Westport United wait on O’Gorman

Westport wait on O’Gorman


Neill O’Neill

WESTPORT United will be sweating on the fitness of striker JP O’Gorman ahead of Sunday’s FAI Junior Cup round of 64 clash with Crettyard United.
The free-scoring O’Gorman was looking forward to his first experience on the road with United after a season which saw him share the Golden Boot in the Mayo League, but he limped off after a collision during a friendly with Ballina Town in The Sports Park last Sunday.
With Mayo Footballer of the Year David Hoban currently away on honeymoon, United will be without two front players if O’Gorman does not recover from the knock ahead of the weekend, and joint managers James Fahy and Kieran Mulchrone will have a real dilemma on their hands.
“The appetite for this game is there one hundred per cent,” Mulchrone told The Mayo News. “What we achieved last season has brought hunger for even more success, even to supporters, and you can see that again in everybody associated with the club. Our preparation is right and we are ready for Sunday. We know it will be a tough match but we will be leaving nothing behind us.”
Westport’s opponents, Laois-based Crettyard United, who play just across their county border in the Carlow Premier Division, lost top scorer Lee Quaye to Lenister Senior League side Arklow Town over Christmas. Though they should have a competitive advantage from being in the middle of their winter soccer season, they have played only two league matches in recent months, owing to Oscar Traynor Trophy and other national and regional cup competition commitments. Crettyard have claimed six of the last ten titles in Carlow’s top division.