Roo69
08/07/2004, 3:23 PM
Athlone Town manager Stephen Kelly was pleased with his side’s performance against Limerick last weekend but realises that their next match against Bray will be a different story.
Athlone had mixed results against the Seagulls last season as they defeated Pat Devlin’s side twice in St Mel’s Park although Bray exacted revenge at home.
The midlanders have been in erratic form all season but Kelly believes that with a bit of luck they can pick up another three points and move further up the table.
"Bray is always a tough match. We done well against them down here last year, we beat them twice here in Saint Mel’s. That probably put a bit of a dent in their promotion hopes so I’m sure they’ll be out for revenge, but they had the Indian sign over us at the Carlisle Grounds. They beat us twice there, including knocking us out of the Cup, and they beat us there this season as well," Kelly told the club’s official site.
"We have got to be on our toes. They are an even more improved side since then with Eamon Zayed back, so it’s going to be a very tough match. It’s always a battle with Bray.
They’re always very strong from set-pieces and that so we’ve got to play to 110% of our abilities and hope for a few kind bounces of the ball too", he concluded.
http://www.eleven-a-side.com/first/irish_soccer_detail.asp?newsid=12344
Athlone had mixed results against the Seagulls last season as they defeated Pat Devlin’s side twice in St Mel’s Park although Bray exacted revenge at home.
The midlanders have been in erratic form all season but Kelly believes that with a bit of luck they can pick up another three points and move further up the table.
"Bray is always a tough match. We done well against them down here last year, we beat them twice here in Saint Mel’s. That probably put a bit of a dent in their promotion hopes so I’m sure they’ll be out for revenge, but they had the Indian sign over us at the Carlisle Grounds. They beat us twice there, including knocking us out of the Cup, and they beat us there this season as well," Kelly told the club’s official site.
"We have got to be on our toes. They are an even more improved side since then with Eamon Zayed back, so it’s going to be a very tough match. It’s always a battle with Bray.
They’re always very strong from set-pieces and that so we’ve got to play to 110% of our abilities and hope for a few kind bounces of the ball too", he concluded.
http://www.eleven-a-side.com/first/irish_soccer_detail.asp?newsid=12344