PREMIER TEAM EASE INTO WICKLOW CUP SEMI FINAL

Our Wicklow Premier League Senior side, kindly sponsored by Phone Pulse, were in action in the Wicklow Cup today against Arklow Celtic B. With a place in the semi-finals up for grabs it was Rovers who were quicker out of the traps, with Jensen O’Connor Cox volleying Rovers in front when he got on the end of an Alan Power free kick after sixteen minutes. The game went through a slow patch after the first goal but the midfield of Alan Power, Dean Noble and Brian Harrington got things rolling again. Our front line of Luca Rampersaud, Adam Cuddihy and Jensen O’Connor Cox had to work hard in the heat to put pressure on the Arklow backline. Later in the first half Luca Rampersaud made it 2-0 with a cool finish into the bottom corner and it was 3-0 just before half-time after Dean Noble rifled in from the edge of the box after a short corner routine. With changes coming after half-time more goals were bound to come and they came through substitutes Jack Fox and James Lang. Andy Earls, venturing up from centre-half, finished well to the keepers right to make it 6-0. Simon Phillip’s rounded off a fine performance with a header from a corner to make it 7-0 with seven different goal scorers. A clean sheet was just what the rearguard of Ian Murphy, Killian Devine, Andy and Karl Earls deserved. Aaron Meade slotted in seamlessly at fullback and Zach Harris put the Arklow backline under pressure when introduced in the second half. An excellent all round team performance.