Spartak Dynamo FC

Saturday : Liverpool College 2, Spartak 3
Scorers: Colm OSullivan, Frank McNamee Brian Stafford
Sunday: Liverpool College 2, Spartak 3
Scorers: Derek McGoldrick, Colm O’Sullivan, Glen Burke

Form Report
Ross Kelly 8 Brian Stafford 8 Mick Greene 8 Derek Keane 8 Cathal Clancy 8 Tony Kavanagh 8 Dave O’Kelly 8 Shane McInerney 8 Colm O’Sullivan 8 Glen Burke 9 Frank McNamee 8 Derek McGoldrick 8 Paul McGowan 3.

Two impressive performances in searing heat by the touring side left the locals empty handed. Both wins were somewhat against the run of play and the Saturday triumph had more than a touch of smash and grab about it as that well known Ray Darcy impersonator Brian Stafford prodded the winner with the last kick of the game. Earlier Colm O’Sullivan, with a first time drive, and Frank McNamee, with a Clint Dempsey style lob, had got the blues back into the match. Colm O’Sullivan also won the Rob Deering award by arriving with just one boot. Brothers Derek Keane and Derek McGoldrick (sorry Ross!) combined well on the left while Glen Burke continued his policy of resting in the first half before exploding into action in the second period. The elder brother, Keane, rolled back the years and even found time from left back to explore territory previously uncharted by Mick Greene when crossing from the bye line. Ross, in goal, did well with some excellent, if unorthodox, saves.

On Sunday the weary troops reassembled against a local side featuring only four of Saturday’s team and it was no surprise when the somewhat fresher home side raced into a two nil half time lead.

Spartak took control of the midfield in the second half with Glen and Shane (who momentarily took time out from his strange obsessions) and a nice move was ended by Dave O’Kelly’s surging run and pass (he remembered which side to pass to on this occasion). He laid the ball back and Derek McGoldrick managed to say on his feet long enough to nick a goal to reduce arrears. Colm O’Sullivan ran through to score at the second attempt and equalise and Glen Burke found the bottom corner with 10 minutes left after good work by Tony Kavanagh, who was briefly taking time off from court jester duties.

It was a source of regret to Cathal Clancy that the matches were played in a good spirit and he found himself in the unusual position of avoiding a yellow card and having to content himself with just playing the ball.

Mick Greene sweated buckets in the cause and played briefly as emergency striker and also in goal as well as holding the defence together by resisting the temptaton to overlap.

Refreshments were served in the Pumphouse which pretty soon ran out of most beers when attempting to slake the thirst of the visiting footballers.

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