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| Match Reports >> 2009 Match Reports >> Crossmolina 1-2 West United (aet) |
December 13th 2009 Crossmolina 1-2 West United (aet)
West United finally got the chance to travel to Crossmolina after the original fixture was postponed due to the apocalyptic floods that had engulfed the Western province. And they made their journey up the N17 a worthwhile one by securing passage to the next round of the Connacht Cup with a dramatic extra time victory. The match was played in Kilmurry due to Abbeytown still being a bit worse for wear after the recent downpours and the home advantage was negated when the visitors scored after twenty minutes. They had looked a decent side during the first half and Sean Hiney was called upon a couple of times to save the local team's skin and he responded with a some dramatic scrambles and ice cool clearances, especially the one where he calmly reacted to being cornered by an onrushing striker by chipping the ball over him! The visitors could have doubled their lead on the stroke of half time when the ball flew across the face of goal to an unmarked United player but he headed the ball over despite being located virtually under the crossbar. The Deelsiders capitalised on that stroke of luck five minutes into the second half when Mark Loftus met Adam Gordon's delivery from the right wing with a close range header that flew into the back of the net. Neither side could break the deadlock before the final whistle and extra time was called for. The first period again passed without a score but, with penalties crossing the minds of both managers, the visitors snatched victory with a goal in the final ten minutes. The afternoon ended badly for Jason Canavan when he was the victim of some physical attention from one of the opposition. The only bright point of the defeat was that the hosts managed to limit the opposition to only two goals. They had conceded at least four goals in five of their previous six matches!
Crossmolina – Sean Hiney, Kenny Canaavan, Anthony Timoney, Pat Cafferty, Mark Loftus, Jason Canavan (Michael Loftus), Paul McGuinness, Adam Gordon (Mark Howley 70), Paul Flaherty, Enda Jordan, Brian Benson
Referee – Jimmy Cawley
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