Munster Senior League
1st Division
Youghal United 1-1 Cobh Wanderers
The lads put in another good performance here on the back of a great win last week against College Corinthians. College and Cobh would be two of the fancied sides in the division so it was good to get four points out of the two games. Youghal started this game with a good attitude and the effort put in was good to see. We try to start each game at a high tempo and get into the faces of the opposition from the off.
We found ourselves one up after 15mins and it was that man again Mossie Clohessy who came up trumps. A long range effort which should not have troubled the keeper saw the ball rebound out to the ever present Mossie who never gave up and like a goal poacher got his reward. The boys are growing in confidence with every game remembering we had no league cup campaign and started a lot later than everyone else so these results are very pleasing for us. We could have been two up with ten minutes left in the half when a cross was met with a header by Paul Hennessy only to find it rebound back off the upright. Half time 1-0.
The second half was only minutes old and we didn’t seem to start as good as the first half. We were being over run in midfield and it seemed like the away side had extra players on the pitch. Cobh used the ball very well and stretched us in every area of the pitch. They got an equaliser after ten minutes of the restart and it looked like we were going to loose the match. However, in saying that the lads dug deep and never threw in the towel – always trying to turn the game around in their favour. Slowly but surely we got back in the game after Michael Sheehan and Daniel Savage were introduced to freshen things up. We seemed a bit more balanced and pressed to try and score the winner. We passed the ball better and created a few chances but we could not get the winner. In hindsight a draw was a fair result as neither side deserved to loose. We have accumulated 4 points from three games and we hope to extend this on Saturday next where we travel to Castleview. This will be our toughest test yet as they are tipped to go straight back into the premier division next season. A draw would be a very welcome result here.
Team:
D. Kearns, D. Shuel, A. Kelly, J. Brennan, C. O’Sullivan, P. Kelly, P. Hennessy, S. Kenneally, D. Hennessy, M. Clohessy, B. O’Sullivan
Subs:
M. Sheehan, D. Savage, B. Smith, S. Ryan, A. Hennessy