Leeds 3
Rockmount 2
Leeds Captain, Gary Buckley was the hero as they came back from a goal down against Rockmount in this U15 Premier clash at Leeds Park on Saturday afternoon in perfect conditions for a game of football.
This was certainly a game of two halves and in a tentative first period chances for both sides were few and far between. Leeds had a very good opportunity when Calvin Healy played a superb ball to Kevin Allen who hit a cross in from the left but Gould just missed out on it. Rockmount had to wait until the 24th minute for their first opportunity in front of goal when Anderson hit in a free kick goalwords but it was just out of the Keith O’Riordan reach.
Immediately after the restart Rockmount opened the scoring and changed the outlook of the game. Substitute Adam Cambridge crossed the ball in and Alan Walsh towered above everybody else and headed his side into the lead.
Leeds equalised shortly afterwards though. Ian Mylod took the corner and it came to Gary Buckley who headed the ball in at the far post. Josh Murphy had a great chance to put Leeds ahead but his powerful drive was saved by Kevin Quinlan.
With an hour gone referee, Seán Dennehy pointed to the spot after a mistimed tackle by Leeds’ Ryan Dunphy. Mark Tynan stepped up to take the penalty for the away team but his left-footed shot was gathered excellently by Dan Ahern. Alan Anderson had another chance to put Rockmount back in the lead but his free kick cannoned of the crossbar.
Great work from Josh Murphy down the left resulted in a tap in for Buckley’s second in the 68th minute.Leeds had the game sown up a minute later when Murphy assisted again and this time Evan Kennedy put the ball in the net. Rockmount did grab an equaliser late on when Jamie Furlong shot from 12 yards out but it was too late as Leeds ran out deserved winners.
Leeds: Dan Ahern, Josh Sheehan, Ian Mylod, Fintan O’Callaghan, Ryan Dunphy, Kevin Ahern, Calvin Healy, Gary Buckley , Josh Murphy, Oisín Simpson, Gary Gould.
Subs: Robert Coade (Oisín Simpson h-t), Evan Kennedy (Fintan O’Callaghan 63min), Dave Murphy (Gary Gould h-t), Tomás O’Neill, Alan Hosford.
Rockmount: Kevin Quinlan, Owen Crowley, Alan Anderson, Padraig O’Sullivan, Anthony Horgan, Keith O’Riordan, Jamie Furlong, Mark Tynan, Cian Madden, Dan O’Hanlon, Alan Walsh.
Subs: Adam Cambridge (Dan O’Hanlon 32min), Phillip Mulryan , Owen Martin, Cian Ryan.
Referee: Seán Dennehy
