Iron Mountain v UCC United
Thursday 8 April 2010
Pfizer Park
Iron Mountain 4
UCC United 5 (Alvarez, Moore, Kinsley, Power 2)
Driven by man-of-the-match, Aidan Power, UCC United beat Iron Mountain in a nine-goal thriller at Pfizer Park last night. The game was chaotic from the outset and Iron Mountain took the lead inside five minutes when slack UCC defending led to a goal being scored following a simple throw-in. College responded in fine style and scored twice during the next ten minutes. The first came from Pablo Alvarez who hit the back of the net with a fierce drive after being set up by Power. The second came from the in-form Eric Moore, his third goal in two games.
UCC seemed to have tightened their grip on the game within minutes of the re-start when Gavin Kinsley's well placed shot from the edge of the area found the bottom corner of the net. Declan Jordan's men sensed more goals and Power hit the crossbar before Moore had a goal chalked off for offside. Credit though to Iron Mountain who refused to wilt and they stunned the visitors with three goals in a devastating 15-minute spell. All were disappointing goals from the UCC defensive perspective but the final one was a great shot from outside the box following a corner. Though shaken by the dramatic turnaround in fortunes, UCC kept their composure and continued to pass the ball. As the game entered its final quarter they got back on level terms when Power tucked away a penalty after Alvarez had been bundled over by the opposing goalkeeper. There was still time for a final twist and an exceptional winning goal. Power received a pass from Joel Walmsley just inside his own half and set off on a direct and determined run despite the close attentions of a tracking defender. From the right edge of the box he then unleashed a fantastic shot across the goalkeeper into the far corner. Power's goal was an appropriate way to end a pulsating encounter.
Groeger (Devaney), Messina, Quinlivan (c), Coleman, Hegarty (Lejon), Pierce, Darby, Power, Kinsley, Moore (Walmsley), Alvarez - Brett, Burke
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