Rearcross 'A' 1 - Glengoole Utd. 3

Rearcross 'A' turned in a below par performance last Sunday in the FAI Junior Cup and succumbed to a lively Glengoole Utd. on a three goals to one score line, Rearcross missing some key players at the onset were dealt a further blows when two of the starting eleven had to retire injured in the first half, however all in all the display on the day wasn't up to the mark. The opening exchanges were evenly shared and Sean Sheehy had to be alert to save in the 4th minute. Rearcross broke on right in the 13th minute and a nasty eye injury saw Declan O'Toole retiring to the bench. Rearcross had their chances after this and a Nigel Ryan shot was saved by the visiting keeper in the 24th minute, Rearcross took the lead in two minutes later with a smashing long range effort from Nigel Ryan after good play from Eamon Devitt. Glengoole came in to the game towards the end of the half and Stuart Hanrahan's floated effort in the 28th minute wasn't far away. An injury to Emmet Steed in the 36th minute forced Rearcross to reorganise and poor defending saw Rearcross hand the initiative to Glengoole with the concession of two goals before the half time whistle with the first coming in the 39th minute when Sean Sheehy parried and it was Stuart Hanrahan who reacted to poke the ball to the corner of the net, and then with a minute to go, a ball through the centre was not attacked with conviction and Shane Hanrahan punished the indecision after slipping the ball between the posts. Rearcross made a promising start to the second half and PJ McLoughlin found space to shoot, however the effort flew just wide of the upright, Glengoole went 3-1 ahead on 50 minutes when Rearcross squandered possession in the middle of the field, Kevin Kenny raced down the right flank and drove to the corner of the net, Sean Sheehy came to the rescue three minutes later with a fine save. Rearcross failed to produce the performance required to haul back the deficit for the remainder of the game, Diarmuid Sheehy did clip the the visitors crossbar late in the game, however it mattered little in any event as Glengoole had already done enough to secure their passage to the second round of the competition.

Rearcross 'A': Sean Sheehy, Anthony Ryan, Eamon Devitt, Simon Kennedy, Damien Mullins, Declan O'Toole, Diarmuid Sheehy, Liam Nolan(B), James Gough, Emmet Steed, Nigel Ryan
Subs: PJ McLoughlin for Declan O'Toole (Injured 13th minute), Sean Mullins for Emmet Steed (Injured 36th minute), Kevin Mullins for James Gough (63rd minute)
Sub Not Used: Davy O'Toole

Glengoole Utd: Shane Hanrahan, David McGuire, Brendan Kelly, Stephen Healy, John McMenumun, Andy Hanly, Keith Holohan, Sean Lahart, Eddie Stokes, Kevin Kenny, Stuart Hanrahan
Subs: Noel Hayes for Andy Hanly, Martin Slattery for Brendan Kelly, Trevor O'Neill for Stuart Hanrahan
Sub Not Used: Aidan Langton

Referee: Toddy Sweeney