Sheehan Inspires Neverlosins First Win

Wednesday Division 2

Bottom of the table newcomers Bayer Neverlosin picked up their first Footy points when they overcame FC Coping Badly in a very exciting clash, winning 3-2. Neverlosin started the game brightly and were playing some decent football and were deserving of their lead when Jordan O'Leary put them ahead with a classy back heeled effort mid may through the first half. However they seemed to be in shock that they were ahead and retreated to defend giving all the impetus to Coping Badly. Thanks to some remarkable saves from Mark Sheehan in goal, they held on their one goal advantage until half time when they reorganised their 2^nd half strategy. Bernard Parkes and Martin Hallahan picked up the pace of the game for Coping in the 2^nd period and it only seemed a matter of time before their dominance would register on the scoreboard. However Neverlosin scored again when Shane Donnelly powered his way up the left wing before playing a quick one two with O'Leary and finished with a wonderful left foot shot to the top corner for a really brilliant goal. Parkes reduced the deficit to one after a well taken effort before Mark Sheehan dropped a heavily spinning ball into his own net after a John O'Brien shot for Coping Badly. It was looking like a winner was inevitable in the late stages for Coping Badly as they were dominating possession, but brilliant defending by Marius Hanliniak and Trevor Murphy and more heroic goalkeeping from Sheehan held them at bay. In the final minute Neverlosin scored the winner with a classic counter attacking goal when Hanliniak broke clear to finish with shot from a tight angle from 10 yards for a memorable win.

Duffers competed well with Douglas Mortgage for the first half before Albert Hobbs and Ed Quirke exposed the weeknesses in the Duffers side and Douglas went onto take the points comfortably.

Unbeaten table toppers Slaibh na mBan came up against a very solid Fritzl Palace team resulting in their first lost points, as they went down 2-0. Dan Gallagher score a brace for the Palace boys and puts his side amoungst the hunt for honours.

AC Standard and Dynamo Tonduff played out a entertaining 3-3 draw. James Mullins and Dave Murphy were best for Tonduff and the reliable goalscorer Tim O Connor scored with a late but deserved equaliser for Standard.

Wednesday Division 1

Crossbarry Legends got their season off to a flyer when they beat the Thirty Somethings 7-5. Crossbarry only played their first game having replaced FC Richmond in the league were 5-0 up at half time, after some poor defending in the first half from the Somethings. However the experienced Thirty Somethings had a very stern halftime team talk and turned their fortunes around in the 2^nd half to make a remarkable comeback and drew level at 5-5 with 10 minutes left. But they ran out of steam and John Paul O'Mahony and Finbarr O'Mahony scored late goals to secure the points for Crossbarry.

League leaders Trotters Traders overcame Racing Club 7-6 in another very tight but high scoring game. The Trotters were 3-0 down thanks to some wonderful finishing from Jurgen Bukowski, but bounced back to lead 4-3 at the break. A yellow card to the unlucky Charlie Quinn in goal for Racing did not help their cause as the Trotters went 7-3 ahead when Quinn was off the pitch. Racing then produced their best period of the game when Quinn returned and Ed Noonan with a brace and Jason Lake led the charge for them only to come up just short for a share of the spoils.

Booze Crew had a tight 2-1 victory over CSKA Tongo for their 2^nd win of the season.

Martin Carroll was best for the Crew and scored along with Kevin Wilmott to put them 2-0 up

at the break. The Cobh lads were unlucky not to be further ahead as man of the match Carroll hit the post 4 times.

John Crean reduced the deficit in the 2^nd half to one goal and Tongo piled on the pressure in the last 10 minutes only also to come up just short.

Sleazy Lemmons won another closely fought game, coming out 4-3 winners over Abcde FC.

Alan Greaney was in superb form for the Lemmons and scored with a wonderful solo effort before setting the winner for Zoltan with only 3 minutes on the clock. Con Murphy scored twice for Abcde FC who lost their defensive shape towards the end and were punished by Greaney.