Abcde FC Back In The Hunt

Wednesday Division 1

Abcde FC put themselves back into contention for division 1 honours, as they won 2 games last Wednesday. They beat Crossbarry Legends 5-3 and then went on to crush a tired CSKA outfit, who also played twice on the night. CSKA Tonga who had earlier beaten league leaders Trotters Traders in a classic game that finished 7-6. John Duggan coming up with a wonderful last ditch winner for Tonga. But it was Tonga's Joe Dempseys performance in midfield that caught the eye in this exciting clash. Eoin Stephens, Keith McGrath and Shane Scannell were best for the Trotters who have now last 2 in a row after 4 straight wins before that.

Luke Wilson, David O'Rourke and the evergreen Joe O Sullivan were best for Abcde FC over their 2 games and were well worth the 6 points they gained, pushing them into 3^rd spot in the table.

The Sleazy Lemmons went top of the table when they won again thanks to a virtuoso performance from the skilful Alan Greaney who scored 6 times in their 9-3 dismantling of the Thirty Somethings.

Jimmy Griffin was instrumental in the Booze Crews 8-1 win over Racing Club. This game was tighter than the scoreline suggests but the Crews finishing proving the difference, as Griffin with 3 and Martin Carroll with a brace, proved a bit too strong for Racing Club who will need a bit of time to settle after adding 2 new players to their squad this season. If Booze Crew can keep a settled team they can be a match for any team on their day and they should be challenging come mid August.

Wednesday Division 2

Standings in this division stay the same as the top 4 sides all won their games.

Sliabh na mBan were too strong for the Duffers who remain without a point at the bottom. The Duffers competed well for 45 minutes, but na mBan's superior ability to hold on to the ball in the final third of the pitch told the difference in the last 15 minutes. Joe McAulliffe, Paul Tierney and Ronan O Sullivan all with a brace a piece for the winners.

Fritzl Palace remain joint top after a solid performance beating Douglas Mortgage 3-1.

Seamus Daly opened the scoring with a wonderful volley for Palace that finished off a brilliant passing move. Palace had Dave O O’Keeffe chip in with the other 2 goals. Eric Cotter and Ed Quirke battled well for Mortgage but they were 2^nd best on the night.

An excellent performance from James Mullins helped Dynamo Tonduff stay in touch after a 5-3 win over Bayer Neverlosin. Dave Murphy's headed goal being the pick of the goals in this tie.

Marius Hanialak and Jordan O'Leary stood out for Neverlosin who are improving by the week.

The 6-1 scoreline suggests AC Standard beat FC Coping Badly rather comfortably, but it was not the case as both sides seemed more evenly matched with Coping having more of the possession. But Standard kept their defensive shape better that their opponents and played more on the counter attack. Tim O Connor capitalised most of all with this tactic as he scored a hatrick for Standard. Tim Dempsey was also excellent for the winners who remain 4 points behind the league leaders.