Spartak Dynamo FC

Portmarnock 0, Spartak 5.

A very shaky start saw the sky blues living dangerously and the home side were somewhat unfortunate not to be a goal or two up in the first 20 minutes. The visitors back four was in some disarray and several chances went abegging.

However once again the attacking talents of the visitors came to the fore.

Against the run of play Gintaras and Glen worked a short corner, and when the home keeper spilled the shot, Stuey Love was on hand to finish. Once again the Spartak attack was on top form and pressure on the defence by Gintaras and Glen led to an error, and Tom Kowal took full advantage by driving home  a well struck shot.

The home side pressed forward determinedly at the start of the second period and struck the bar from close range. Spartak weathered the storm with O Toole making a couple of fine saves, and, with Breen holding the ball up well, always looked dangerous on the break, with the pace of Kowal, Burke and Cibirka. Breen headed home powerfully from the latters corner for the vital third, and also played a sublime return ball for Gintaras to apply a leisurely finish, having rounded the keeper. 

The final goal was a fine low finish from Kowal, from Cibirka’s lay off.

A vital three points keeps up the league interest. Portmarnock will feel hard done by to lose such a close game by 5-0 and the critical difference in this game was the quality of finishing.

Peter O Toole 8 Anto Doyle 7 Rob Mahon 7 Steve Grier 6 Fintan Grace 5 Stuart Love 7 Will O Connell 7 Gintaras Cibirka 9 Graham Breen 8 Glen Burke 8 Tom Kowal 8

subs Kevin O Toole 5 Dan O Connell 5 Martin Costello 5 Shane McInerney, Dave Browne, Neil McGowan not used.

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