WKD INTERMEDIATE Cup Quarter Final

Loughgall 2 Crusaders Reserves 1 (After Extra Time)

 

Crusaders Reserves suffered defeat with two minutes remaining in extra time to end their brilliant run in the Quarter Finals of the WKD Intermediate Cup away to Championship leaders Loughall. Crusaders Reserves started off very brightly with Cowan shooting wide from 20 yards. Paul McDowell was causing problems and fired over and finding space in the box. Crusaders Reserves nearly took the lead when Cowan stepped up to take a free kick and his shot went just over from the corner of the box. Collins found Faulkner and his effort from 22 yards was palmed out by the keeper, Faulkner again shot and Robinson tipped wide for a corner. Faulkner burst free and laid off to Cowan but he shot wide from 12 yards when well placed. Loughall took the lead against the run of play when Owens forced McDowell wide but his effort slipped through Murphys legs.

Crusaders pinned Loughall into the their own half for most of the second half and nearly equalised in the opening minute when a Cowan corner seemed to hit a defenders hand Magee followed up and his shot and hit Robinson in the chest and away to safety. Collins had two efforts just wide from close range after good play from McMaster. Crusaders Reserves equalised with a fantastic piece of play when McCann won possession on the half way line and fed McMaster whose first time ball was drilled home from 25 yards from the onrushing McCann. The referee turned another Crusaders Reserves plea for a penalty down when Cowan was clearly fouled in the box. Loughall had two efforts late on with both McVeigh and McDowell firing over.

With two minutes remaining in the second half of extra time crusaders failed to clear a cross and McVeigh fired home from 6 yards.

Team: Murphy, Quinn(c), Magee, Owens, Bell, Barrett, McCann, M.Collins, McMaster, Faulkner, Cowan.

Subs:Gibson, S.Collins, Boylan, Anderson, Harris


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