14.8.21
Enniskerry 1, Spartak 1
As the game moved into injury time, Spartak won a free on the right hand side of the penalty area. A precise Ian Corcoran delivery was headed home by Brandon Lynch to secure a point that had seemed unlikely when the home side had taken the lead with just nine minutes left.
Enniskerry were fluent and dominant in a first half with the home number 9 as a focal point of their attacks.
Only a combination of last ditch defending, and some fine saves by Craig Howard, kept the scoreboard blank.
The game was played at a high tempo, and Spartak’s work rate was admirable in containing the hosts.
In the second period Enniskerry seemed to lose some rhythym and the Sky Blues hard work, allied to better use of the ball, brought them more into the game. Mick Leslie had a couple of chances and was foiled by the keeper and the crossbar; Cian Stenson was fouled at the edge of the box when through, but Eric Barber, usually reliable from the set piece, was profligate with the resulting free kick.
There were plenty of scares at the other end with plenty more defending required to foil the home attack.
One of those draws that felt like a point gained for Spartak, while the home side will feel hard done by after all their attacking endeavour.
Form Report
Craig Howard 8 Conor O’Sullivan 7 Ian Corcoran 7 Chris Hogan 8 Kevin Murphy 7 Pedro Lopes 8 Alex Conroy 7 Mick Leslie 7 Liam Caffrey 7 Eric Barber 7 Cian Stenson 7
Subs: Luke Hyland 7 Martin Rolfs 7 Brandon Lynch 7
