27.8.16
Spartak 4, Mount Merrion Youths 6
An extraordinary collapse by Spartak, who had raced into a three nil lead. Between the 43rd and 47th minutes the visitors were allowed to score four times in a many minutes to turn the game around following a series of individual errors, and although Ciaran Keane fired in a long range equaliser, Mount Merrion pulled away in the last minutes.
It all looked so different in the approach to half time. Conor Callis had stroked home from Geoff Gamble’s pass before Gamble added two more fine efforts.
Spartak conceded from a corner after 43 minutes, and then a terrible mix up under a long ball gave the visitors s walk in goal.
Chris Hogan, attempting to prevent conceding a corner, was robbed and in the first minute of the second period it was 3.3
and a minute later the Spartak defence obligingly allowed Mt Merrion to add number four.
The shell shocked Sky Blues tried to rally, and Ciaran Keane fired in over a stranded keeper to equalise.
As Spartak pushed forward in search of further goals, the vistors used their pace to add numbers five and six against a dispirited home side.
Form Report
Mick Greene 5 Chris Hogan 4 Cian Stenson 6 Fintan Grace 4 Liam Caffey 5 Gary Bridges 5 Geoff Gamble 8 Mick Leslie 5 Conor Callis 4 Darren Ritchie 5 Ben Johnson 4
Subs: Ciaran Keane 5 Steve Browne 4
