Bantry Bay Rovers News.
Last weekend saw 3 Rovers teams in action.
First team up were the Rovers U13 team who traveled to Carrigaline to
take on the local team in the 3rd round of the U13 National Cup. This
was the first time a Rovers team played a match on the Astro turf. A
very good Carrigaline team who have a lot of players on the Cork team
ran out easy winners. Well done to the lads for reaching the 3rd round.
In the afternoon Rovers U16 team played Clonakilty at home. A young team
were well beaten by a good Clonakilty side with Shane Keevers getting
the Rovers consolation goal. On Sunday Rovers junior team hosted
Clonakilty AFC in Ballycomane Park in a crucial league game. Rovers who
have been struggling to pick up points this season were hoping to build
on their 3-3 draw with Baltimore. They started well with David Power and
David Casey causing the Clonakilty defense all sorts off trouble early
on. In the 9th minute it paid off as good play between David Power and
David Casey set up Joe Downey who scored into the corner. In the 14th
minute Clonakilty were on level terms when a free by Jeff Donoghue ended
up in the top corner despite all efforts by Rovers goalkeeper Donal
Casey. Just 4 minutes later Clonakilty should have taken the lead when a
Martin White overhead kick flew just over the crossbar. With the game
flowing at fast pace a few yellow cards were shown to both teams.
Halftime score was 1-1. In the first minute of the second half
Clonakilty took the lead when a defensive mistake left Martin White to
score an easy goal. Rovers didn't sit back and Shane Drummey was unlucky
to see his header been deflected for a corner. Ten minutes into the
half saw both teams reduced to 10 men when two players received their
second yellow cards after a tackle. Rovers responded well and started to
put Clonakilty under pressure. The introduction of Aidan Mullins in the
59th minute gave Rovers more possession in the middle and they could
push up more into the Clonakilty half. Rovers pushed centerback Paul
Drummey, who scored some fine goals this season, up forward. This move
paid off in the 88th minute when he played a tight 1-2 with Shane
Drummey inside the Clonakilty penalty area where he shot into the far
corner to bring Rovers level. Both teams went for the win in the final
minutes with Rovers creating the better chances but the final score was
2-2. This was a much improved performance by Rovers who are beginning to
show more consistency and determination. The draw moved Rovers of the
bottom of the Premier League. Our online shop is now open. Orders for Christmas must be in by this Friday the 16th of November.
