Bad Day for "The Town" as Both Teams Concede 5 Goals

Both teams from Dún Laoghaire Town FC were playing away in Crumlin on Saturday 22nd September - the "A" Squad against Transport FC at the Transport Club ground and the "B" Squad at Brickfields Park against Blackforge FC. It was the "B" Squad's first match under their new Manager, Yahaya Shehu, who took over from Abrahim Abdul-Wahid on Tuesday 18th September 2007 - his appointment is due to be confirmed at the new Board meeting. But is was not a good day for the lads of "The Town" as both teams were heavily outmatched as each conceded five goals with the "A" Squad only managing to score one in reply. The "B" Squad were level at two all at halftime with goals from Gelsom Gomes and Timson Aigbe, but the second half proved disastrous with a further three goals for Blackforge FC. The only Dún Laoghaire goal for the "A" Squad came from the reliable boot of Joey O'Reilly and again the opposition proved the stronger and more focused side scoring five goals against a team reeling from the sending off of Jay Kane midway in the second half. Both benches agreed that the sending off was very harsh and as if to cap matters for "The Town", the "B" Squad also lost a valuable player to a red card as Bruno de Carvalho was forced out of the game in Brickfields. To make matters worse the"B" Squad had to find a replacement for goalkeeper, Derek McAsey, who unfortunately had to sit out the second half through injury. Following a request by Yahaya, two players from the "A" Squad were released by Manager Japo Kelly for the "B" Squad game and, indeed by all reports, both André FitzPatrick and Kenneth Gorry gave a good account of themselves during the second half at Brickfields. The "A" Squad match was also the first game for two more signings from the Shanganagh area, Declan Daly and Jonathon Corcoran. Final scores: Transport FC 5 : DLTFC "A" 1 and Blackforge FC 5 : DLTFC 2. (pictured above, Kevin Plunkett recovering from a knock in a tough game against Transport FC). Finally, the Club very much appreciated the kind assistance it received from the renowned local artist and arts educator, Veronica Heywood, you helped with the transport of players between the two Crumlin venues.