Leeds 0
College Corinthians 3
College Corinthians continued their impressive start to the season thanks to a brace from Alex O’Sullivan and a first half strike by Jamie Philipott at Leeds Park on Sunday afternoon in this entertaining U12 Premier Division game.
In perfect conditions the game started well and Leeds’ Brian Kelly had a great opportunity with only a couple of minutes gone but the midfielder was unfortunate as the ball bounced awkwardly. The game was even enough in the first half and both sides showed some great touches with Evan Galvin the stand-out performer for the home side.
Corinthians player Cian Dunne was injured midway through the first half but his replacement Brian Cooney shone from the moment he touched the ball and his contribution was one of the main differences between the two teams.
Cooney had a shot saved immediately after his introduction but the Douglas side did open their account shortly afterwards. Stephen Christopher played in Jamie Phillipott who hit a curling right footed shot into the top corner in a very well-worked goal.
Corey Galvin had a chance for Leeds after the interval but his shot was well saved by Eoin O’Sullivan in the Corinthians goal. Despite Leeds playing well they struggled to create many more goalscoring chances and they found themselves further behind when the impressive Cooney took the ball down the right wing and played a beautiful cross into Alex O’Sullivan who tapped the ball into the net with 10 minutes remaining.
O’Sullivan doubled his tally 5 minutes later when he fired a right-footed shot past Conor Healy from 12 yards out and made sure Corinthians remain top of the league they won last season with their 100% record still intact. Leeds, who finished two points behind last seasons champions, remain in mid-table with 3 games played.
Leeds: Conor Healy, Kevin McNally, Adam Lynch, Dean Spillane, Shane Milner, Danny Barry, Corey Galvin, Brian Kelly, Ciarán O’Shea, Evan Galvin, Pierce Purcell.
Substitutes: Evan O’Connell (Brian Kelly h-t), Cathal O’Callaghan ( Ciarán O’Shea 45 minutes), Timmy Crowley (Shane Milner 54 minutes) & Dean Smith (Brian Kelly 54 minutes).
Corinthians: Eoin O’Sullivan, Alex Burns, Ben Mc Auliffe, Shane Daly, Robert Coughlan, Shane Kearney, Cian Dunne, Craig Donnelly, Alex O’Sullivan, Jamie Philipott, Stephen Christoper.
Substitutes: Brian Cooney ( Cian Dunne 15 minutes), Daniel James and Mark Dolan unused.
Referee: T Bowen
