From battling with family on the pitch to officially waiting to see if he scored for the second time this season, Robert Manley certainly had an interesting game in Cabinteely’s 1-1 draw with Longford Town. The striker is hoping he can lay claim to
From battling with family on the pitch to officially waiting to see if he scored for the second time this season, Robert Manley certainly had an interesting game in Cabinteely’s 1-1 draw with Longford Town.
The striker is hoping he can lay claim to being the first player to find the net against the Midlanders this season.
But may had to wait until video evidence is checked to clarify if he is the official marksman. Some reports indicate that Alex Aspil’s shot could have crossed the line before the striker made sure.
“The ball bounced off the cross-bar twice – I think. I just had to make sure it was over the line. The goal was given to me. I’ll take it,” he viewed.
“Alex is claiming it too. We’ll have to get VAR in to see what happens.”
The 21-year-old pitted his wits against his younger brother Joe for Longford at the Stradbrook venue as the siblings clashed in the forward and defensive positions.
“It was a weird experience all right. I think Joe out-done me. There’s no shame in that. I think he’s going to be a very good player, and will have a good career,” stressed the older of the two.
The draw extended Cabinteely’s recent run to three games unbeaten as they picked up a first home point of the campaign against unbeaten ‘Town.
“We’re disappointed within ourselves no to come away with more than a point. I thought I could have had a penalty late on. But didn’t get it. We’ll re-group in training and prepare for Drogheda next week. We’ll keep our heads down and hopefully head to Louth fresh for the challenge.”
