Treaty United 2024

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).

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.

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.

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.

Finn Harps 1-0 Treaty

The dire run continued up in Mordor tonight.

Harps had most of the ball in the first half, but apart from a few dangerous crosses into the box that never came to anything, they didn't make much of it. Treaty created nothing whatsoever, just aimless hoofs over the top to nobody.

We came into it slightly more in the second half, but still created very very little - I don't think their keeper had a save to make all night. They still weren't creating much either, apart from one volley that Chambers got down well to save.

But with 10 minutes to go a flicked on header caught our defence flatfooted, and their player buried a left foot shot low to Chambers left. We huffed and puffed for 10 minutes, but with no real attackers on the pitch, and no players with any kind of guile, we didn't manage anything other than a couple of corners and crosses that came to nothing.

In a really awful first division, we are really awful too.

Next game: Home to Athlone on this Bank Holiday Monday, 5pm kick off.

Treaty 2-2 Wexford

(Devitt, Byrne)

Despite stopping the rot, it'll feel like two points dropped tonight after the way things ended.

It started awfully, with Wexford ahead within 5 minutes. A ball over the top just evaded the straining heads of Treaty defenders, and was smartly controlled and finished by a Wexford striker. But we were level just 4 minutes later, when an in-swinging Devitt corner evaded everybody and found its way into the net. Not much happened for the rest of the half - Wexford had more of things, but didn't create much.

It was similar in the second half, as Treaty were mostly on the defensive, but comfortable enough, and there were few chances of any kind. With 5 minutes to go we broke from defence and with a lovely passing move, worked our way down the pitch to set up a 1 on 1 for sub Mark Byrne who placed a composed finish past their keeper.

Wexford started knocking long balls up after that, and their height caused us trouble. We had Davitt to thank for a last ditch block late on, but even one later on, another long ball was flicked on, and a Wexford player hooked it past Chambers with virtually the last kick of the game.

Deflating way to end the game, but a point was probably fair.

Next game: away to Longford, Monday May 13th, 7.45pm.