7pm Saturday 21 July
Mayo FA, Connacht Gold Cup, Third Round
Clew Bay United 2 Snugboro United 0 (att 35)
With competitive football very thin on the ground closer to home I elected for a weekend in Ireland, where, as well as the national League of Ireland, one or two regional leagues have also switched to a summer season.
This was only the second time I've seen Mayo League football, but it was a decent game and worth the early start, and the lengthy drive to the west coast from Dublin Airport.
Both sides play in the Premier A Division of the Mayo League, the second tier and below the Mayo Super League. The cup tie was evenly matched, but Clew Bay progressed thanks to their superior finishing. Their two goals, in the 33rd and 82nd minutes, were both well taken after defence-splitting passes left forwards with just the keeper to beat.
Clew Bay are based in Louisburgh, a small but attractive village not far from Westport. The pitch is in the grounds of the Sancta Maria College. It's enclosed by wooden "ranch-style" fencing with a pair of dugouts on the far side. The fence is set well back from the pitch, presumably to enclose the wider Gaelic games pitch which the venue doubles as, although the Gaelic goalposts, behind the "soccer" goals, looked as if they hadn't been used for a while.
Mayo FA, Connacht Gold Cup, Third Round
Clew Bay United 2 Snugboro United 0 (att 35)
With competitive football very thin on the ground closer to home I elected for a weekend in Ireland, where, as well as the national League of Ireland, one or two regional leagues have also switched to a summer season.
This was only the second time I've seen Mayo League football, but it was a decent game and worth the early start, and the lengthy drive to the west coast from Dublin Airport.
Both sides play in the Premier A Division of the Mayo League, the second tier and below the Mayo Super League. The cup tie was evenly matched, but Clew Bay progressed thanks to their superior finishing. Their two goals, in the 33rd and 82nd minutes, were both well taken after defence-splitting passes left forwards with just the keeper to beat.
Clew Bay are based in Louisburgh, a small but attractive village not far from Westport. The pitch is in the grounds of the Sancta Maria College. It's enclosed by wooden "ranch-style" fencing with a pair of dugouts on the far side. The fence is set well back from the pitch, presumably to enclose the wider Gaelic games pitch which the venue doubles as, although the Gaelic goalposts, behind the "soccer" goals, looked as if they hadn't been used for a while.
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