Leicester Celtic 0, Spartak 0 (Leicester win 5-4 on pens)<\/p>\n
Penalty shoot outs have been described as a lottery, however there is a proven formula to winning them \u2013 keep scoring all your penalties and wait for the opposotion to mess up or your keeper to be inspired. In this case the unlucky Peter O\u2019Toole got fingers to four of the penalties but not enough to keep them out, while Glen Burke fell below his own standards of penalty execution with a weak effort too close to the keeper who was able to save with his feet.
\nNiall Hanratty, Paul Kinsella , Seamus McCahill and Steve Grier all scored with their efforts.
\nIn the game itself, Spartak\u2019s best chance came from a Grier \u2013 McCahill
\nquick throw move very early on which ended with a tantalising ball across the six yard box with no Spartak forward in sight.
\nDave O\u2019Kelly\u2019s header was saved and Tom O\u2019Driscoll shot over when Glen Burke\u2019s long range free was parried out to him. The Leicester keeper also saved well from McCahill, while Burke\u2019s effort was blocked close to the line.
\nLeicester had their own chances when careless play by Grier let them in and on another occasion when Spartak\u2019s back four were caught out by a long ball.
\nOverall defences dominated , as would be expected in a cup semi, but Leicester held their nerve to go through to meet VEC, victors over Knocklyon, in the final.<\/p>\n
Form Report
\nPeter O\u2019Toole 6 Glen Burke 6 Martin Costello 6 Steve Grier 6 Paul Kinsela 7 Keith Kelly 6 Seamus McCahill 7 Stuart Love 6 Dave O\u2019Kelly 6 Ger Byrne 7 Tom O\u2019Driscoll 6 Niall Tilly 6 Niall Hanratty 6 Dave Browne 6 Dan O\u2019Connell Niall Lennon. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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