Match Report: Seaford Rock United 2-2 St Vincent's Hospital
LSL Saturday Major 1B
A late equaliser from Owen Brayden secured a point for Seaford after a disappointing performance at Rockfield Park.
The blues were in front within the opening six minutes, in unusual circumstances. Under pressure from Harry Crowe, Vincents centre back Kieran Keane's overcooked backpass was heading into his own net before Sean Keane saved it with his hand, and from the resulting indirect free-kick, Andy Roe slammed home.
The medics leveled on 24 through striker Aidan McGrath, who received the ball on the edge of the box and curled in off the post, and VIncent's hit the front in the last minute of the first half after Seaford were penalised for a tug in the box, and John Cosgrove fired home from the penalty spot.
Roe nearly got a second right after the break when Darragh Connolly laid him in, but Keane reacted sharply to block with his shins. The hosts enjoyed plenty of the ball in the second half but rarely threatened until, with three minutes to play, a Connolly free kick was brilliantly kept alive by Crowe, whose cross was tapped in by Owen Brayden to level the scores.
Even then, the docs missed a couple of golden chances to snatch the point, with Oisin Geoghegan making a reaction save to keep out Keane's header, before Mark Dwyer saw his effort go inches wide. The final chance fell to Seaford, as Colin Barrett burst half the length of the pitch into the Vincent's box, but he was denied by James Clarke's saving tackle, and both sides had to take a share of the spoils.
Seaford: Oisin Geoghegan; Steve Kane (Stephen Kelly, 65), Gavin Walsh (Paul Tansey, 65), Ian Nolan, Fionn Lawlor, Sam Browne, Mike O'Neill (Mark Sullivan, 57), Owen Brayden, Andy Roe (Colin Barrett, 78), Darragh Connolly, Harry Crowe.
St Vincent's Hospital: Sean Keane, James Clarke, Darren McMahon, Kieran Keane, Colm Cosgrove, Mark Dwyer, Gavin Kane (David Kennedy), Rory Durand (Jack Power), Aidan McGrath, John Cosgrove, Cian Ward (Fionn Nally)
Rockfield Park, 9 March 2019
The blues were in front within the opening six minutes, in unusual circumstances. Under pressure from Harry Crowe, Vincents centre back Kieran Keane's overcooked backpass was heading into his own net before Sean Keane saved it with his hand, and from the resulting indirect free-kick, Andy Roe slammed home.
The medics leveled on 24 through striker Aidan McGrath, who received the ball on the edge of the box and curled in off the post, and VIncent's hit the front in the last minute of the first half after Seaford were penalised for a tug in the box, and John Cosgrove fired home from the penalty spot.
Roe nearly got a second right after the break when Darragh Connolly laid him in, but Keane reacted sharply to block with his shins. The hosts enjoyed plenty of the ball in the second half but rarely threatened until, with three minutes to play, a Connolly free kick was brilliantly kept alive by Crowe, whose cross was tapped in by Owen Brayden to level the scores.
Even then, the docs missed a couple of golden chances to snatch the point, with Oisin Geoghegan making a reaction save to keep out Keane's header, before Mark Dwyer saw his effort go inches wide. The final chance fell to Seaford, as Colin Barrett burst half the length of the pitch into the Vincent's box, but he was denied by James Clarke's saving tackle, and both sides had to take a share of the spoils.
Seaford: Oisin Geoghegan; Steve Kane (Stephen Kelly, 65), Gavin Walsh (Paul Tansey, 65), Ian Nolan, Fionn Lawlor, Sam Browne, Mike O'Neill (Mark Sullivan, 57), Owen Brayden, Andy Roe (Colin Barrett, 78), Darragh Connolly, Harry Crowe.
St Vincent's Hospital: Sean Keane, James Clarke, Darren McMahon, Kieran Keane, Colm Cosgrove, Mark Dwyer, Gavin Kane (David Kennedy), Rory Durand (Jack Power), Aidan McGrath, John Cosgrove, Cian Ward (Fionn Nally)
Rockfield Park, 9 March 2019