The Saints made the short trip to Cove park on Friday evening to play our near neighbours Broadford United Afc.
We went into the game knowing we’d have to play to the best of our ability to get a result.
The home side settled the quicker, moving the ball well, a ball down the right wing was latched onto by Adam o kelly who effort was parried by Sean Richards into the path of Kenny lunch who finished from 6 yards in the 12th minute.
The hosts continued to have the lions share of the ball in the middle third but never really troubled our goal bar a snap shot from the edge of the box just after the half hour which Richards pushed behind for a corner. It was from a corner 5 minutes before the break where Broadford doubled their lead. A lapse in concentration allowed a quick corner to the edge of the box which was dispatched by Jack pierce through a sea of bodies.
Ht 2-0. Two simple errors which we were punished from.
2nd half went like the first, the home side moving the ball with speed but without much penetration. Ita’s had a rare foray into Broadfords box when TJ Kelly’s acrobatic bicycle just whizzed over the crossbar on the hour mark.
It was another error which gifted our hosts their 3rd goal. A rash tackle by Eamon up ending the onrushing striker and giving a penalty in the 70 minutes. Micheál Brosnan slotting it home into the bottom right corner.
With the saints pushing forward for a consolation goal it was bound to leave space at the back. A long punt forward was received by Danny mullane on the edge of the box and his strike struck the crossbar and rebounded into the path of Adam o kelly to tap home from close range in the 4th minute of added time.
Ft 4-0. While the host deserved the win with better play, the fact they were gifted soft goals made the task even harder for the Saints
We went into the game knowing we’d have to play to the best of our ability to get a result.
The home side settled the quicker, moving the ball well, a ball down the right wing was latched onto by Adam o kelly who effort was parried by Sean Richards into the path of Kenny lunch who finished from 6 yards in the 12th minute.
The hosts continued to have the lions share of the ball in the middle third but never really troubled our goal bar a snap shot from the edge of the box just after the half hour which Richards pushed behind for a corner. It was from a corner 5 minutes before the break where Broadford doubled their lead. A lapse in concentration allowed a quick corner to the edge of the box which was dispatched by Jack pierce through a sea of bodies.
Ht 2-0. Two simple errors which we were punished from.
2nd half went like the first, the home side moving the ball with speed but without much penetration. Ita’s had a rare foray into Broadfords box when TJ Kelly’s acrobatic bicycle just whizzed over the crossbar on the hour mark.
It was another error which gifted our hosts their 3rd goal. A rash tackle by Eamon up ending the onrushing striker and giving a penalty in the 70 minutes. Micheál Brosnan slotting it home into the bottom right corner.
With the saints pushing forward for a consolation goal it was bound to leave space at the back. A long punt forward was received by Danny mullane on the edge of the box and his strike struck the crossbar and rebounded into the path of Adam o kelly to tap home from close range in the 4th minute of added time.
Ft 4-0. While the host deserved the win with better play, the fact they were gifted soft goals made the task even harder for the Saints
