WICKLOW ROVERS

Our Leinster Senior side travelled to Dublin to take on Leinster Junior kingpins and holders Sheriff YC in their own backyard. They faced a mammoth task that was made all the more difficult when the lads were harshly reduced to ten men after nine minutes and a penalty awarded to the hosts which they converted.

The lads showed their battling spirit as they produced some of their best football of the season. They took the game to the holders and got their just rewards just before the break when Dylan Orr dispatched a free to the net to level matters.

Sheriff went in front when they scored from a corner that was blocked on the line after 20 minutes, but the breaking ball was fired home.

The lads had chances and as they pushed forward in search of an equaliser they were hit on the break with a couple of minutes left on the clock.

The lads can take great credit from their performance in this game and should stand to them and give them plenty of confidence going forward in the season.

Our Wicklow League side gained their first win of the season with a good 5-2 away success over Arklow Town.

Alan Power gave Rovers the lead, but the Town hit back to make it 1-1.

Rovers went into overdrive and added three goals before the break to make it 4-1. They went on to add a fifth before the home side bagged a consolation.

In a very impressive performance, the Rovers goals came in the shape of a brace from Dean Noble and singles from the impressive Jamie Power, Alan Power and James Lang.

There was only the one junior game during the week and that saw the under-15s defeat Arklow Town on Thursday night under the lights at Whitegates. In an evenly contested game Rovers edged out the visitors winning 2-1. Tomas Kennedy and James Fagan notched the all-important goals in