Johnstown reserves started their A reserve league campaign away to square Utd in Ardee today. After a good preseason Johnstown wanted to start the season on a positive and showed this with some early pressure. Some very good play created corner after corner with no success how ever did not put Johnstown off. After some good work down the left from Alan Kerr and jack conroy the fell to Andre Sirb who could not capitalise.

The opening goal did come after yet another corner saw Ciaran Croke get on the end of a excellent Justin Flynn cross. Johnstown keeper Keith Mangan was rarely troubled in the first half and the visitors went in a goal to the good.
After a good opening ten minutes of the second half Johnstown concentration seemed to drop and their hosts started to get a foot in the game. Square created a couple of changes but were caught on the break with Wayne Cahill crossing for Shane Kelly to double the lead. Square halved the deficit with a fine individual goal. However Johnstown showed their quality and saw out the game to record a two one victory. A important three points to start the season.

1) Keith Mangan. 2) Micheal James. 3) James Conroy. 4) Justin Flynn. 5) Paul Curtin. 6) Ciaran Croke. 7) Wayne Cahill. 8) Ian Cahill (14, Alan Burke ). 9) Andre Sirb. 10) Shane kelly (12 Eoin Farrely ). 11) Alan Kerr