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3rd August 2007 Pre-Season Challenge Match
Venue: Newbridge
Shiven Rovers Vs Roscommon Town
Final Score: 2 - 3
Roscommon Town stepped into this pre-season
game on the back of a good performance against Rahara Rovers on
the previous sunday. Town gaffer Pat Mullen was looking for a
good team performance to try to iron out the mistakes that
nearly cost the game against rahara. The Town started well
playing into a strong breeze and settled very well. Passing
moves were working well for the town and it wasn't long before
the left hand side of Shiven's team was exposed by the pace of
Johnny O'Beirne but the town couldn't take advantage of the
early exchanges. Shiven began to settle and start passing the
ball around midfield but the town defence sniffed up every
attack they had. A ball was played over the top and Karl Sedlak
stood his ground with the shiven player falling to the ground
and a penalty was harshly given. In goals Dwain McGuinness
pulled off a good stop to deny Shiven a goal that would have
been a harsh lead. The town conceded a late own goal and half
time score Shiven 1 Ros Town 0 The second half
started with Roscommon Town trying to get an equaliser and
playing with a very strong wind behind them they went on attack
straight away. It wasnt before they had got one back. Colm Noone
played a ball through to Paul Allen and he didn't let anyone
down and slotted it past the keeper. At this stage the Town had
all the possesion and Shiven were finding it hard to get out of
there own half. Then Johnny fla played a lovely ball through to
Allen again and he squeezed it past the keeper to make it 2 -1
to the Town. Shiven started to play themselves back into the
game and were on the attack when Niall Gordon was very harshly
judged to have brought down the Shiven attacker so result was
penalty. Willie Walsh saved the penalty but the rebound was
bundled over the line. Willie was then called upon to make a
fantastic double save. Then moments later Paul Allen rounded off
his 20 minute hat-trick after Liam Mulhern found him in space.
End Result Shiven Rovers 2 - 3 Roscommon Town
Roscommon Town: Dwain McGuinness, Paul Mullen, Cathal Dempsey,
Karel Sedlak, Niall Gordon, Johnny O'Beirne, Colm Noone, Johnny
Flanagan, Francis Lally, Michaél Curley & Damien McGeeney.
Subs: Liam Mulhern for O'Beirne, Brian Brennan for Lally, Thomás
Gannon for Sedlak, Paul Allen for McGeeney, Willie Walsh for
McGuinness, Sedlak for Noone, McGeeney for Mulhern, David
McDermott for Dempsey. |
