2 : 0 Lead Thrown Away in 2nd Half

The omens were certainly not with "The Town" on Saturday 29th September 2007 as the confusion caused by the double-booking of our pitch by the League continued right through to the kick off against Tymon Rovers FC. The Club's Development Officer, Ian M. Kane, endeavoured to sort out this mess by accommodating both the "A" Squad and the "B" Squad with matches scheduled for 12.30hrs and 14.30hrs. But despite calls to the secretaries of both opposition clubs, the Referee and the two Divisional Secretaries of the League, agreement could not be reached and in the end, both matches were cancelled. The two Squads were advised by text of the cancellation. Then at the eleventh hour, Tymon Rovers FC confirmed that they could field a team for a 14.30hrs match against the "B" Squad in Division 3A. Ian then set about rearranging the referee and confirming matters with the Divisional Secretary of the League. All was OK - match on. Then suddenly on Saturday morning panic set in as the "B" Squad Manager, Yahaya Shehu, discovered that he could not field a full team. Thanks to the Shankill based members of the "A" Squad - Joe Clancy, Gary Leonard, Declan Daly, Jonathon Corcoran and Dean Kelly, along with other "A" Squad members, Ian M. Kane, Kevin Plunkett and goalkeeper, Daniel Wildes, we were back to full strength for the 14.30hrs kick off. For much of the first half the game was a very evenly matched affair with neither side making any decisive breaks until the first goal for "The Town" came from Dean Kelly. Early in the second half the tallest player on the pitch William Murrayho (pictured above) delivered the second for "The Town" from an excellent header. For most of the players in this team facing Tymon Rovers it was the first time they had ever played together and this caused some confusion and indecision which lead to two easy goals for the opposition. Final score: DLTFC 2 : Tymon Rovers 2 (Referee Alan Turner). The Board wishes to thank the members of the "A" Squad who made themselves available at very short notice for this match to assist the lads and the Manager of the "B" Squad. Good on ye lads!!