Tipperary Soccer: Slattery's superb stops save Cashel Town from real hiding in Clonmel
Clonmel Credit Union Premier League
Clonmel Town 3 – 0 Cashel Town
Clonmel Town kept their unbeaten league run going, and moved back to the top of the Premier League standings, thanks to a comfortable 3-0 victory at home to Cashel Town at the Dr Pat O’Callaghan sports complex last Sunday morning.
If anything, was it not for a brilliant goalkeeping display by Cashel custodian Gearoid Slattery, the margin of victory could have been much more.
It only took the home side five minutes to break the deadlock when Lee Costello finished off a wonderful team goal involving Rian Clancy, Jamie Ahearne and the wonderful Rhys O’Regan.
Five minutes later Slattery pulled off the first of many great saves to deny Ashley Lasslett but he was helpless when, in the 36th minute, the hosts made a devastating break from a corner, which ended with them going the length of the field, before Rhys O’Regan was on hand at the near post to finish smartly from a Lee Costello cross. This left the home side two to the good at the break and in control of the game.
To be fair to Cashel, they started the second half the better side and Brian O’Dwyer and Kevin Keating both came close to cutting the deficit. However, Slattery then pulled off a string of unbelievable saves to deny Rhys O’Regan, Craig Guiry and Alan O’Donnell.
However, with just 13 minutes left to play, the home side made sure there was going to be no comeback and added the third and decisive goal when Rian Clancy hit an absolute unstoppable shot from 25 yards into the top corner of the net.
After this it was simply a case of running down the clock and preparing for bigger tests ahead for a Clonmel side that will really fancy having a crack at winning the Premier League title.