Treaty United 2024

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Treaty 0-1 Finn Harps

Treaty's unbeaten start to the season ended with an awful performance tonight.

The first half in particular was dire, with Treaty unable to get out of their own half or string more than two passes for at least the first 30 minutes. Harps knocked one ball after another over our high line for Success Edogun to run on to, and it caused us problems all night. They didn't create a huge amount, but we did need keeper Chambers to react smartly to keep put a glancing header.

We came into it a bit more in the second half, as we gained some kind of foothold in their half, but I cannot remember us creating a single chance all night. Harps should have been ahead after about an hour, when Edogun went past a couple of defenders and played a low ball across the box, but the Finn Harps player arriving at the far post somehow tapped wide.

The did go ahead with 10 minutes to go. Edogun got onto another ball over the top, thanks to some very hesistant defending, and although the defence reacted to close down his effort, the ball fell kindly to a Harps player following up who placed the ball past a stranded Chambers. We lumped a few balls into the box in the final 10 minutes, though we didn't even do that very well, and, we never ever looked like scoring. It really was desperate stuff.

Next game: away versus Athlone, Monday April 1st, 5pm (note the Bank holiday kick off time).

Bonovox4

This is without doubt the worst panel of players that Treaty have had since their formation four years ago. They have been punching above their weight so far and got out of jail against Kerry and Bray. That performance against Finn Harps was shocking and I expect us to continue to tumble down the table. Tommy Barrett has signed a bunch of piss poor players and needs to take responsibility for this on a bigger budget than in previous years. Tactically again last night we were left scratching our heads and in particular what was the thought process behind playing Willie Armshaw up top with Enda Curran! Also it would be nice to see our manager show a bit more passion rather than leaning against the dugout for the majority of games when things aren't going our way - it shows a guy bereft of ideas.

osarusan

Athlone 1-0 Treaty

Two losses in a row now after a dreadful performance in Athlone.

Athlone started the better, playing with more pace and purpose, and went ahead after about 20 minutes when a nice ball over the top was well finished into the bottom corner. Treaty had their only decent spell of the game towards the end of the first haf, and created their best chance, which was a glancing Alec Bryne header from an inswinging Armshaw cross that forced a super save from the Athlone keeper.

That bit of momentum was absent for virtually the entire second half, which was just atrocious stuff. We passed the ball aimlessly back and forth across the back 4, with Athlone perfectly happy to let us do that, and when we tried to move up the pitch we inevitably lost the ball. For the the last 5 minutes we resorted to long balls into the area, and in that remaining few minutes we generated more chances than the rest of the game, and twice sent the ball just the wrong side of the post, with a handball penalty appeal in there too, but we got what we deserved, which was absolutely nothing.

Next game: away to Wexford, Friday April 5th, 7.45pm.

osarusan

Wexford 3-2 Treaty

(Mahdy X2)

I was not at or watching this, just going by Twitter updates.

The first half seemed even and uneventful enough, but Wexford went 2 up in the second half, and things looked bleak. The first was a deflected shot just after halftime, and the second on 79 minutes had us looking for offside.

We scored 2 in 5 minutes just after that to level things - both from Yoyo Mahdy, and the first was an absolutely cracking freekick by the sounds of it.

But Wexford went up the pitch to score a very late winner, to make it 3 defeats in a row, as the good start evaporates. Hopefully the next game gets things back on track.

Next game: home versus Kerry, Friday April 12, 7.45pm.

osarusan

Treaty 0-0 Kerry

Treaty stopped the rot after an entertaining game in the Markets field tonight.

It was actually a really entertaining game of football, with both sides feeling like they could win it. We were almost ahead after about 45 seconds when we hit the crossbar after a low ball across the box, and pressed well in the first half. Kerry had chances too, the best of which was a glancing header from a cross that went just outside the post.

It was mostly Kerry on the attack in the second half, and they carved the Treaty defence open a few times, the best of which resulted in a player blasting the ball off the crossbar when he might have been better off just to pick his spot. Treaty threatened too and forced a couple of saves, but it was Kerry who finished the stronger, and we had our keeper and defenders to thank for some crucial interventions that earned us a point.

Next game: away to Bray, Friday April 19th, 7.45pm.

barryribs

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122012104#Comment_122012104

Cracking game, great progress being made in Limerick from the looks of the crowd there

callaway92

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122012546#Comment_122012546

I think ticketa were 2-for-1 for the Men's and Women's so it kinda makes sense the size of the crowd.

barryribs

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122016580#Comment_122016580

Away tickets were cheaper than last year too and the surface is a massive improvement on last year, despite all the weather 👍️

osarusan

Bray 2-1 Treaty

(Kirrane)

No wins in 7 games now, and Treaty in freefall with the start of the season feeling like years ago.

We were dismal in the first half, passing the ball around aimlessly, and then lumping long balls forward that went nowhere. We have away silly goals too, through losing possession in dangerous areas. The first came from a mis-control right in front of goal, with the Bray player quickly poking past a surprised Chambers, and the second was a smaer glancing finish from a low ball into the box after a Treaty player had been dispossessed trying to be too smart in defence. Bray looked like they should have had a penalty too, while our best chances, such as they were chances at all, both came from the Bray keeper having clearances blocked down/intercepted, but they never fell quite right.

We were better in the second, and foced a couple of decent saves before Leon Kirrane scored his first senior goal when he stepped inside a defender and fired a shot into the top corner. We came close a couple more time, but Bray had their chances on the counter- attack too, and they held on for a deserved win.

Next game: Home versus UCD, Friday April 26, 7.45pm.

osarusan

Treaty 0-2 UCD

The brutal run of form contined at home tonight.

We were behind after just 45 seconds, when a throw-in into the box was laid off by a UCD forward for an incoming player to crash a shot into the top left corner. UCD utterly dominated the first half, and missed a great chance to double their lead when a well worked corner routine ended up with a back post header going just outside the post. Treaty, who had no recognised forward player in the team as a result of injuries to Curren and Mahdy, were limited to hopeful balls forward that created nothing.

It was better stuff in the second half, which started with a spectacular overhead from Kirrane that didn't go too far wide, and we put UCD under a bit of pressure for longer spells. But all that was undone when a simple ball across the Treaty box got a fresh air shot from the player attempting to clear, and a UCD player was quickest to react and stab the ball back across the goal, and it trickled over the line with everybody else frozen.

We hit the crossbar twice in about 10 seconds in a late scramble, but never threatened otherwise, and it was a fairly routine win for UCD, in what is becoming a nightmare season for Treaty.

Next game: away to Finn Harps, Friday May 3rd, 7.45pm.