Our Leinster Senior team kicked off their league campaign tonight at Whitegates when they entertained Larkview FC. Rovers started the game on the front foot and controlled the first half for long periods. On seventeen minutes they took a deserved lead when JT Moorehouse saw his cross come shot find the back of the net. Even though Rovers were on top they failed to create any further clear cut openings. The second period took a similar pattern to the first but this time Rovers were creating chances. An Ian Brannigan corner on fifty two minutes was cleared to Dylan Orr, Dylan laid the ball off to Ian who fired a shot wide of the far post. On sixty five minutes another Ian Brannigan corner found the head of Ross O'Brien but his powerful downward header was cleared off the line. To be fair Rovers were worthy of their one nil lead but such a slender lead is always dangerous and it proved to be. What a last ten minutes we had, first disaster struck for Rovers when Larkview equalised on eighty minutes totally against the run of play. Rovers had a goal ruled out for offside when it looked onside. It got worse with four minutes remaining when Larkview took the lead to turn the game right on its head. The away keeper pulled off a couple of excellent saves to deny Rovers a leveller. Rovers couldn’t believe after been on top throughout that they were 2-1 down and staring at a defeat but to their credit deep into injury time they showed great character to level matters when Jamis Snell got on the end of a corner to head into the top right hand corner of the net for a well deserved equaliser. A draw in their first league game of the season isn't the worst thing, okay Rovers controlled the game for long periods and led from early in the first half till ten minutes from time but they could so easily have left empty handed. They showed great character after the game was turned on its head in the space of six minutes to battle back and earn a share of the spoils which was the least they deserved on the balance of play. It was a good solid display from the team to start their campaign.