Some great passing/moving of the ball was on display between the team and payed off during the game that gave Sean O Neill another 2 goals(Hattrick Hero).with Luke Scanlon,Cian Reilly and Leigh Hannigan working hard up and down the pitch seen Ross Breen finish off the tie to give the town another win under their belt.well done lads keep up the good work.

The boys registered their second win in the Shield up in Bray on Saturday.The Town lads showed that they are well up for tough game and this was one of those games when they had to dig in for deep for each other.Ardmore took the lead halfway into the first half with a breakaway goal against the run of play.The Town responded in great fashion with the equalizer just before halftime with James O’Brien blasting home a brilliant shot that gave the keeper no chance.The lads were well on top in the second half and struck the front when Joshua Mills broke down the right wing and fired in the winning goal to seal the points .All the lads had to work hard for each other today and showed great team spirit in a close game so well done to them.

As the town were so dominant in the first half it was agreed that Newtown could use their full allocation of 7 players for the second half against the 6 that the town had. Newtown used their advantage and got a quick goal to make it 3-1. Arklow found their feet again and started to make they play with some good running from Adam Lacey who created a goal for Niall Dempsey. Adam was getting a lot more ball and making some very good runs in which one ended up with a hat trick goal for Padraic Bermingham. The boys capped off a brilliant display with a 6th goal and a another hat trick from Niall Dempsey.

Town had a sleepy start and seemed to mistime a lot of tackles and some of the lads werent fully focussed on the task and ended up scrambling the ball to safety a lot early on. Also they seemed to panic on the ball when in possession for more or less the whole first half.
All that changed after half time, Town started to dominate and were unlucky not to score after pinning Greystones back in their own half. Cian Quinn served up some great corners for Chris Furlong, whose volley was blocked, and Alan Tobin, whose powerful header was an inch over the bar. Dan Harris-Hingerty started pulling the strings in midfield where he regained his composure and set up the skillful Trevor Fitzerald and Chris Furlong for close finishes. Eoin O Neill was holding the fort at the back but Town were rarely troubled in the second half except for a dramatic goalline clearance by Harris-Hingerty after a rare corner from the home side. If this Town team can continue the form they showed in the second half they could and should go on to win this Shield. A draw away to a strong Greystones team is a reasonable start.

A heavy muddy pitch didnt stop Town playing great football today and they hit the ground running with great spirit and skill from the start. They won this by being the superior passing team. Some of the passing in the first 20 minutes was as good as Barcelona on a good day and all the hard work in training looks like its finally paying dividend.
Cian Quinn was particularily impressive in centre midfield and he scored Town’s second after Trevor Fitzgerald put Town one up with a great shot on the turn.

St. Anthonys scored just before and just after half time, due to mix ups at the back, which made it 2-2. But this seemed a minor set back as Town strode forward with purpose and determination to clinch the winner. Anytime the visitors broke they were pinned right back due to intelligent defending, and passing forward, by a rejuvenated Daragh Heffernan and his defensive allies, Kevin Cleary and Dan Harris Hingerty. Eoin O Neill also did really well filling in goals with a couple of great saves.
The winner arrived with 10 minutes to go, as striker Brian Fennell beat 2 players on the edge of the box and fired home low into the bottom corner to cause great jubilation with players and supporters alike. 4 points from 6 so far, bring on the next game!

Arklow doubled their lead 10 minutes into the second half when the goal of the game was started by Christopher Makin who played it out wide to Thomas Lynch who passed into Sean Crowley, he then gave it to James O’Brien who put in a great cross that was fired home by Liam Moore (even the travelling supporters applauded the Towns goal). Christopher Makin made another fantastic save to keep the Town in the driving seat before James O’Brien lashed in the third to seal victory