Mossley II 3 - 4 Crumlin Star II

Star II got back to winning ways on Saturday with a narrow win against Mossley II at the Valley. Star welcomed back captain Hagans back into the team after suspension. Star, not for the first time this season, got off to a disasterous start when they conceded 2 goals in the first 7 minutes to hand Mossley a 2 goal cushion. However once again the players response was excellent and Star dominated possesion. Star got back into the match in the 25th minutes when from a Teer corner, Toner outmuscled 2 defenders to blast the ball into the roof of the net to reduce Mossley's lead to 1 goal. 10 minutes later Toner played a through ball to (S) Murray who cooly slotted past the keeper to draw the sides level. With Star on top of the game, they pressed for another goal with Hagans hitting a free kick just over the bar and Teer and Doyle missing chances. H/T 2-2

With the strong wind at their backs Star in the second half pressed for the lead. The backline of Mc Mullan, Hawkins, Mooney and Mallon were comfortable with Hagans and Gormley winning the midfield battle. Star had chances to take the lead but failed to convert and with 25 minutes to go Mossley broke on the counter attack and their midfielder finished well past Mc Veigh. Again after some good work by Toner, Star equalized when Teer slotted home from a Toner pass. Osborne replaced Doyle as Star pressed for a winner. With 7 minutes to go Star got the winner when (S) Murray broke the offside trap to chip the advancing keeper. (D) Murray replaced his brother as Star looked to hang on to their lead in the closing stages but they could of increased their lead with Toner and Osborne missing chances. F/T 3-4 Manager Scully was pleased that his team picked up a vital 3 points.   

Team: Mc Veigh, Mc Mullan, Mallon, Mooney, Hawkins, (S) Murray, Hagans, Gormley, Teer, Toner, Doyle

Subs: Osborne, (D) Murray, Gouldie

Starman: Toner

FIXTURES FOR THE UPCOMING WEEKS FOR BOTH TEAMS ARE UPDATED THEIR FIXTURES/RESULTS PAGE!

Towser: Starman for the seconds on Saturday

Dexter: Got on the scoresheet again this week