Treaty United

Looked like a carpet from where I was, apart from some lines where it looked like the tracks of a lawnmower or roller had pressed down into the ground. Couldn't see the camera side in any detail, but didn't notice an unusual bounces/rolls.

FAI Cup: Treaty United 0-1 Dundalk (AET)

Treaty exited the FAI Cup despite a brave performance against cup holders Dundalk this afternoon. As expected, Dundalk had much more of the possession and territory, but in the first half they didn’t do a whole lot with it. Their Korean forward forced Tadhg Ryan into a good near-post save, but likewise, Joel Coustrain curled in a shot that forced their keeper into a good save.

In the second half, Dundalk’s pressure grew and grew and we got more and more defensive. Ryan had to make 3 or 4 good saves, and David McMillan missed a great chance when he headed straight at Ryan when right in front of goal. We offered very little in attack but managed to get to extra time.

Extra time was more of the same, and Dundalk finally took the lead through a deflected McEleney shot against a very tired Treaty side just at the end of the first half of extra time. We had nothing to lose and tried to create chances, but we weren’t helped when Anto O’Donnell received a straight red card when he lunged into a tackle after letting possession get away from him. We tried until the end and did swing a few balls into the box and put Dundalk under a bit of pressure but never quite created that one real chance we needed.

Next game: away versus Athlone, Friday July 30.

Bray 1-0 Treaty

A second defeat in a row for Treaty tonight away to Bray.

There was nothing in the game really, Bray had more of the territory and possession, but didn’t do much at all with it. They had one good chance when a cross broke nicely for a player in front of goal but he scuffed his shot horribly and it was an easy save.

Treaty created next to nothing. The closest we came to scoring was probably a shot from about 20 yards by Matt Keane which went just the wrong side of the post.

Just when the draw seemed inevitable, in the 90th minute Charlie Fleming clumsily bundled over a player in the box and ex-Limerick player Connor Clifford scored the penalty to take the three points and to go above us on goal difference.

Galway beat Shels to move 3 points clear in second place, and UCD are just 2 points behind now. We should get back to winning ways next week though.

Next game: home versus Wexford, August 20th, 7.45pm.

Treaty United 3-0 Cobh Ramblers

(McSweeney, O’Donnell, Armshaw)

Treaty got back to winning ways tonight, but it was far from as comfortable as the final score suggests.

We started well, pressing Cobh back, and were ahead after just 8 minutes. Their keeper was in two minds about whether to come for or wait for a low cross across the box, and McSweeney got there first to poke into an empty net.

Cobh had more of the ball after that but never really did too much with it for the rest of the half, and we came close again with a header from a corner that the keeper clawed against the post, with the rebound falling invitingly on the goal line, but it was a Cobh player who got there first to scramble it to safety.

In the second half Cobh did start to cause us real problems, the best of which was when they cut inside off the right wing and fired a low shot off the near post, but we also came close when Anto O’Donnell (I think) crashed a header off the crossbar from about 4 yards out.

The crowd were getting restless as we became more and more passive and Cobh pushed us farther and farther back, but out of nothing, we were 2 ahead. A corner was glanced clear only to Jack Lynch, and he fired a low ball back into the crowd of players, and Anto O’Donnell was quickest to react with some kind of flick or backheel from about 6 yards out. Huge relief for the home crowd, and it was all over about 5 minutes later. Matt Keane curled a lovely ball to the back post and Wille Armshaw arrived to crash a superb first-time left-foot volley past the keeper into the roof of the net.

We stay in 4th, and 2nd to 5th make the playoffs. We are 11 points ahead of Cork and Athlone in 6th. We have 4 big games in a row now, versus Galway away, Cork at home, and then Shels and UCD away, in that order. Cork’s run in is even worse, thankfully.

Next game: away versus Galway, September 10th, 7.45pm.

Galway 0-0 Treaty United

Two well-matched teams and a deserved share of the spoils in Galway tonight.

Both halves were fairly evenly matched for the most part. In the first half Galway had more of the ball and forced Tadhg Ryan into a couple of good saves, and one shot which he misjudged and had to gather at the second half as a Galway striker tried to poke home. Treaty’s best chance was probably an Anto O’Donnell header that went narrowly wide.

In the second, we probably had more of the ball, but still didn’t create too much with it. Some decent crosses into the box and a couple of headers that we should have done better with. Again, we had Ryan to thank for a point blank save midway through the half.

With 20 minutes to go, Marc Ludden was sent off for a second yellow, and it was a much more defensive performance after that. But despite having most of the ball, Galway never really fashioned any clear chances, and Treaty saw it out comfortably enough.

UCD go to 2nd place on 39, ahead of Galway on goal difference. Treaty in 4th on 37, and Bray in the final playoff spot on 33. Athlone still in the hunt for 5th on 28 points, Cork too far behind on 25.

Next game: home versus Cork, Friday September 17th, 7.45pm.

Other clubs have bars (Shels and Bohs off the top of my head) so I doubt it's that, though those may technically be 'members clubs'.

Does a licence still exist for a pub on the ground? It might have been sold in the years the place was completely idle.