Klub Kildare U17s come from two down to earn draw with Dublin giants
Noah Byrne clears the ball during the Under 17 League of Ireland game against St Patricks Athletic
Klub Kildare came back from the brink to salvage a point in this entertaining Under 17 match played in FBD Hotels and Resorts Park on Sunday.
It looked all over for Klub Kildare raced into a two-nil lead with goals from Rafel Egbulefu and James Fitzpatrick.
Callum Donnelly pulled a goal back with Klub Kildare’s first goal on the stroke of half time and Sam Neville equalised with the goal of the game from a 25 yard blockbuster that the left Shaun Hall in the St Patricks goal stranded.
St Patricks Athletic were reduced to ten men shortly afterwards, both teams have chances in the last twenty minutes but neither side really tested one another’s keeper.
A shout out to a marvellous save from Killian Reilly when St Patricks Athletic were two goals in front, which proved so crucial in the end Afterwards, manager Jamie Broughall said:
“Killian was brilliant today and only for him Pats would have won, his save in the first half at 2-0 was spectacular.”
It's the third draw in four games for the Klub Kildare U17s since qualifying for the Elite Phase of the competition and they go in search of the their first win in that section away to Wexford next week.
Killian Reilly, Olaf Boruc, Kian Brunton, Evan Colgan Markey, Moses Uchendu, Sam Neville, Egor Vassenin, Calum Donnelly CP, Vuyolwethu Mosea, Noah Byrne, Daniel Connolly. Subs: Kian Keogh GK, Odhran Cleary, Luke Burke, Thomas Nolan, Samuel Cooke, Alex Browne, Giulio Montironi, Adam Gilson, Patrick Small.
Shaun Hall, Darragh Mooney, Feilim Dikcius, Jamie Fitzpatrick CP, Samuel Rooney, Billy Hayes, Harry Leonard, Adam Nolan, Rafel Egbulefu, Brian Moore, Andrew Cahill. Subs: Sam Steward, Dan Costello, Max Mc Laughlin, Donnacha Sammon, Cian Doyle, Luke Chukwu, Luke Cullen, Billy Canny, Cian Kearney.
