There
was Cup Final heartbreak last night for Boyle Celtic when they lost on penalties to Carbury FC in the 12th Robert Cawley Memorial Cup Final at the Ray McSharry Complex in Sligo.
From the off, Boyle were on top but couldn't get past the stubborn Carbury defence whilst Carbury had their moments and Kyle Suffin had to be at his best to keep his goal intact midway through the first half. With both defences on top, the first half finished scoreless.
Into the second half and Owen O'Donohoe came on to replace James Carty just before the hour mark. His introduction added impetus to the Boyle attacking play but, try as they might, they just couldn't find the net, the Carbury keeper playing a fine match. After 90 minutes, neither team had dented the scoreline and so to extra time.
Boyle continued on top in extra time but continued to be thwarted at every turn and when the final whistle went, the 0-0 scoreline meant we were headed for the dreaded penalty shoot-out.
Unfortunately, the Boyle lads came out second best losing the shoot-out 4-2 but they can be mighty
proud of their fine play during this cup run – perhaps their luck will change in the
Champions Cup where they take on Cartron Utd in the quarter-final on Thursday 17th,
k.o. 6.45pm, at the Cleveragh Astroturf facility.
