11am 8 December 2013
Leinster Senior League, Senior Division One
Newtown Rangers 2 Newbridge Town 1 (att 16)
Having watched a game on a hill high above Belfast on Saturday, I watched one on a hill high above Dublin on Sunday.
Newtown Rangers play on the very edge of the Irish capital, and on a windy morning the sloping pitch at Farrell Park can't have been an easy venue for skillful football.
Both the first half's goals probably owed something to the conditions. The Newbridge keeper may have been deceived by the wind when he dropped a speculative long-range punt allowing Newtown to take the lead. The home keeper was certainly caught out when a shot that looked to be going over was slowed by the wind and dropped beyond his reach into the net. Rangers had the better of the second half, and deserved to score the game's final, and decisive, goal.
Farrell Park in the Kiltipper area of Dublin, has two grass pitches and floodlit all-weather training area. The main pitch is railed off, with a few advertising boards and a a dugout on either side. The basic clubhouse is a short distance away, and serves hot drinks at half time.
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Leinster Senior League, Senior Division One
Newtown Rangers 2 Newbridge Town 1 (att 16)
Having watched a game on a hill high above Belfast on Saturday, I watched one on a hill high above Dublin on Sunday.
Newtown Rangers play on the very edge of the Irish capital, and on a windy morning the sloping pitch at Farrell Park can't have been an easy venue for skillful football.
Both the first half's goals probably owed something to the conditions. The Newbridge keeper may have been deceived by the wind when he dropped a speculative long-range punt allowing Newtown to take the lead. The home keeper was certainly caught out when a shot that looked to be going over was slowed by the wind and dropped beyond his reach into the net. Rangers had the better of the second half, and deserved to score the game's final, and decisive, goal.
Farrell Park in the Kiltipper area of Dublin, has two grass pitches and floodlit all-weather training area. The main pitch is railed off, with a few advertising boards and a a dugout on either side. The basic clubhouse is a short distance away, and serves hot drinks at half time.
View Newtown Rangers FC in a larger map
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