Match Report: Seaford Rock United 2-3 St Patrick's CY
LSL Saturday Major 1
in naSeaford's dismal start to the season continued as their insipid display was punished by the concession of an injury-time winner against Pat's CY.
The visitors were reduced to ten men inside the opening three minutes as midfielder Aaron Power was dismissed for violent conduct. but Seaford struggled to make the advantage count during a scrappy first half. . Ryan Scollard fired wide from a tight angle after being put through by Oliver Wright and at the other end, Danny Dunbar got through from a counter-attack but his side-footed effort was saved by Oisin Geoghegan.
But the Penguins opened the scoring just two minutes after the break, as Stephen Canavan met Al Kennedy's corner with a bullet header from close range that gave Andy O;Dwyer no chance, and it was almost two minutes later as O'Dwyer tipped Rob O'Shea's deflected effort past the post
Seaford continued to have the whip hand, and MJ TIerney was centimetres from doubling their lead when his free kick bounced off the inside of the post but instead it was Pats who levelled midway through the half as Callum Gannon met Callum King's cross with a header from close range.
The hosts restored their advantage immediately when Kennedy was pushed in the box, and Tierney lashed home the resulting penaltiy, but the men in navy never looked comfortable and Gannon made it 2-2 when his low strike dribbled in on 81.
It was ten apiece for the final few minutes as O'Shea got his marching orders, and in stoppage time Gannon completed his hat-trick with a curlng freekick that Geoghegan was unable to claw away, to claim the points for the visitors.
Seaford:, Oisin Geoghegan, Darragh Rpche, Caoilte Purcell, Stephen Kelly, Paul Tansey, Al Kennedy, Oliver Wright (Sam Browne, 60) Rob O'Shea, MJ TIerney, Ryan Scollard, Stephen Canavan (Jamie McCaul, 75)
St Patrick's CY: Andy O'Dwyer, Leon Murphy, Mark Kelly, Josh Tilson, Marcel Ibe, Aaron Power, Callum Gannon, Dean Fitzpatrick, Tadgh Healy, Callum King, Danny Dunbar
Rockfield Park, 7 October 2023
The visitors were reduced to ten men inside the opening three minutes as midfielder Aaron Power was dismissed for violent conduct. but Seaford struggled to make the advantage count during a scrappy first half. . Ryan Scollard fired wide from a tight angle after being put through by Oliver Wright and at the other end, Danny Dunbar got through from a counter-attack but his side-footed effort was saved by Oisin Geoghegan.
But the Penguins opened the scoring just two minutes after the break, as Stephen Canavan met Al Kennedy's corner with a bullet header from close range that gave Andy O;Dwyer no chance, and it was almost two minutes later as O'Dwyer tipped Rob O'Shea's deflected effort past the post
Seaford continued to have the whip hand, and MJ TIerney was centimetres from doubling their lead when his free kick bounced off the inside of the post but instead it was Pats who levelled midway through the half as Callum Gannon met Callum King's cross with a header from close range.
The hosts restored their advantage immediately when Kennedy was pushed in the box, and Tierney lashed home the resulting penaltiy, but the men in navy never looked comfortable and Gannon made it 2-2 when his low strike dribbled in on 81.
It was ten apiece for the final few minutes as O'Shea got his marching orders, and in stoppage time Gannon completed his hat-trick with a curlng freekick that Geoghegan was unable to claw away, to claim the points for the visitors.
Seaford:, Oisin Geoghegan, Darragh Rpche, Caoilte Purcell, Stephen Kelly, Paul Tansey, Al Kennedy, Oliver Wright (Sam Browne, 60) Rob O'Shea, MJ TIerney, Ryan Scollard, Stephen Canavan (Jamie McCaul, 75)
St Patrick's CY: Andy O'Dwyer, Leon Murphy, Mark Kelly, Josh Tilson, Marcel Ibe, Aaron Power, Callum Gannon, Dean Fitzpatrick, Tadgh Healy, Callum King, Danny Dunbar
Rockfield Park, 7 October 2023