- Éanna Mackey
- Mon, May 06 2024
Eanna Mackey reports from Market's Field.
Luckless Treaty United extended their winless run to nine games having suffered their fourth consecutive loss after a 1-0 defeat at home to Athlone Town in the First Division this Monday afternoon.
Treaty came into the game hoping to end their rotten run of form while Athlone arrived at the Markets Field undefeated in four having already beaten the Shannosiders in the return fixture last month.
In a first quarter devoid of chances, Marc Byrne’s effort came close after just over a minute. Treaty had a case for a penalty in the twenty-second minute as Alec Byrne was bundled over in the box as he rose to head the ball but referee Alan Patchell waved away the appeals.
Aside from that first half was a drab affair with very little in terms of goalmouth action sending the sides in goalless at the interval.
The deadlock was broken just fifteen seconds after the restart as the Athlone kick-off culminated in a Dean Ebbe shot from inside the Treaty box rattling into the top corner.
Treaty almost responded immediately as Alec Byrnes's flick inside the box beat Minogue in the Athlone goal but was cleared off the line by Rodriguez. Moments later Connolly came inches away from doubling the visitor's lead as he drove his shot from the edge of the box just over.
Treaty then had a couple of chances in quick succession. Considine’s low effort forced a good save from Minogue. Byrne’s header from the follow-up corner was well saved.
The Shannonsiders were then dealt a hammer blow as O’Connor was shown a straight red card having been adjudged to by Patchell to be the last man back after he took down Campion-Hinds.
Depleted Treaty’s hopes of a leveller diminished enormously after the red card. Connolly received a second yellow in the ninety-sixth minute but it was too late to help the Treaty cause as the game ground out to another defeat.
Tommy Barrett’s men will now turn their attention to the visit of play-off chasing Wexford in an attempt to arrest their run of form. Meanwhile, Athlone will entertain Bray.
Treaty United: Corey Chambers, Lee Devitt, Scott Kirkland (Fionn Doherty 60), Evan O’Connor, Ben O’Riordan, Mark Walsh, Alec Byrne, Stephen Christopher, Colin Conroy, Thomas Considine (Niko Kozlowski 80), Mark Byrne (Yoyo Mahdy 60).
Subs not used: Michael Dike, Mark Murphy, Adam O’Halloran, Mark O’Halloran, Oisin O’Reilly.
Booked: Ben O’Riordan 56, Yoyo Mahdy 80. Fionn Doherty 85.
Sent off: Evan O’Connor 68.
Athlone Town: Enda Minogue, Brian Torre (Jarlath Jones 65), German Fuentes Rodriguez (Jamal Ibrahim 65), Dylan Hand, Daniel Mckenna, Jamar Campion-Hinds, Carl Mujaguzi (Shane Forbes 82), Amardo Oakley (Oisín Duffy 65), Ruben Ferreira, Aaron Connolly, Dean Ebbe.
Subs not used: Divine Izekor, Gideon Tetteh, Andrew Trainor, Shaun O’Donnell.
Booked: Daniel McKenna 20, German Fuentes Rodriguez 45, Amardo Oakley 46, Aaron Connolly 74, Carl Mujaguzi 79.
Sent off: Aaron Connolly 90 + 6.
Attendance: 750
Extratime Player of the Match: Jamar Campion Hinds (Athlone Town).
Referee: Alan Patchell
