Belmont Teamsheet February 27 vs Liffey Valley

Belmont v's Liffey Valley,
Meet Ballyowen Park , Balgaddy Road at 10.40am

Provisional Starting Lineup

Subs: Fahy (3), Dempsey (5), McNulty (12)
Guest Manager: Martha Mulcahy
Linesperson: Cuddy R

Getting There :
Driving directions to Balgaddy Rd
14.6 km – about 22 mins
Suggested routes

Morehampton Rd
Dublin, Co. Dublin City, Ireland

Head northwest on Morehampton Road , Turn left at Grand Parade/R111
onto the Canal (Leeson Street Bridge ) Continue to follow R111

3.8 km Slight right at R111/Suir Rd Continue to follow R111

0.8 km Turn left at Con Colbert Rd/N4 Continue to follow N4

6.5 km Take the exit toward Cluain Dolcaín/Clondalkin

0.4 km Turn left at Fonthill Rd/R113 Go through 2 roundabouts

1.7 km Turn right at Balgaddy Rd

0.3km Destination will be on the right (Opposite Church)

Belmont Win by Four Ghouls to Nil in Halloween Thriller!

Railway Union 0 – Belmont 4 (HT 0-2)

By our sports ghostwriter

This years Halloween holiday turned into a living nightmare for Railway Union yesterday as Belmont went Trick or Treating in Park Avenue and came away with all the sweets. Played in beautiful sunshine that belied the nature of this spooky feast day and on a lush green pitch devoid of even a single gravestone, severed hand or zombie skull, the Belmont team, though depleted by the absence of Fahy and McNulty, produced a supernatural performance that will haunt Railway Union over the festive period.
Liam Boggan and Hugh Mulcahy, two clowns dressed up as football managers for the All Saint’s eve festivities, started with their usual 2-3-1 formation with Cloonan in goal, Sherwin and Booth in defence, Boggan, Mulcahy and Dempsey in midfield and Sheehan up front. Belmont could have opened the scoring as early as the second minute but for a fine save from the Union keeper, but eventually managed to break the deadlock in the 14th minute when a low cross from Mulcahy outside the penalty area found Boggan in space in front of goal. Boggan doesn’t lose his head in these situations and placed the ball wide of the keeper into the right hand corner of the goal.
Although horrifying for Union, their bone-chilling dream was to get even creepier four minutes later when Booth latched on to another cross from Mulcahy and coolly blasted into the net for Belmont’s second. There was a brief backlash from Union late in the first half, but stout defending from Sherwin, Booth, Cuddy and Sheehan ensured a happy end to Belmont’s first half, while Cloonan picked up marvellously on any loose balls reaching the six-yard box to keep the score sheet clean.

The frightening footballing fairy-tale continued for Union in the second half with Boggan replacing Cloonan in goal and Dempsey pushing ever further forward in an attempt to increase Belmont’s lead. Indeed, it was Dempsey who provided the real fireworks when he latched on to a poor Union clearance, calmly jinked and weaved his way past three defenders before lashing the ball into the net for his first competitive goal for the club and Belmont’s third of the day. At this point, the game was over as a contest and it was left to Sheehan to hammer home the final nail in the coffin when he ghosted past two defenders on 38 minutes before unleashing an unstoppable 15 metre shot into the Union goal. Phew! Bloodcurdling or what?
Manager Mulcahy expressed satisfaction with his teams win during a post-match interview. He said “Yes, although a scary soccer story, this was a good exorcise for all the kids and I’m pleased with their spirit”. Manager Boggan later stated “I’m unhappy and a little saddened by my co-managers levity and his appalling Halloween puns after what was, in essence, a serious must-win game. Nevertheless, I make no bones in saying that even with our skeleton team witch was full of guts, we put in a phantastic performance”.