Glyde Rangers 1-15 Naomh Malachi 1-6
A goal and a point within a minute from Glydes corner forward Gavin Duffy in the 2nd half helped Glyde to a 9 point win in a tempestuous championship match in Louth Village. With both teams finishing the game with 14 men and a number of injuries on both sides, both teams will hope for an extended break before their next games.
Glyde were well on top throughout the game and but for their 13 wides, the difference could have been much, much larger. Glyde had scored 6 points before Malachis scored their first after 19 minutes. However an injury to Key midfielder David Devanney had caused a reshuffle and they struggled to gain a decisive blow. Niall Sharkey was a constant thorn in the Malachis defence with his blistering breaks but also showed his long range prowess from long range free kicks with an excellent 45 and free kick from the ground. With Trevor O'Brien and Alan Brennan also converting from play Glyde seemed to have the game in hand. However a black card on 20 minutes following an earlier Yellow, meant Conor Sheridan could not be replaced. This caused Malachis to block up the middle third with their extra man but bizarrely, they did not employ a sweeper meaning the Glyde 2 man full forward line were left man on man.
Glyde were well on top throughout the game and but for their 13 wides, the difference could have been much, much larger. Glyde had scored 6 points before Malachis scored their first after 19 minutes. However an injury to Key midfielder David Devanney had caused a reshuffle and they struggled to gain a decisive blow. Niall Sharkey was a constant thorn in the Malachis defence with his blistering breaks but also showed his long range prowess from long range free kicks with an excellent 45 and free kick from the ground. With Trevor O'Brien and Alan Brennan also converting from play Glyde seemed to have the game in hand. However a black card on 20 minutes following an earlier Yellow, meant Conor Sheridan could not be replaced. This caused Malachis to block up the middle third with their extra man but bizarrely, they did not employ a sweeper meaning the Glyde 2 man full forward line were left man on man.
Read More
With further points from Brian Duffy and Sharkey again, Glyde were 10 points to 2 ahead at half time. The second half suffered from the centerfield swarm and both teams struggled to even create chances. However after 12 minutes, Gavin Duffy took advantage of the one on one, and from long balls in from Ciaran Sheridan, converted his superb goal and point to really finish off the contest. Duffy had to go off injured shortly after but things got worse for Malachis when Peter McShane was sent off for a rash challenge on Alan Brennan and despite converting a penalty on 19 minutes following a mix up in the Glyde penalty area, the game was out of their reach. O'Brien and Gavin Duffy replied to the goal with points and even though Malachis scored 2 points through Pierce Caherty and Mark Megan, Glydes John Myles scored a nice 30 metre point in injury time to complete the scoring.
The Glyde defence were never seriously tested but Mark O'Brien and Conor McCullagh kept everything at bay and in attack Aaron Devlin and Barry Sharkey supported the effort strongly.
Glyde Rangers Team
David Brennan, Peter Duffy, Cein Sheridan, Gerard Farrell, Conor McCullagh, Mark O'Brien, Niall Sharkey(0-4), Ciaran Sheridan, David Devanney, Aaron Devlin, Conor Sheridan, Alan Brennan(0-1), Trevor O'Brien(0-3)Brian Duffy(0-4), Gavin Duffy(1-1). Subs used JP Boyle, Barry Sharkey(0-1), Niall Bird, John Myles(0-1), Jason Dullaghan.
The Glyde defence were never seriously tested but Mark O'Brien and Conor McCullagh kept everything at bay and in attack Aaron Devlin and Barry Sharkey supported the effort strongly.
Glyde Rangers Team
David Brennan, Peter Duffy, Cein Sheridan, Gerard Farrell, Conor McCullagh, Mark O'Brien, Niall Sharkey(0-4), Ciaran Sheridan, David Devanney, Aaron Devlin, Conor Sheridan, Alan Brennan(0-1), Trevor O'Brien(0-3)Brian Duffy(0-4), Gavin Duffy(1-1). Subs used JP Boyle, Barry Sharkey(0-1), Niall Bird, John Myles(0-1), Jason Dullaghan.
RSS Feed
