From: spain@galvia.enet.dec.com ()
Subject: LOI week 5 results
Reply-To: spain@galvia.enet.dec.com ()
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
Date: Sun, 27 Sep 1992 19:33:08 GMT

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Sligo were managerless and pointless before today.  Well they are still 
managerless but they earned 2 very valuable points after a fully deserved 
victory over a poor Limerick side.  This was a gutsy display from the home 
side who were greeted by boos and moans and left to resounding cheers.  It
was obvious that Sligo's main problem was in scoring goals.  They missed 4
gilt edged chances and Aaron Shearer proved that he has only a surname and a 
number 9 shirt in common with his namesake at Blackburn.  The only goal
came from centre half Denis Bonner who can have hardly played a better game
in his long L.O.I. career.  He rose superbly to head home Martin McDonnell's
free kick on 38 minutes.  Bonner and Dykes won everything at the back and 
Limerick cannot look point to any worthwhile chances created.  Sligo's woeful
finishing spared the visitors from an even more embarrassing defeat.  Noel
King's booking arrived on 16 minutes and Pierce Walsh followed him into the
book shortly afterwards.  Both players were fortunate not to be sent off.

Cork City join Bohemians on top after a comfortable 2-0 victory over
Drogheda.  The goals came either side of half time and thanks to some
schoolboy defending.  Keeper Campbell kicked the ball off a defender, it
rebounded off Campbell into the net.  Campbell then dropped a ball onto Pat
Morley's toe for number 2.  He did redeem himself with some superb saves
notably from Johnny Glynn.

Bohs could only draw 0-0 at home to Derry while Shels failed to take 
advantage crashing 2-1 at Dundalk.  Shamrock Rovers finally came good and
hit Bray for 6.  Philip Greene (& white :-)) waxed lyrically on the radio 
as Rovers tore Bray apart.  Rovers playing well are a joy to watch and
apparently those who were at the RDS were served up a treat.

Galway qualified for the final of the shield by defeating Longford 2-1.
Paul Magee and John Kenny scored second half goals as they came back from
a goal down at Terryland.  Home Farm will be their opponents.  Farm defeated
Cobh 3-1 after Cobh had 2 players sent off in the first half and referee
Noel Foley gave Farm 2 penalties.  

These are the results from week 5 of the league in IRELAND

Bohemians                0-0    Derry City               
Cork City                2-0    Drogheda United          
Dundalk                  2-1    Shelbourne               
Shamrock Rovers          6-1    Bray Wanderers           
Sligo Rovers             1-0    Limerick                 
Waterford                0-2    St. Patricks Athletic    



This is the League Table from IRELAND after 5 rounds of matches

    Team Name              P    W    D    L    GF   GA   PF   PA
Bohemians                  5    3    2    0    13   2    8    2
Cork City                  5    4    0    1    11   5    8    2
Shelbourne                 5    3    1    1    11   5    7    3
Dundalk                    5    2    2    1    8    6    6    4
St. Patricks Athletic      5    2    2    1    5    3    6    4
Derry City                 5    1    4    0    1    0    6    4
Shamrock Rovers            5    1    2    2    8    5    4    6
Bray Wanderers             5    1    2    2    3    7    4    6
Waterford                  5    2    0    3    7    16   4    6
Limerick                   5    0    3    2    3    6    3    7
Drogheda United            5    0    2    3    2    8    2    8
Sligo Rovers               5    1    0    4    2    11   2    8


       Gary Spain, DEC, Galway, Ireland   - spain@galvia.enet.dec.com

  On being a football fan: "I am aware of the downside to this wonderful 
  facility that men have: they become repressed, they fail in their 
  relationships with women,their conversation is trivial and boorish, they 
  find themselves unable to express their emotional needs, they cannot relate
  to their children, and die lonely and miserable. But you know, what the hell?"
								   Nick Hornby