Wilmington Hammerheads 1 - 5 CFAI

Match Report: Niall Kelleher

The Irish students finished their tour of North Carolina with an emphatic victory against the local side the Wilmington Hammerheads. The College’s team started with a burst showing promise after their previous encounters over the past week and following on from their performance against UNCAW.

The Irish students came close to having the perfect start with a C Bargarry free was headed of the line. S Roache then came close to with a free kick but went over the crossbar only just. C Fahy seemed to everywhere, causing havoc on the pith this time being partnered by the ever dangerous J Tierney.

The Irish lads got the break through when C Fahy latched onto a wayward back pass to leave himself one on one with the Hammerheads keeper. He then put himself in contention for Goal of the tour when he lobbed the keeper to set the Irish team on their way. C Fahy then found himself with the ball the ball again after another opportunist intercept and this time rounded the Wilmington keeper to square the ball for his stricking partner J Tierney who slotted home.

The American side then had a couple of attack which demanded the Irish keeper to be on his toe’s. The half ended with an Irish team playing open expansive football to leave their Coach Liam Murphy optimistic going into the second half.

The Irish students Kept the pressure on in the second half with C Fahy nearly slotting home after beating two defenders but the Wilmington Keeper did well to save. Fahy was again on the mark when he slotted home from a C Green cross to leave the Irish students three up. The Hammerheads then clawed back one to leave the spectators with an enjoyable half hour of football.

The Irish Students bounced back to with a J Molloy strick which beat the Wilmington keeper. The tie then was finished with a crossed ball for the right and and was slotted home to leave the Irish lads well in control to coast to the end. The game was a very enjoyable encounter and proved to be a great end to th CFAI’s tour of North Carolina. The next fixture will be against the Universities representative team on 16th of April.