19.4.16
Jobstown Celtic 5, Spartak 2
A cup quarter final set for a midweek date suited neither team; but it was the home side who won the contest in emphatic manner.
Steve Grier had a header saved and Spartak had a few cursory efforts in a first half marked by two crucial errors by the Sky Blue full backs. Each erred in turn, with Paul Kinsella conceding a penalty in an effort to cover for the first, while the second saw the local forward sweep in after a calamitous error.
When a rash foul by Paul Kinsella saw the home side fire in a free from a narrow angle, all looked lost.
The Sky Blues finally roused from slumber, and Steve Grier fired against the post. When Tom O’Driscoll was fouled Keith Kelly fired in from the spot.
But Jobstown responded almost immediately with a fourth which effectively ended the contest.
In due course a fifth was added before Steve Grier was fouled and Jeff Gamble scored, again from the spot.
Spartak, although hampered by injuries, simply did not turn up for this one, and could not match the efforts made in the previous round.
Form Report
Jason Northey 4 Dave Browne 5 Niall Hanratty 4 Paul Kinsella 5 Karl McCullagh 5 Tom O’Driscoll 5 Neil McGowan 6 Dave Kernan 5 Steve Grier 7 Ger Byrne 5 Martin Costello 5
Subs: Keith Kelly 6 Jeff Gamble 6 Mick Young 4
