22.4.12
Spartak 0, RSFC 3
Spartak, somewhat depleted by injuries, found themselves up against it with RSFC clinching promotion on the day with a display of composure and calm distribution.
Hard though the midfield trio worked to stem the tide, they could not make up for the overall superiority of the visitors. The quality of passing from the back was the biggest contrast between the sides and gave the RSFC midfield time and space continuously.
A soft opening goal settled any anxiety RSFC may have felt and they finished off the Sky Blues with two excellent breakaway goals in the second half.
Spartak struggled to create opportunities and had to wait for the final minutes for their bets chance, set up by Neil McGowan for Graham Breen to fire over.
The day was also marred by an injury to the visiting full back who fell awkwardly, while Keith Kelly left the fray early with a groin injury and Seamus McCahill battled on , bloodied but unbowed, after a clash of heads.
Form Report
Peter O’Toole 5 Keith Kelly 6 Ciaran Keogh 5 Paul Kinsella 5 Alex Kenny 7 Dave Browne 5 Neil McGowan 6 Seamus McCahill 6 Stuart Love 6 Graham Breen 5 Ger Byrne 5
Subs: Steve Grier 5 Ross Kelly 5 Conor Canavan 6
