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๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐น๐ณ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ, ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฎ ๐ฎ-๐ญ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ถ๐โฆ
Our seniors produced one of the best performances to bring home the Bedlow Cup in front of a heartfelt energetic group of fans up in Home Farm on Saturday 16th May.
There were no occasion jitters, no nerves on show just a team who have been battling for each other week in, week out all season building up to an unbelievable crescendo.
Going into the match, Decies were the form team, they had beaten our seniors on both occasions in the league 2-1. However, the first half display produced from Stamullen FC was an absolute delight to watch.
Nally found Callan overlapping Wogan and Callanโs left footed cross found Stamullen skipper Niall Barrett. Barrettโs deft touch was sublime, killing it ever so sweetly. Niall fired it past the keeper and we were 1-0 up after 6 minutes. Barrett had already created a chance for himself 2 minutes earlier, but the Decies Keeper was equal to it.
Stamullen wanted more as they were slicing through the Decies midfield. However, the Ballyfermot outfit had other ideas as they made it level shortly after we had taken the lead.
This didnโt deter Stamullen in the slightest. Captain Barrett was up to his old tricks in number 10, like he has been for almost 10 years for our seniors. He picked up possession, drew the defender close to him and slipped in Walsh who easily dispatched his shot to give us the lead again.
Both teams were evenly matched in battle however it was Stamullen that were creating the better chances. Whelan and McAllister were two complete brickhouses, marshalling a backline that included 19 year old Jack Farrell who wasnโt phased by this Cup Final at all. Nally and Garvey were spraying passes around as if it was a training session, Wogan and Sean Barrett out the wings were creating havoc for the Decies defence as they couldnโt deal with what Stamullen had to offer. Roche in goal had very little to do as Stamullen was dominating this first half. The only bad point in that first half was that it ended because it was full steam ahead for Stamullenโฆ
๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ต๐ฎ๐น๐ณ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ผ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ด ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฝโฆ
Decies made a couple of wholesale chances and suddenly the balance of power shifted. Our seniors couldnโt get a foothold of the 2nd half at all. Decies almost had the ball in the net only for Vice-Captain Seanie Barrett to clear it off the line!! Garvey was then put through, and in a last ditch tackle the Decies defender prevented him from making it 3-1. With 25 minutes to go, disaster struck as Decies made it 2-2.
In order to inject some energy into his side, Dunphy made some crucial changes at the right time. Lally slotted in at left back and was right in the thick of the action, last weekโs semi-final hero, Egan, was brought on into the middle of the park, Donnelly who only landed from Australia 24 hours earlier, contested a battle of brawn with the Decies left back. Cassin, after his introduction last week upped the ante, added a different dimension to the Stamullen attack as Decies were on their knees.
Stamullen then took over this Cup Final. An array of chances was peppered on the Decies goal and all of a sudden, Decies were looking for the final whistle. Man of the match, Stephen McAllisterโs free-kick was destined for the top corner only for the Decies netminder to claw it away for a corner. Boylan was introduced to sure up our defence and he slotted into the backline like it was a Sunday morning beach walk in Laytown. 2-2 after 90 minutes and another excellent extra-time display, like last weekโs semi-final, shows the testament of our fitness.
With 6 minutes to go, Garveyโs corner found the head of Semi-Final hero Egan who directed it to the back post to give us our first piece of silverware in 10 years. Today proved why this team has achieved success. A strong bench can make all the difference. Conor Butler was unlucky not to feature, however he played his part in this cup run cementing our Quarter-Final win with an exceptional finish and Corey Murphy, who got injured in our 10 man battle of St. Maryโs, was on hand to help with any Physio requirements.
TEAMS WIN MATCHES, SQUADS WIN TROPHIES
๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐น๐ณ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ, ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฎ ๐ฎ-๐ญ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ถ๐โฆ
Our seniors produced one of the best performances to bring home the Bedlow Cup in front of a heartfelt energetic group of fans up in Home Farm on Saturday 16th May.
There were no occasion jitters, no nerves on show just a team who have been battling for each other week in, week out all season building up to an unbelievable crescendo.
Going into the match, Decies were the form team, they had beaten our seniors on both occasions in the league 2-1. However, the first half display produced from Stamullen FC was an absolute delight to watch.
Nally found Callan overlapping Wogan and Callanโs left footed cross found Stamullen skipper Niall Barrett. Barrettโs deft touch was sublime, killing it ever so sweetly. Niall fired it past the keeper and we were 1-0 up after 6 minutes. Barrett had already created a chance for himself 2 minutes earlier, but the Decies Keeper was equal to it.
Stamullen wanted more as they were slicing through the Decies midfield. However, the Ballyfermot outfit had other ideas as they made it level shortly after we had taken the lead.
This didnโt deter Stamullen in the slightest. Captain Barrett was up to his old tricks in number 10, like he has been for almost 10 years for our seniors. He picked up possession, drew the defender close to him and slipped in Walsh who easily dispatched his shot to give us the lead again.
Both teams were evenly matched in battle however it was Stamullen that were creating the better chances. Whelan and McAllister were two complete brickhouses, marshalling a backline that included 19 year old Jack Farrell who wasnโt phased by this Cup Final at all. Nally and Garvey were spraying passes around as if it was a training session, Wogan and Sean Barrett out the wings were creating havoc for the Decies defence as they couldnโt deal with what Stamullen had to offer. Roche in goal had very little to do as Stamullen was dominating this first half. The only bad point in that first half was that it ended because it was full steam ahead for Stamullenโฆ
๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ต๐ฎ๐น๐ณ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ผ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ด ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฝโฆ
Decies made a couple of wholesale chances and suddenly the balance of power shifted. Our seniors couldnโt get a foothold of the 2nd half at all. Decies almost had the ball in the net only for Vice-Captain Seanie Barrett to clear it off the line!! Garvey was then put through, and in a last ditch tackle the Decies defender prevented him from making it 3-1. With 25 minutes to go, disaster struck as Decies made it 2-2.
In order to inject some energy into his side, Dunphy made some crucial changes at the right time. Lally slotted in at left back and was right in the thick of the action, last weekโs semi-final hero, Egan, was brought on into the middle of the park, Donnelly who only landed from Australia 24 hours earlier, contested a battle of brawn with the Decies left back. Cassin, after his introduction last week upped the ante, added a different dimension to the Stamullen attack as Decies were on their knees.
Stamullen then took over this Cup Final. An array of chances was peppered on the Decies goal and all of a sudden, Decies were looking for the final whistle. Man of the match, Stephen McAllisterโs free-kick was destined for the top corner only for the Decies netminder to claw it away for a corner. Boylan was introduced to sure up our defence and he slotted into the backline like it was a Sunday morning beach walk in Laytown. 2-2 after 90 minutes and another excellent extra-time display, like last weekโs semi-final, shows the testament of our fitness.
With 6 minutes to go, Garveyโs corner found the head of Semi-Final hero Egan who directed it to the back post to give us our first piece of silverware in 10 years. Today proved why this team has achieved success. A strong bench can make all the difference. Conor Butler was unlucky not to feature, however he played his part in this cup run cementing our Quarter-Final win with an exceptional finish and Corey Murphy, who got injured in our 10 man battle of St. Maryโs, was on hand to help with any Physio requirements.
TEAMS WIN MATCHES, SQUADS WIN TROPHIES
