An extra-time winner from substitute Troy Howard carried
Deal through to the third round of the SCEL Challenge Cup on Wednesday night.
The young winger fired home early in the second period of extra-time to
complete a battling Hoops comeback against their First Division opponents.
Derek Hares’ side had been stunned by two goals in the opening 25 minutes from
Snodland who had gone into the tie having lost their six previous matches in all competitions.
And although the Hoops created all the early
chances, including having a Connor Coyne “goal” harshly ruled out for offside,
it was Snodland who took the lead with 17 minutes gone when Connor Linton
lashed in a shot at the near post.
Matters then got worse for Deal soon
afterwards when a Snodland breakaway ended with George Kingdon putting the home
side 2-0 up.
Hares needed a response from his team before
half-time and he got one in emphatic fashion. Macauley Murray started the
fightback when he latched on to a loose ball after Jack Penny’s 37th-minute
free kick had been saved, and two minutes later Billy Munday equalised with a
shot from just outside the box.
Deal then took almost total control in the
second half but a combination of some excellent work by the home ‘keeper and a
lack of clinical Hoops finishing meant the tie had to go into extra-time.
And four minutes into the second period
Howard, who had replaced Charlie Walsh near the end of normal time, chose the
perfect moment to grab only his second goal for the club and so send the Hoops
through to the next round.
Deal: Tonkin, Reeves, Scott, Foster (Smith
115), O’Brien, Murray, Munday, Chapman, Penny (Cardwell 62), Coyne (Hark 96),
Walsh (Howard 82).
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Please!
No more games like Wednesday. It’s not good for the blood pressure! 😉
Looking forward to tomorrow(weather permitting!) Hope that midweek hasn’t taken too much out of the team and there’s no serious injuries affecting team selection!