Powerful Ezy Roll On

Wednesday Division 1

The top 2 teams who both had 100% records after 6 wins in a row, went head to head last week in this crucial division one game. Ezy FC and The Baggios squared off in a most anticipated clash. The early exchanges were fairly even with both teams not committing too many players forward. The second half began nicely poised with the score tied 1-1 after 30 minutes. But in the 2^nd half Ezy FC produced an excellent team performance and showed how they have won 3 Footy titles in a row and eased into a 3 goal lead, with goals from Steve Dwyer, Andy O'Mahony and John Daly. EZY were stronger on the ball and never let a slick Baggios outfit get their passing game going. They Baggios responded after a Stephen O'Donovan rocket for his sides 2^nd but Dave Johnson sealed the valuable 3 points with a well taken 5^th Ezy goal. The powerful duo of Steve Dwyer and Peter Fitzmaurice stood out for the winners.

Fritzl Palace and Dynamo Tonduff drew 1-1 in a very closely contested game. Tonduff who are bottom of the table and are still without a win this season have been playing some excellent football in recent weeks, and a win should not be far away. They went into an early lead with a goal from Alan O'Leary after some good work from Alan Forde. Killian Lynch scored the deserved Palace 2^nd half equaliser.

AC Standard had a deserved 3-1 win over Deportivo. The scoreline would have been more but for the brilliant goalkeeping of Robbie Doyle who pulled off a string of excellent saves especially in the first half. Tim O'Connor was again excellent for AC and scored a brace with Niall Gannon their other scorer. Bernard Parkes replied for Deportivo who made a much better game of it in the 2^nd half after a poor start to the game.

Albino Leffe had their 2^nd win of the season with a fine 6-3 victory over Sliabh na mBan. Mark Kennefick (2) and Mick Dowd were on the mark for Albino but man of the match Damien Murphy's contribution was the difference between the 2 sides and he also scored a hatrick in the process. Joe McAulliffe and Ronan O'Sullivan were best for na mBan.

Wednesday Division 2

Both Schuff FC and Roco Risers both lost ground on the leaders Missing FC as they both had surprising defeats to both Rosies and Balaga Tongo respectively. Missing opened up a 5 point gap on 2^nd placed Roco, by beating the Angry Badgers rather easily. The Badgers had a good first half and were well in the game, but Paul Richardson and Jurgen Bukowski ran the show for Missing in the 2nd half and scored 5 goals between them. Sean Kind scored the only Badgers goal, in a 6-1 defeat.

A resurgent Rosies team had their best performance of the season when they overcame Schuff FC. They led 1-0 at the break and played on the counter attack very effectively in the 2^nd half when they ran in 3 more goals and without reply. The Portuguese duo of Daniel Freitas and Joao Oliveros are a welcome addition to their side. Colin Murphy was best for Rosies who also had the evergreen Shay Coleman in brilliant form.

Balaga Tongo also had an excellent 2-1 win over Roco Risers and showed they cannot be discounted in the running for honours in this division. Their dogged performance inspired by Damien Kennedy in goal, the stylish defending of Will O'Shea and the hard work of Eoghan Kennedy up front was enough to gain all 3 points for them. O'Shea scored the all important winner with a rather soft shot from 20 yards that should have been dealt with by the Risers defence.