Belly's men show grit and determination to take three points

Glebe Old Boys entertained the Villagers at a bumpy Megaw Park on Saturday, and played their part in a high scoring encounter, which eventually saw Glebe triumph by six goals to three.
By The Newsroom
Published 24th Mar 2016, 13:00 BST
Stand in keeper Davy John McBrideStand in keeper Davy John McBride
Stand in keeper Davy John McBride

With Paul Holmes absent, McCurdy returned to the midfield and one other change saw club stalwart Davy-John McBride (pictured) donning the gloves to replace the suspended Reilly. It was McBride who was the main topic of conversation, when he misjudged a speculative effort from Damien Gaile which somehow ended up in the net. Colin McFarlane made it 2-0 shortly afterwards, when he latched on to a header from Gaile. With the Old Boys in trouble, it was left to Andy Shepherd to pull one back five minutes before half-time and then, just on the interval, Ian Bellingham nodded home to make the scores level. The Villagers regained the lead early in the second period, Glebe responded, forcing a series of corners which bore fruit when Bellingham and then Les Nicholl scored to make it 4-3 to Glebe. Shepherd scored his second before Nicholl ended the day’s scoring with a free-kick. Despite Villager’s best efforts they were unable to get past McBride who produced several fine stops at the end of the tie.

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