DUNDALK FC RESERVES 2-1 DROGHEDA UNITED FC RESERVES
Saturday 12 March 2011: Oriel Park, Dundalk
Goals in either half from captain Johnny Breen gave Dundalk Reserves a 2-1 win over their Drogheda United counterparts in a friendly match at Oriel Park on Saturday afternoon as preparations continued for the start of the A-Championship season, which gets underway at the end of March. After pressing the visitors, the Lilywhites eventually took the lead on 34 minutes when Mark Griffin played a superb through-ball to his strike partner who finished coolly. Drogheda responded within seconds of the second half starting when substitute ‘keeper Alex Reilly committed a foul in the box and ex-Dundalk youngster and former Shelbourne midfielder Colly O’Brien stood up to convert the spot-kick to the top corner. However, Dundalk secured a deserved victory midway through the second half when Breen finished brilliantly to the bottom corner from the edge of the box.
Dundalk had six first-team players involved from the start – Peter Cherrie, Michael Hector, Stephen Maher, Stephen McDonnell, Breen and Griffin.
Shortly after full-time, Reserve team manager Darius Kierans gave his reaction to dundalkfc.com. Listen now at:
http://audioboo.fm/boos/300600-darius-k ... a-reserves
DUNDALK FC RESERVES (4-4-2): Peter Cherrie (Alex Reilly HT); Ahmed Karabalarov (Glen Trainor 67), Keith Finnegan, Michael Hector (Darren Meehan 86), Stephen Hutchinson (Jamie McCaul 86); Anto Hewitt (Gary Clarke HT), Stephen Maher (Chris Kerr HT), Philip Duffy (Kieran Clinton 78), Stephen McDonnell; Johnny Breen ©, Mark Griffin.
Goals: J Breen (34, 66).
Unused Subs: Conor Macken.
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