FAI Junior Cup
Enniskerry 1
Trim Celtic 2
Berryfield Football Ground
Eoin Horkan
Trim Celtic came out on top in an end to end cup match
Enniskerry on Sunday morning.
The home side who were playing with a strong breeze in
the first half couldn’t judge the breeze at all for the opening attacks of the
game as all their efforts ended up in the arms of the Trim shot stopper.
It wasn’t until the 10th minute till either
side fired off a shot in anger. Trim’s Brian Faulkner let fly from the edge of
the box, his effort was well saved by Dylan Davenport in the home sides goal.
Davenport managed to save a free kick minutes later before he made a 3rd
great save in as many minutes as he thwarted a 1 on 1 as the Trim striker tried
to round him and put the ball into an empty net.
The home side were quickly kicked into gear after the
flurry of saves. Captain Paul Barr’s curling effort just missed the angle of
post and crossbar. Trim then took the lead with what was nearly a carbon copy
of the home sides last effort.
Winger Jack O Keefe cut in off his wing and unleashed
a curling effort with flew over Davenport head before ending up in the net, to
give the away side the slenderest of advantages 20 minutes into the first half.
After a very exciting opening twenty minutes the game
descended into a bit of a lull with both midfields battling hard, with no one
making any real in roads into the opposition scoring zone. The home side could still not manage that
swirling breeze. This was evident as both long range shots they had from midfielders
flew over the bar , without causing any trouble to the Trim net minder .
With the ref about to blow the half time whistle Trim
launched one final attack, which resulted in the ball ending up in the back of
the net. Luckily for Enniskerry they were saved by the linesman flag, leaving
the minimum between the sides at the break.
The home side changed their tactics early in the 2nd
half going from a 4-4-2 to a 3-5-2. This change proved pivotal as they started
to create more chances. Sub Paul O’ Reilly nearly made an immediate impact, but
his header flew over the bar. The home side kept control of the ball very well
against that breeze but couldn’t break down the Trim rear-guard.
This all changed in the 73 minute when a cross from
Gavin Howard landed at the feet of Karl Mulligan who rifled a left footed drive
from the angle of the box into the top corner of the net. The home side created two more chances after this
but couldn’t manage to land that 2nd goal.
In the closing stages the away side started to push forward creating
chances every time the got near the box. They had a free well blocked down
before Faulkner let rip with another curling effort which was brilliantly saved
by Davenport again. With the final play of normal time, Trim were awarded a
corner.
It was 3rd time lucky for Faulkner who rose
highest in the crowded penalty area to beat Davenport, who had kept him at bay
up to the header. Enniskerry launched
two final attempts on the Trim goal, but try as they might they couldn’t find that equalising goal.
Enniskerry: 1 Dylan Davenport, 2 Paul Barr, 3 Luke O’
Sullivan, 4 Shane Fitzpatrick, 5 Ciaran Byrne,6 Oisin Scanlon,7 Dylan Berningham,
8 Gavin Howard, 9 Michael Donegan,10 David McDonald, 11 Karl Mulligan.
Subs Used:14 Paul O’ Reilly for 4 Shane Fitzpatrick, 18
Barry Dacewy for 9 Michael Donegan
Trim Celtic: 1 Aaron Ryan, 2 Leon O’ Neill,3 James
Coggins,4 Oisin Smith, 5 Ger Murray,6 Ciaran O’ Connell,7 Jack O’ Keefe, 8 Conor Walsh, 9 Aaron
Williams, 10 Brian Faulkner, 11 Dean Courtney.
Subs Used:12 Fintan Devlin for 6 Oisin Scanlon,14 Luke Mahon for 2 Leon O’ Neill ,13 Oisin Dowlin for 9 Aaron Williams
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