Match Results & Reports

Rearcross 'A' 1 - Ballynanty Rovers 'A' 5

Rearcross 'A' played LDMC Premier League Champions Ballynanty Rovers in a pre-season friendly last Sunday and were on the receiving end of a 5-1 drubbing from the city side. Rearcross held their own in the opening half and might have taken the lead when a long ball from Diarmuid Sheehy found Derek O'Toole with the Balla keeper faring better from the one on one situation. The visitors grabbed the lead with three minutes remaining in the half when a neat passing movement on the right saw the ball delivered to Anthony Tobin who turned and let fly first time to send the ball to the net. Rearcross made a miserable start to the second half and poor defensive play saw the Limerick side hit three quick fire goals in a nine minute spell, the first coming after the Rearcross rearguard was caught flat footed and Stephen Leo nipped in to knock the ball to the net. Leonard Sheehan followed up two minutes later when he finished clinically to the far corner after good interaction on the left flank, Rearcross still reeling from Balla's blistering start were in further trouble in the 54th minute when David O'Loughlin burst through on the right and rifled a pile driver past Ger Kennedy. Rearcross lifted themselves after this and came close with efforts from Joey Nolan and Derek O'Toole, Rearcross did pull a goal back with sixteen minutes remaining when an attack on the left made space for Joey Nolan who struck a well stuck shot with was inches inside the upright. Ballananty had the final say with a minute remaining when Stephen Leo got behind the Rearcross defence and clipped the ball to the net from close range.


Rearcross 'A': Ger Kennedy, Shane Reynolds, John Ryan Luke, Declan O'Toole, Diarmuid Sheehy, Liam O'Toole, Sean Ryan, Matthew Ryan Luke, Joey Nolan, Derek O'Toole, Davy O'Toole
Subs: Martin McLoughlin, Adrian Hurley, Seamus Lenihan

Ballynanty Rovers 'A': Alan Johnson, Keith Fitzgerald, James Ryan, Tom Daly, Gareth Ryan, Ray McMahon, Brian Doherty, Leonard Sheehy, Anthony Tobin, Tom Butler, Stephen Leo, David O'Loughlin, Damien Leo, David Dunphy


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