U.17 Soccer

Wexford CBS 4-0 Enniscorthy V.C

Bokerboys begin league campaign with repeat of last seasons scoreline

It was a repeat of the scoreline from when these sides met last season in the under 17 league as the Bokerboys began their league campaign in impressive fashion. Playing in Wexford Albion Coolcotts pitch the boys who were very familiar with the surroundings looked comfortable from the beginning. Early on Luke O’Neill and Jamie Thomas posed a massive threat down both wings and O’Neill almost opened the scoring inside five minutes hitting the side netting after creating an opening for himself after running at the Enniscorthy defence. Jamie Thomas minutes later saw an effort crash off the crossbar. The Bokerboys dominated the half as they continued on from their first cup game displaying a powerful game in terms of keeping possession. The Bokerboys were looking frustrated as time and time again they were thwarted in their attempts at goal by a combination of fine goalkeeping, good defending and poorly placed shots. The Bokerboys however displayed a profeesional attitude and remained focused throughout and eventually made the breakthrough with only minutes remaining in the first half TJ Cousins forced the keeper into a fantastic save as he met Jamie Thomas’s cross with a powerful header the rebound however was picked up by Sam O’Neill who reacted first and squared a ball across the box for his brother Luke to tap in from close range. The Bokerboys doubled their advantage within minutes as Dion Murphy surged forward from right back to finish from close range after some neat play with his team mates.

2-0 the half time score after a difficult half, in which Enniscorthy gave everything in an attempt to stop the Bokerboys. The second half saw a change in style of the game as Enniscorthy looked to play directly to their attacking force Aaron Dobbs who was played into a one on one situation from which CBS captain Adam Dempsey reacted brilliantly to save and keep the clean sheet intact. The CBS continued to pile on pressure as time and time again they couldn’t quite find the finishing touch to some well-constructed attacks. The third goal arrived with ten minutes remaining, centre half Jack O’Leary met an in swinging corner gracefully with an overhead kick which hit the crossbar and Luke Dowdall tapped home from close range the rebound. The goal helped to alleviate the pressure of the away side. Dowdall added his second minutes later with a lovely effort as he controlled and volleyed from outside the box hitting the top corner of the net to make it 4-0. Another excellent team performance from the CBS as they make a winning start to this seasons league campaign hoping to go one better from last season when they lost out in the final on penalties. Man of the match on the day from several candidates was Shane Hall as he worked tirelessly for the good of the team throughout.

Wexford CBS: Wexford CBS: Adam Dempsey (Wexford Youths), Dion Murphy (Wexford Albion), Kallum Broaders (North End), Jack O’Leary (Wexford Albion), Ben Butler (Wexford Albion), Shane Hall (Wexford Albion), Ryan Busher (Wexford Youths) , Sam O’Neill (Wexford Albion), Luke O’Neill (Wexford Albion), T.J Cousins (Wexford Albion), Jamie Thomas (Wexford Albion), Subs: Luke Dowdall (Wexford Albion) for Cousins, Cathal Kirwan (Wexford Albion) for Busher, Dylan O’Regan (North End) for Thomas, Chirs Cowman (Curracloe Utd.) for Butler, Leon Nolan-Cullen (North End) for L. O’Neill also Cian Foley (North End), Todd Hynes (North End)