Youths and Shels get ready to rumble
Wexford Youths FC take on Shelbourne FC at Ferrycarrig Park on Friday night in a game being promoted as winner takes all. Its 4th against 5th in the League and the Youths know if they want to keep the pressure on Shels and break into the top four then it has to start with a positive result tomorrow night. These sides met last on the opening day of the season where Shels grabbed a late goal to take the points. Wexford have come a long way since and will be aiming to gain revenge. Wexford narrowly lost 2-1 to Bohemian FC on Tuesday night and manager Mick Wallace will be hoping that his side take their second half performance into Friday’s fixture.
“If we had scored one of the three chances we had around the 70th minute then we would have rattled them and it would have been an interesting ending to them game. However, Bohemians are a great side and they showed that on Tuesday night” Wallace said after the Youths were knocked out of the quarter final stage of the EA Sports Cup.
In terms of team news Wexford are still without Keith Kearney and Marty Kelly. Although there is positive news that David Breen may be fit to play on Friday, but only if he passes a late fitness test. Captain Conor Sinnott and top goal scorer Gavin Doyle will be fit to play after their impressive cameos on Tuesday night. Wallace will therefore surely ring the changes for Friday’s crunch fixture, although his team’s second half display may cause him a headache when deciding on his starting line up.
“Friday night is a massive game for us if we want to break into the top four. We need to win in order to put pressure on Shelbourne and the other big sides at the top” Wallace said.
“We’re the only side to beat a top four side this season. The top four are only dropping points to each other and so we need to build on the UCD victory and pressurise Shels” said Wallace.
Doubts:
David Breen
Injured:
Tim McGrath
Kyle Dempsey
Danny Furlong
Paul Murphy
Lee Aust
Jimmy Keohane
Marty Kelly
Keith Kearney
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