Rivervalley Rangers 3-0 St Brendan's FT
We took advantage of the lack of Prem B fixtures this weekend, to go 5 pts clear at the top of the table. St Brendan's had the better of the early exchanges, forcing a few corners and being 1st to every 2nd ball. As the half went on, we grew into the game and but for wasteful shooting or final balls we could of snuck in front before half time. The gaffer gave a Denzel Washington-esque HT team talk and it lit the fuse for a superb team, 2nd half performance. On 62 mins Dano Murphy won the ball 30 yards out and played in his strike partner John O'D. From 15 yards JOD made no mistake, smashing past the helpless keeper. 8 mins later, we won a free kick 25 yards out or so. Adam Elbouzedi stepped up and with the aid of a slight deflection, sent the ball into the back of net for 2-0. The game was far from over and we relied on big Kev Matthews (on his debut) to make a smart save, one on one with the Brendan's CF after coming on for Ian Doran in nets. In the 4th minute of injury time, Dano picked up the ball on half way and tore through a tired Brendan's defence. He had nothing else in his mind but a top bins finish to seal an emphatic win. This win sets us up nicely for some big cup games coming up over the next few weeks...
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