Weekends are becoming
somehow exciting in the SSE league of Ireland, with the majority of its squads preparing
for show and looking forward to a strong finish and notable position.
Still the way this association
is becoming as contested as ever, with one squad in John Caulfield Rebel Army
not surrendering an inch of the top and so far are looking like the sure
winners of this edition shield.
So far, the Leesiders
are marching with a perfect record since the start of this 2017 edition and
with a perfect run and looking forward not only for the league shield but
finish with a perfect record at its end, will be one of the most unthinkable of
feats.
With Cork City
leading the overall table with 17 points lead over the defending champions
Dundalk, only a miracle can deliver a fourth shield to the likes of Stephen
Kenny side, trailing the City crew and the league entering in its final stages.
In this past weekend the
Leesiders were to play the likes of troubled Drogheda United submerged deep in
the bottom of the table and sure candidate for direct relegation, despite
playing at home of the Droghs in United Park.
The Rebel Army did
managed to get a win by a minimum difference of a goal courtesy by Stephen
Dooley, as the locals were not an easy foe to tangle with but at the end succumb
to the astute and opportune City squad push.
A return to Tallagh
by the Shamrock Rovers was not to say a merry one, with a foe in Derry City and
these two in every campaign are battling for the alst place in the European
spots in the league table.
The Candystripes were
the ones taking the initiative and deliver a fatal blow to Stephen Bradley and
his Hoops aspirations quest of trying to escalate to third place in the league
overall spots.
With goals from Aaron
McEneff in the 63 and Barry McNamee in the 90, these became at the end enough
for the Derry City Boys to increase their lead over the Rovers by eight points
and settled in third spot.
In Dalymont at
Dublin, the Bohemians and Bray Wanderers share their dose of the points with a
tie at zero goals despite each squad doing the impossible of trying to deliver
the winning score and three points of gold.
Nothing for nobody
but for both Bray Wanderers this tie puts them one point within distance of the
Hoops in fourth place and the Gypsies two points behind their cross-town
nemesis, a valuable point for both squads.
Back in Oriel Park,
the Lilywhites delivered an important win and from now on Kenny and company if
they would like to make a move on Cork City atop the league table, these will have
to deliver with a perfect run.
A win over the
Limerick Blues with a 3-0 score maintains the Boys from De Town with scores
from Patrick McEleney 32, Brian Gartland 53 and Robbie Benson 56, were enough
to seal the deal and deliver a grand win at home.
Very well not losing
home of making a leap towards the league top, even though the Rebel Army is
keeping a lead of seventeen points, the
Lilywhites don’t lose hope in their quest of delivering a fourth shield.
The game of the week
was the relegation Derby between Galway United and Finn Harps; the Tribesmen
were inspired and playing hungry to deliver a fatal blow to the Harps momentum.
With the visitors three-goal
rout with scores from Gavan Holohan 13 and a double from Ronan Murray 76 and 84
to deliver three points of gold for Shane Keegan and his Untied bunch as well keeping
a close chase on the Harps.
Despite the lone
score from Eddie Dsane 45 for the local Harps, it was not enough to prevent the
loss and allow their foes to be within two points of ninth place, held by the
Finn Harps and by far looking to be a very tight race between these two squads.
To close the week on
Saturday the Sligo Rovers were to host Liam Buckley Saint Patrick’s squads at
the Showgrounds and with a draw at the end both squads sharing the pints for the
better in the case of the Pats.
However, for the Bit
O’ Red this points does not do any effect in their fight of avoiding relegation
and still seeded in eleventh place with just 24 points and with a grim look in
what is their future in the top flight of the league of Ireland.
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