Match Report

Armagh Blues 3 - 3 Keady Rovers

Armagh Blues Reserve played host to Keady Rovers at Sherrys Field. The blues got of to a steady start with four or five missed chances. On 20 mins the blues defence was caught sleeping and rovers took full advantage and went one up. Then five minutes later a long ball over the top caught the blues defence out again to go two up on the blues. This was a wake up call from the blues as they settled into the game and started playing some great football and creating some good chances with Nichol and Crowe going close. The midfield of Wilson, Hutton and Tait started to work hard and made it difficult for the keady side, with five mins of the first half left the got what they deserved when tait took a quick freekick over the top to Crowe who held of the defence to lift the ball over the rovers keeper, witch left it 2-1 to the rovers at the break.

The 2nd half started with the blues pressing and Keady Rovers looking a bit lost. Great passing play lead to the blues second of the day with a string of ten passes before crowe layed the ball to tait who hit an unstoppable shot from 25 yards witch foung the top corner. The blues could have took the lead with crowe bursting into the box to set up nichol who missed the target. With 20 mins left the blues got there reward with a sweeping move down the right between Wilson and Crowe, Crowe found himself with space to pick out Nichol
who made no mistake this time and put the blues 3-2 up with a good finish. The comeback was complete so the blues thought, with ten minutes left the blues were caught switchd off and conceded a third to bring the game all square. At the end of the game blues manager Jeff Hurst said it was a fair result for both teams.

Man of the match Scott tait.