Blast from the Past January 2004
Blarney Street's John Paul Thompson (right) celebrates the third goal with Gary Goughlan (11).
Blarney Street take chances to move past ring-rusty Dripsey.
Pics taken 18th Jan 2004
"That was a back-pass ref," claims Dripsey's Aidan Buckley as Street keeper Gearoid O'Brien stays cool
CORINTHIANS CUP
Blarney Street Athletic 3 Dripsey Celtic 1
Blarney Street Athletic took their chances well as they advanced to the third round of the Murphy’s Stout Corinthians Cup with a deserved 3-1 win over first-division visitors Dripsey Celtic at Monard.
Dripsey, without a game for four weeks, looked ring rusty at times and gave the ball away regularly. Their defence was slow in the third minute and was punished when John Paul Thompson's low cross was finished off from close in by Eric Dunlea.
Dripsey's Conor Twomey boots the ball into the Blarney Street area
The visitors had a few chances to equalise, the best falling to John Hogan. But his 10th-minute shot on the turn was saved comfortably enough by Gearoid O'Brien. Eight minutes later, Hogan stretched to meet a Gary Murphy free but directed it wide of the inviting target.
Dripsey’s defensive frailties were illustrated again soon afterwards. In the 25th minute, Davy Buckley’s ill-judged back pass put Street scorer Dunlea in, but keeper Moynihan was wide awake and rushed from his line to make the tackle at the edge of the box.
Blarney Street did double their advantage in the 28th minute. This time, Gary Coughlan’s cross broke out to Mark Bennett, and his well-placed low effort beat Moynihan's dive to his right.
The ball breaks after clash between Dripsey's John Hogan (10) and Street's Denis O'Sullivan (3).
Dripsey played somewhat better after the break and scored a smashing goal in the hour. Aidan Buckley had a terrific game on the right, and Gary Murphy headed his cross to the net.
This tackle didn't halt the progress of Blarney Street's Gary Coughlan.
But Dripsey’s joy was diluted in the very next minute when John Paul Thompson cut in and fired an unstoppable shot high onto Moynihan’s net to make it 3-1 to the city side.
Thompson might have added another one or two before the end though the best effort of the closing quarter came from Dripsey. In the 77th minute, Aidan Buckley’s free-kick was half cleared, and Gary Murphy let fly from outside the box; keeper O’Brien did well to push it over the bar.
Dripsey's Davy Buckley
outjumps Roy O'Halloran
to win header.
Blarney Street Athletic: Gearoid O’Brien, Denis O'Sullivan, Wayne O'Leary, Alan Conroy, Eoin St Ledger, Gary Coughlan, Roy O’Halloran, Mark Bennett, Colin McKeown, John Paul Thompson and Eric Dunlea. Subs: Ger Cronin, Jason Murphy, Derek Power, Mark McCabe and Kenneth Landon.
Dripsey Celtic: Ray Moynihan, Aidan Buckley, Noel O'Sullivan, Conor Twomey, Sean Madden, Davy Buckley, Finbarr O'Sullivan, Tom Doyle, Ray Murphy, John Hogan and Ross Underhill. Subs: Eamonn Morrish, Gavin Holland and Brian Linehan.
Referee: Pat Cronin.
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