Match Report: Home Farm 0-0 Seaford Rock United
LSL Saturday Major 1
Seaford showed doggedness and discipline to extend their unbeaten run to seven, by grinding out a scoreless draw against a slick Home Farm side at the AUL Complex.
The hosts controlled the game from start to finish, pinning the Penguins into their own half for long periods, but a trojan defensive display saw Seaford confine them to relatively few clear chances.
It was Seaford who went close to opening the scoring inside two minutes when Sam Browne was agonisingly close to converting a vicious Al Kennedy delivery, but most of the half action was down the other end of the pitch, as Oisin Geoghegan was forced into action to deny Darragh Fanning and from the rebound Darragh Roche did brilliantly to deny Christy Foran getting his shot away.
Home Farm were lively down their left, with Aaron O'Dwyer picking out Eoin Murray with a superb diagonal ball, but Murray's first time volley was just wide.
The only shot on target from Seaford was Lewis Cawley's deflected strike, which Shane Finnegan saved low to his right.
But Geoghegan was the busier keeper, denying Matt McEntee with his feet after good play from Murray.
The second half followed a similar theme as the visitor struggled to muster much forward momentum. Doran tested Geoghegan with a curler from range, and there was a very close shave on 78 minutes when Seaford were indebted to two sensational blocks from first Ian Nolan and then the indefatigable Paul Tansey as Home Farm couldn't convert from a goalmouth scramble.
The draw ends Seaford's winning streak but represents a good night's work against one of the division's most impressive outfits.
Seaford: Oisin Geoghegan, Darragh Roche, Paul Tansey, Cian McGuinness, Ian Nolan, Oli Wright (Dave Lewis, 79), Sam Browne (Mike O'Neill, 77), Al Kennedy, Lewis Cawley (David Higgins, 74), Chris Monk (MJ Tierney, 69) , Ryan Scollard,
Home Farm: Shane Finnegan, Dean McNevin, Fintan Kerins, Sifaks Mellah, Stephen O'Sullivan, Ben Hogan, Darren Fanning (Sean Goulding, h/t), Christy Doran (Sean Udehi, 85), Eoin Murray, Matt McEntee (Jack Rohan, 58), Aaron O'Dwyer (Ciaran Keoghan, 75)
AUL Complex, 15 November 2021
The hosts controlled the game from start to finish, pinning the Penguins into their own half for long periods, but a trojan defensive display saw Seaford confine them to relatively few clear chances.
It was Seaford who went close to opening the scoring inside two minutes when Sam Browne was agonisingly close to converting a vicious Al Kennedy delivery, but most of the half action was down the other end of the pitch, as Oisin Geoghegan was forced into action to deny Darragh Fanning and from the rebound Darragh Roche did brilliantly to deny Christy Foran getting his shot away.
Home Farm were lively down their left, with Aaron O'Dwyer picking out Eoin Murray with a superb diagonal ball, but Murray's first time volley was just wide.
The only shot on target from Seaford was Lewis Cawley's deflected strike, which Shane Finnegan saved low to his right.
But Geoghegan was the busier keeper, denying Matt McEntee with his feet after good play from Murray.
The second half followed a similar theme as the visitor struggled to muster much forward momentum. Doran tested Geoghegan with a curler from range, and there was a very close shave on 78 minutes when Seaford were indebted to two sensational blocks from first Ian Nolan and then the indefatigable Paul Tansey as Home Farm couldn't convert from a goalmouth scramble.
The draw ends Seaford's winning streak but represents a good night's work against one of the division's most impressive outfits.
Seaford: Oisin Geoghegan, Darragh Roche, Paul Tansey, Cian McGuinness, Ian Nolan, Oli Wright (Dave Lewis, 79), Sam Browne (Mike O'Neill, 77), Al Kennedy, Lewis Cawley (David Higgins, 74), Chris Monk (MJ Tierney, 69) , Ryan Scollard,
Home Farm: Shane Finnegan, Dean McNevin, Fintan Kerins, Sifaks Mellah, Stephen O'Sullivan, Ben Hogan, Darren Fanning (Sean Goulding, h/t), Christy Doran (Sean Udehi, 85), Eoin Murray, Matt McEntee (Jack Rohan, 58), Aaron O'Dwyer (Ciaran Keoghan, 75)
AUL Complex, 15 November 2021