After a break of nearly 3 weeks this team were raring to get back on the pitch. Most notable players of the game were Stephen Brennan who put in a superb performance on the left wing and had the beating of his marker every time he received the ball and Anthony Dunphy who was switched to left back and put in a player of the match performance. We dominated the first half with most of the possession but were kept to only testing the opposition keeper from distance. 0-0 at half-time. Ballyduff got lucky in the second half as there only chance of the game seen them go 1-0 up. Last season this goal would have seen the heads drop but the lads stayed strong and kept creating chances and dominating possession. Sherwan picked up a ball inside the box and showed some serious skill sending his defender the wrong way but his shot went over the crossbar. With a few minutes to go we got a free kick on the edge of the box up steps Jake Moore, the ball was sailing into the goal only for the Ballyduff keeper to pull off a great save. Another free kick from Jake on the left side seen his shot headed off the line and Ballyduff defence scramble to get the ball away. I would also like to note that Jake was still playing in goal for both of his free kicks. The result doesn’t reflect the performance the lads put in and it will only be a matter of time before they get the first 3 points of the season.
Player of the match was Anthony Dunphy.