Two valuable points for Senior Footballers

Rossa 0-4 Davitts 0-9In this must win match we put in a much improved perfomance to deservedly take the points. The first half was very tight with both teams squandering chance after chance to open their account. Eventually after fifteen minutes the first point came when Martin Mooney slotted over a 30 yard shot. This fired us up and we started to take control of the game. We looked solid in defense and Gary Nelson was outstanding, breaking up the play and setting up attacks. Further points from Sean Smith and Anto McGrattan took us into a three point half time lead.We started the second half as we had finished the first, with Gavin Shaw winning the midfield battle as he put in his best performance of the year. We added two more points from Anto McGrattan and Stephen Toner with Rossa cancelling these out with two points of their own. A Ciaran O’Riordan long range effort stretched the lead to four. Points were then exchanged to take the score to 0-8 to 0-4 with Anto McGrattan getting his third of the afternoon and Stephen Toner his second. Rossa were then thrown a lifeline when they were awarded a controversial penalty, with the infringement having taken place outside the box. Close from Rossa stepped to hit a pile driver but Tommy Toland stood tall to parry the ball away from the goal and avert any danger. This was to signal Rossa’s last throw of the dice and we then played some excellent keep ball which resulted in the final point of the game, Stephen Toner getting his third.This victory now puts us level on points with Rossa and Sarsfields and everything to play for as we strive to pull out of the danger zone.