3rd Premier League Match - Friday 2nd March 2007

The lads of Dún Laoghaire Town FC, as anticipated by all, faced their toughest encounter yet on Friday 2nd March at 22.00hrs on the back pitch at Three Rock Rovers. The current top team in the Premier Division of the NightHawks League, Réal Coachiadad, presented Japo's lads with a really challenging, tough and fast game. The overall fitness levels of the two teams proved to be the deciding factor on the night with the more experienced lads of Réal Coachiadad taking control of the match after around twenty-five minutes. Two silly errors by "The Town" were easily exploited by the opposition and a further goal followed leaving the final score as DLTFC 0 Réal Coachiadad 3.

2nd Draw in Premier League - Friday 23rd Feb. 2007

The game against Riverside on Friday 23rd February on the back pitch at Three Rock Rovers was the second game for Dún Laoghaire in the NightHawks Premier League and once again it produced a draw. The game was not without incident and according to observers, some controversial decisions by the referee may have contributed to the situation. Following such a decision Dún Laoghaire Town were reduced to ten men with the early sending off a vital midfielder. The pressure was on Dún Laoghaire throughout the game but at half time the score stood at 1 all with Dún Laoghaire's goal coming from Daniel Downey (see previous post). The second half was a tense affair but Japo's lads soon went into the lead with a fine goal by Luke Murphy (pictured left). A late equalizer by Riverside left the final score at 2 all. The Club Board will look at all aspects of this match at its next meeting as the issuance of two Red Cards requires careful consideration.

DLTFC v DGT - Friday 16th Feb. 2007

The match between Dún Laoghaire Town FC and DGT in the NightHawks League was a very fast and tight game in which DGT were lucky to hold Dún Laoghaire to a 1 all draw. The lads of "The Town" dominated much of the play but unfortunately a combination of the woodwork and a very skillful DGT goalkeeper denied the lads of "The Town" a well deserved win. At the previous encounter between the teams, a jubilant DGT won 5 : 1 against a team with a number of key players out due to injury and with a few unavoidable absentees due to the seasonal Office Parties. Though, DGT have size, weight, experience and indeed, some talent on their side, youth, speed, agility and skill are the hallmarks of Dún Laoghaire Town and Japo's lads proved this in great measure last night. The final score: Dún Laoghaire Town FC 1 : DGT 1 - Daniel Downey (pictured above) scored for "The Town".

DLTFC WIN LOCAL DERBY

Dún Laoghaire Town FC played, according to most observers, its best game this season in the NightHawks League on Friday February 9th 2007. The match was really a "local derby" between DLTFC and Borough Celtic which draws its players from the Ballybrack/Loughlinstown and Sallynoggin areas. The two teams knew each other very well and in a hard fought game, Dún Laoghaire scored 3 spectacular goals against a shell-shocked Borough. Clearly Borough were not only outclassed on this occasion but they seemed to have lost the flair and passion of their previous encounters with Dún Laoghaire. The final score was DLTFC 3 Borough Celtic 0

NightHawks League Cup 2007

Dún Laoghaire Town FC is now in the Quarter Finals of the NightHawks League Cup 2007 following our win over Image Now on Friday 2nd February 2007. The match was a 2 all draw at the close of play and went to penalties in which Dún Laoghaire proved the better by far. The Quarter Final match will be played on Friday March 23rd 2007 against East Coast.