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AT a blustery and bitterly cold Doo- lin, Burren United managed to get the better of Rineanna Rovers thanks to a 15th minute goal from striker Pat Nagle and some solid work from captain Kevin Danaher.
Despite owning most of the pos- session, Rineanna never managed to threaten Eric Cahalane in the Burren goals as his back four remained solid throughout the game.
It meant that the Nagle goal after a quarter of an hour was looking like stealing the points for the North Clare side but they couldn’t allow themselves the opportunity of resting
on that lead — particularly consider- ing the amount of possession their opposition enjoyed.
Still, Burren could have edged fur- ther ahead when two decent opportu- nities fell to substitute Ghat Marine. He got behind the Rineanna defence on both occasions but didn’t manage to hit the net.
This was in contrast to Nagle’s ear- lier opportunity. He was put through expertly by Daniel Carey and Nagle managed to round the ‘keeper and slot the ball calmly to the net.
The goal definitely roused Rinean- na and from there they tried to wres- tle something from a game that was high on tempo and commitment. A
couple of yellow cards were flashed throughout the contest as both sides went at each other with vigour.
It’s an important win for Burren, considering the three teams direct- ly below them failed to win at the weekend.
With a couple of games in hand, it also means they’re in a position to further propel themselves up the table.
It’s a disappointing result for a R1- neanna side that had hoped to jump a couple of places in the table, but they were without the services of eight regulars and took to the field with a somewhat makeshift side.
Still, the points go to Burren and
deservedly so for their dedication and ability to convert in front of goal.