Ratoath Harps 2 Kill Celtic 5

<p>Ratoath Harps 2 Kill Celtic 5&nbsp;<p>&nbsp;After a two week hiatus, The red n black were back in action in the league with a trip away to Ratoath Harps.<p>A barely playable, muddy pitch awaited Kill as they looked to add to their title push.<p> With a few bodies missing, it was a potentially daunting trip but Kill started the brighter of the two.<p>The early pressure amounted to a Kill corner and O Connor (N) swung the ball into the onrushing Brady-Mullen who expertly placed a header into the bottom corner.<p>1 nil and Kill were cruising.<p>A few more chances came and went.<p>Peter Fagan and Conroy were attacking well down the right side and Kinsella looked dangerous down the left.<p>However Kill were punished for these wasted chances as Ratoath got their equaliser.<p>A long ball was played over the head of O Connor (N) and the resulting cross was finished by the Ratoath no.<p>10.<p>At 1-1 kill were still the better team and were back in front through a long range Liam O Connor shot.<p>Power laid off the ball to the injured O Connor and cried "don't shoot" but nevertheless the shot went into the bottom corner.<p>As Kill searched for their third to put the game to bed, ratoath hit back with a counter.<p>The ball was again played over the head of O Connor and resulted in the Ratoath 10 unleashing a fierce strike from the edge of the box into the top corner.<p>2-2 and Ratoath began to play with confidence.<p>In truth they could have been 3-2 up going into half time if not for Sean O Connor atoning for an error.<p>At halftime manager Aidan Gannon gave the lads a bollicking and it paid rewards as they dominated the second half.<p>Cusack and Devaney were tireless in the middle and alongside Conroy were the source of The kill assault on the Ratoath goal.<p>Kill got their third around the 55th minute.<p>A free kick was awarded , 25 yards out in the centre of the pitch.<p>Power stood over it and produced a wicked curling effort right into the top corner, leaving the Ratoath keeper nothing to do but to admire it.<p>Whilst Ratoath again looked dangerous on the counter, kill scored their fourth not long later.<p>A free kick was whipped in by Brady-Mullen and a mix up from the Ratoath centre back and keeper eventually saw Devaney turn the ball into the net.<p>A real collectors item as Devaney has not scored in 3 years! 4-2 up and Kill were cruising.<p>The fifth game as the injured O Connor (L) made the most of an error from the Ratoath keeper and had a tap in.<p>It would be the last thing O connor did as he had to go off injured leaving Kill to see the last ten minutes out with 10 men.<p>Overall, a fair result and 3 welcome points for Kill as they saw out a game with the bare minimum.<p>MOTM: Dean Conroy