Today we had the mighty task of facing up to Villa A in Suir Crescent.

We asked the lads to embrace this fixture and work on our defensive game and try hold Villa, who we knew would try to play football for the whole 90mins.

The team applied themselves brilliantly throughout the game and only conceded two goals near the end.

Lots of positives from the game today and a few things to work on in training, we would be confident this group should do well in the coming months. All the team put in a big performance today but MOTM goes to Lee Freyne playing in a sweeper position for the first time.