This article is from page 70 of the 2011-09-27 edition of The Clare People. OCR mistakes are to be expected so download the original SWF or the rendered page 70 JPG
Listowel Celtic 1 – Tulla United 0 at Pat Kennedy Park, Listowel
TULLA’S positive start to the season fell on stoney ground on Sunday as they exited their second competition of the year. Without a Premier Division game to date, the east Clare side had used the league cup as the perfect warm-up and with two wins and a draw, had just missed out on a place in the decider. However, despite dominating possession for the majority of this FAI tie, they were unable to break down the home side who led from the fifth minute to the finish.
Incidentally, Listowel were off the back of a poor start to their league campaign, having been beaten in their opening three games but the form guide appeared to go out the window early on when Celtic broke on the counter-attack before Kevin Bambury slid the ball under goalkeeper Paul Whelan.
Tulla did their upmost to force an equaliser but luck seemed to desert them on their travels. Their best opportunities fell to Colin Nelson and Daragh Corry, with Nelson being released by Sunny Jay, only to be smothered by goalkeeper Chris Mason while Corry also had a one-onone chance denied when his shot was expertly saved.
However, the experience should stand to them as they prepare for the commencement of their league campaign while for Listowel, this victory could be the perfect kickstart to their season.
Listowel Celtic
Chris Mason, Kevin Dillon, TomRahilly, Seamus Keane, Martin Loughnane, Eddie JoeWalsh, Pa Walsh, Cormac Mulvihill, Evan Galvin, Kevin Bambury, Bryan Murphy
Subs
Adam Toomey, James McCarthy
Tulla United
Paul Whelan,Alan Byrnes,Tommy McKeown, Niall Whelan, Denis Murphy, Daragh Corry, PodgeVaughan, Cillian Bane, Sunny Jay, Seosamh O’Loughlin, Colin Nelson
Subs
Ger Hanrahan for O’Loughlin, David McInerney for Byrnes