UCD 5-4 Cork City

**pineapple stu** · 19/04/2003, 6:58 AM

UCD opened their defence of the Fans' Assoication of Ireland - Supporters Have It Too, Even! league title with a hard-fought win over Cork City on the UCD astroturf on Friday afternoon. Just like in UCD's game in Longford last season, where De Town hit the post around 5 times, just like De Real Town were doing around the same time, so this match also saw the supporters' teams parody the form of the real teams - Cork hoofing theball aimlessly far too often, UCD playing skillful, attacking football, tearing the opposition apart at will.

In roasting conditions, it was Cork who took the lead after Aberdonian Stu picked up a goal-kick and waited as �anna tackled him and went on to drive past Pineapple Stu in nets. Not long later, Cork were looking comfortable as a goal I can't remember at all saw it 2-0 with about 15 minutes gone.

But College fought back and @ndy, who scored 5 of UCD's 9 goals in Longford, gave them a life-line with a stunning shot on the turn which smacked in off the stanchion, with UCD waving aside Cork's protests that the goal shouldn't stand because their keeper was talking to someone at the time. And five minutes later, it was all square as about the 173rd John to be associated with UCD fans disposessed the Cork keeper on the half-way line and scored into an empty net.

With College having the momentum, it came as no surprise when they took the lead just before half-time, John cutting in from the wing and blasting past the City keeper. But the lead wasn't to last as City equalised on the stroke of half-time. There was more than a hint of handball in the build-up, but in fairness, the finish was clinical.

Not long into the second half and Pineapple Stu's traditional one howler per match saw Cork take the lead. A seriously long hoof from the City goalkeeper reached the UCD goal-line before bouncing, where Pineapple Stu for some reason kicked the ball straight to Colm, who finished with ease.

And a couple of minutes later, it was 4-4. Pineapple Stu played a goal-kick straight up to John, who turned his man, advanced on the keeper and slotted home with ease.

With the game being played in such hot conditions (and as Cork had insisted on 6-a-side, there were no subs

), and the Astroturf cutting feet to ribbons, it looked like the game would peter out into a draw. �anna saw his long ranger batted away by Pineapple Stu, while @ndy got a couple of good openings for College, but his finishing left him down. There was a bit of controversy too - first up was a blatant obstruction from Bald Student for which Cork claimed a penalty (they spend all their time whingeing about the referees, and then show that they don't even know the rules themselves

- obstruction is an indirect free-kick, and so no penalty can be awarded for it, only an indirect free-kick inside the area), while at the other end, @ndy was pushed when clean through on goal and later obstructed as well to even things out. That said, it was never a dirty game, just one which both teams wanted to win.

And it was College who snatched the victory in the dying minutes - John again was instrumental, cutting in from the wing and unleashing a shot which the keeper could only parry. @ndy was on hand to head the rebound, but the keeper pulled off another fine save, before John (or @ndy, depending on who you talk to. @ndy is insistant that he didn't score it

)poked him the rebound.

And that was how it finished, despite late Cork pressure as they wasted a decent free-kick with the last kick of the match. And so it was the College who carried off the UCD-Cork "Foot.ie" challenge Cup, filling it with beer and drinking from it as is traditional. Unfortunately, it only contained about a shot measure...

Thieving b@st@rds that they are, City wanted their trophy back, and so a penalty shoot-out was arranged, which they duly won 2-1, with keeper Pineapple Stu being the only one to score for College, while �anna scored for City as well as somebody I can't remember...

City take on Longford in a couple of weeks, while we travel to the Mucky Midlands ourselves at the end of May to gain revenge for the 6 goals they scored on us. If any other fans would be interested in participating in this league, which ultimately we would like to see being played alongside the real league, post here or PM Pineapple Stu or Colm.

Pictures will be available when I load them up!!!

Teams - UCD: Pineapple Stu, Aberdonian Stu, Bald Student, Schumi, @ndy, John.

Cork - Colm, �anna, Troy McClure and three others.

And City players, feel free to supply your player names and who did what which I can't remember.

So all together now -

[COLOR=blue][SIZE=4]5-4 to the boys in blue![/SIZE] [/COLOR]

**Ref** · 19/04/2003, 9:05 AM

W/E Jun 15th

City Vs UCD

The rematch.

Leisureworld

Bishopstown - Cork

6pm 13th June.

**Colm** · 19/04/2003, 4:41 PM

Originally posted by pineapple stu
Cork - Colm, �anna, Troy McClure and three others.

Those others that you speak of would be James, Pete and SOCcfc.

**pineapple stu** · 19/04/2003, 8:32 PM

How come this got moved to Off Topic - too much shame in the Cork forum?

**pineapple stu** · 19/04/2003, 8:33 PM

Can youz send on your team photo? I won't put it in the match programme if yez don't want...

**A face** · 20/04/2003, 1:12 AM

Originally posted by SCOTTY II
Lets bring em back to Cork and show them!

Yeah ... I'll try and find those "welcome to hell" banners i have lying around the place, give them students a hard time

**S�C** · 20/04/2003, 1:50 PM

Lads I accept it my dodgy keeping cost us the game, the first goal some lads were saying something about the pitch being booked by someone else while I tried to hear what they were saying evil UCD unsportingly kicked the ball into the empty net.

Second goal totally my fault. Third goal should have done better, two in the second half not much I could do about them.

We outplayed the students in the second half, their two goals were counter attacks.

@ndy defo got the winner but it was a good bit after the header.

At least we got the trophy back on penos.

**�anna** · 20/04/2003, 11:39 PM

Originally posted by S�Ccfc
Lads I accept it my dodgy keeping cost us the game

I hold my hands up too! While I was clearl the best player on the park and scored half of our goals, I did lose the ball for the counter attack that resulted in the winner- oh and I hit the post as well.

I suppose even us geniuses have off-days

**Troy.McClure** · 21/04/2003, 1:59 PM

Sure we alll knew that it was just a warm up match to the real thing... the penos, and we won that fairly easily

"2:1 on Penilties"

**James** · 24/04/2003, 4:34 PM

some pics

**dahamsta** · 24/04/2003, 4:37 PM

Is this entire thread supposed to be in two places?

adam

**James** · 24/04/2003, 4:39 PM

think twas originally in both ucd and city - then twas added to in either place by diff ppl, and moved from city to offtopics then - still remains in UCD

i big fat merge might do the trick

**James** · 25/04/2003, 2:32 PM

any sign of those pics student scum ?

**pineapple stu** · 25/04/2003, 4:00 PM

Have a few - mainly of us missing penalties

. I'll upload them whenever I figure out how to do it...

Or alternatively, I'll give them to Schumi and he can do it

**Schumi** · 25/04/2003, 4:23 PM

Originally posted by pineapple stu
Or alternatively, I'll give them to Schumi and he can do it

I don't think you'll be doing that!

**pineapple stu** · 25/04/2003, 4:32 PM

Originally posted by Schumi
I don't think you'll be doing that!

Doh...

There's three in tonight's match programme for UCD v. Waterford, and I can e-mail some on to yez if you want. Can't stick them onto a website becuase I don't know how to and I'm far too old and stuck in my ways to be bothered learning now...