Bansha Celtic edge Vee Rovers in seven goal thriller in FAI Junior Cup

FAI Junior Cup Round 1

Bansha Celtic 4 – 3 Vee Rovers

Bansha Celtic finally won out in this tie last Sunday after a seven-goal thriller against Vee Rovers that warmed the supporters on a terrible day for football in west Tipperary.
The game began in pretty subdued fashion and there were no chances of note before the away side took the lead with a cleverly engineered goal in the 15th minute that was finished to the net by Zach Keating.

After that, despite a lot of huffing and puffing from both sides, there were no more goals in the first half.
However, the second period more than made up for it, despite it too getting off to a less than auspicious start. Dour midfield battles continued to dominate until the 60th minute, when Bansha finally got back on level terms when Daniel Dwyer fired to the net to make it 1-1.

The game seemed to completely open up after this and the home side found themselves in front ten minutes later, thanks to a strike by Tony Egan, and within five minutes Dwyer got his second to make the score 3-1, and open up a gap.
But Vee Rovers stuck to their task and reduced the deficit to a single goal ten minutes from time when Sean Carey found the net. Bansha then restored their two-goal cushion minutes later when Conal Grogan fired home from a free kick, and that looked like being it.
But Zach Keating scored a second in time added on to make it a nervy last few seconds for Celtic, although they held out in the end.