WICKLOW ROVERS

With our Leinster Senior side not in action at the weekend it was left to our Wicklow League side to provide us with the action on the playing field.

The lads continued their good run of late with a share of the spoils in a 2-2 draw at home to Carnew to make it three wins and a draw in their last four games. It was the away side who drew first blood to go 1-0 up, Rovers had their chances but failed to take them and at half-time Carnew went in one to the good.

Rovers came flying out of the traps in the second half and were on level terms four minutes in. Luca Rampersaud was fouled in the area and a penalty was awarded, up stepped Simon Phillips to tuck the spot kick away for his fourth goal of the season.

Rovers were back in it and even though they were reduced to ten men they went in front on the hour mark when Jamie Power found the net with his fifth of the campaign.

The away side were then reduced to ten men, Rovers seemed to be heading for their fourth win on the spin but with five minutes remaining Carnew popped up with a leveller.

The weather proved to be the winner at the weekend with the heavy rain causing numerous cancellations. Both youth team’s fixtures away to Wicklow Town and Aughrim Rangers fell foul of the inclement weather.

The under-12As midweek fixture at home to Ashford Rovers was also cancelled with the under-13s game away to Glencormac United and the under-16 girls match away to Donnycarney Celtic also victims of the bad weather.

Our Last Man Standing competition came to an end at the weekend, amazingly with 18 players going into round five we ended up with a sole winner of the €500 prize.

The reason for that was the nine players who went with Everton went out after Everton lost 2-0 at home to Norwich and the eight