Arnaud Benech excels against Northsiders

Brian Clarke scored with the last kick of the game to earn the Geese a hard-fought draw. Constant rainfall had created a greasy pitch which curtailed accurate passing and fluid movement. Both teams made high numbers of self-enforced errors. The Geese in particular found it difficult to manufacture many straight forward chances.

The Northsiders opened the scoring - it was again their excellent movement through the centre which setup the chance. Other than this goal, the first half was quite tight. The Geese seen the return, after long lay-offs, of Gerard Tormey and Francis Naughton. Though rusty, they both impressed. But most impressive for the Geese was their defence, who have now gelled into a formidable foursome .Fullbacks Fleming and Benech defended well, but also made some excellent breaks. Murray and Saul seem much more commanding than a Terry/Dawson partnership. This season Geese haven't yet been able to settle on any keeper - but Paul Kavanagh last night made several super saves.

They worked hard, but the Geese just couldnt get that equaliser. It was left to the Tevez-like qualities of Brian Clarke, who latched onto an accurate ball from midfield, and beat his marker and cooly slot home. The final whistle blew and the Geese had salvaged a draw.

Wild Geese:  P.Kavanagh, A.Fleming, A.Saul, N.Murray, A.Benech, B.Clarke, M.Tormey, G.Tormey, F.Naughton, J.Garcia, J.O'Keeffe, K.Duffy, A. O'Looney

Goals: B.Clarke (1)