28.2.15
\nRush Athletic 4, Spartak 1<\/p>\n
With injuries an issue, Tony Kavanagh was pressed into action in this game and rolled back the decades in a solid display.
\nOverall the performance was satisfactory, but Spartak were holed under the waterline late in the first half by two poor refereeing decisions, just after Evans Sarpong had a \u201cgoal\u201d ruled out for offside, and Ciaran Keane had eschewed a close range chance by blazing wildly over from a great position.<\/p>\n
Ushering the ball over the end line, Tony Kavanagh was blatantly pushed over with the forward allowed to run in and score. Almost immediately a high tackle was ignored as the home winger drove in number 2.<\/p>\n
Steven Harris was pressed into action and made some good saves, while controlling his area well, despite carrying a troublesome injury. Joe McCarthy played the 90 for the first time and put in an impressive performance. Overall the work rate could not be faulted.<\/p>\n
The Sky Blues who came strongly into the game in the second period and Kevin Loftus and Ciaran Keane gave Jeff Gamble a good chance, but his close range effort was saved. ten minutes after the break Ciaran Keane got a touch to Mick Greene\u2019s corner and Jeff Gamble fired in to reduce arrears.<\/p>\n
Just past the hour mark and Mick Greene had a nightmare couple of minutes; deflecting in a corner to make it 3-1 to the home side, and almost immediately missing a penalty, and the rebound, when Jeff Gamble was tumbled in the box.<\/p>\n
When Ciaran Keane was caught in possession with 10 to go, the home side got number 4 to clinch the points. Mick Leslie fired over as he Sk Blues continued to attack, but the gap could not be closed.<\/p>\n
It did bot feel like a 4-1 game; those crucial, late, first half goals proved decisive.<\/p>\n
Form Report
\nSteven Harris 7 Mick Greene 6 Mick Leslie 7 Tony Kavanagh 7 Joe McCarthy 8 Ciaran Keane 6 Shane McInerney 6 Niall Lennon 7 Evans Sarpong 7 Jeff Gamble 8 Niall Quinn 6 . Sub Kevin Loftus 6<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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