Meadow secured their place in the quarter finals of the Ardagh Glass Cup with a narrow victory over their local rivals. Chris Strain was forced to field a changed side due to injuries and it took the team a while to settle. After a flat opening it was Vics who took the lead when ex Meadow player Rod Lennox's free kick took a wicked deflection and ended up in the net. The lead was short lived however and 5 minutes later Richie Barr got on the end of a cross from the left and his looping header beat the Vics keeper to bring Meadow level. Both teams were struggling to create much in the way of clear cut chances and it looked as if it would be level at the break but 2 minutes before the whistle a good passing move by Meadow on the edge of the box ended with Chris Strain getting the ball clear in the Vics box. Just as he was about to shoot he was clipped by a defender and the referee correctly pointed to the penalty spot. Frank Haggerty stepped up to take the kick and blast the ball past the Vics keeper.
HALF TIME : 1-2
The second half was much the same although Vics probably just shaded it on chances created. It looked as if it was all square again in the 53rd minute when a Vics corner was headed home at the back post but the assistant referee chopped the goal off as the ball had swung out of play from the corner kick. There were a few half chances for both sides but the game had become a midfield battle by now and it was left to the referee to provide most of the further talking points. In 79 minutes Meadow's Mark Crilly was shown a second yellow card for pulling an opponent's shirt, an offence that no-one except the referee saw. Three minutes later Meadow were down to 10 men when goal scorer Barr was shown a straight red after colliding with the goalkeeper going for a 50/50 ball. Still the referee wasn't finished and with 4 minutes to go Sean Kennedy of Vics was also harshly red carded again for pulling an opponent's shirt. This was the last of the action except for a free kick to Vics 20 yards out which was easily saved by Hewitt in the Meadow goal.
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Meadow Team:
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Referee: Chris Wake
Assistants: Andy Johnstone & Robert McPhee
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Admission: £5
Programme: £1
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