DC 0–0 Newbuildings Utd
April 16, 2009
Draperstown’s recent revival which had seen five consecutive wins was slowed down on Saturday when a determined Newbuildings side fought out a scoreless draw. For the most part it was a dour midfield battle, with defences on top and neither keeper overworked.
The result probably had more to do with the very poor state of the pitch as neither side was able to produce the type of football they normally can. This is particularly true for the home side who so often have looked upon the Cahore Road pitch as one which does them no favours, especially when it has deteriorated so badly. Following last week’s good win over Kesh, Draperstown were again forced to make late changes to the starting line up and this inconsistency in personnel, while nothing new to the club over the years, again had a part to play.
Newbuildings did open the brighter with Gregory McIvor just off target after 8 minutes while at the other end Wesley Ferguson did well to prevent Celtic’s Murray a goal chance four minutes later. Curry fired a shot just past Farniourk’s post while the home keeper did well to block Robinson’s effort on 24 minutes. John Higgins attempted a long range effort as Celtic upped their momentum but half time saw no goals and a quickly deteriorating pitch.
This was not helped in the second half as heavy rain reduced the playing surface to little more than a quagmire and as a result good football was out of the question. Higgins again came close on a couple of occasions while Ferguson’s free kick narrowly went past the far up right. The last ten minutes saw the visitors reduced to ten men when Crawford picked up a second yellow for a rash challenge on McLean following an earlier hand ball card. As a result it was Celtic who had most of the possession in the final stages without making it count. Watson in the Newbuilding’s goal pulled off a smart save from Joe Crossett’s snap shot while right at the end Drapersown appeared to be denied a clear penalty when Higgins was bundled over in the box but referee Dick Tucker waved play on and soon after blew for the end of the game.
Still, the result means Celtic have suffered defeat only once in 2009 and will look forward to the remaining games with a great deal of optimism, especially if they are able to call upon their regular starting players on a consistent basis.
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