Farrelly's throw-in reached Denis Behan & he flicked the ball on, over the keeper.We let our concentration drop in the second half & they pulled one back, but we held on for the win & all three points. That result puts us second in the league, 8 points behind, with 5 games remaining. We essentially need Drogheda to slip up & us to win all our games. Football is a funny old game, so you never know.
We're away to Bray Wanderers on Friday & away to Drogs the following Friday. We've got a tough run-in, but there's still a lot to play for. We're also still very much involved in the FAI Ford Senior Cup, with an away draw against Bohemians, in the semi-final. I think that's the toughest draw possible & means one of the two best supported teams will be out of the final. We could do with winning that, to make up for the disappointment of losing the final in 2005. Heaven forbid UCD make it to the final, with their few dozen supporters. We haven't had a good record at Bohs this season. Ah well, it could be worse, we might not have made it this far in the first place.
Fingers crossed anyway.
As usual, my pictures are available on flickr...
As usual, my pictures are available on flickr...
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