The B’s were unlucky not to get a share of the points when they lost 3-2 at home to Mungret Regional despite a decent performance. The lads just aren’t getting the rub of the green at the moment as a lot of their defeats this season have been by just one goal and this was the case again on Sunday, when they twice came from behind only to concede late in the game and it was Mungret that took home the vital 3 points on offer. This young side are now in a relegation battle to retain their Div 1B status with 7 games remaining.

Mungret almost took the lead in the very first minute but were denied by a great point-blank save from Brendan Coffey in the Newport goal. The visitors did open the scoring in 13th minute with a well struck long-range shot. This seemed to galvanise Newport and they deservedly got back on level terms in the 27th minute after Odhrán Brett got on the end of a pinpoint corner from Colin Coleman to fire home from close range. Newport ended the first half strongly but neither side scored, leaving the sides 1-1 at halftime.

Mungret took the lead again in the 70th minute when Newport failed to clear their lines and their player fired home from inside the box through a pile of bodies. Newport dug deep again and were back on level terms a couple of minutes later when Stephen ‘Speedy’ Carroll got his head to a free-kick from Nathan Hartigan to glance the header past the Mungret keeper. Newport now pushed on and were unlucky not to score when Jack Noble raced onto a through ball and his little dink cross to Colin Coleman went inches above Colin’s head in front of an open goal. Unfortunately, Mungret struck a late sucker-punch when a low long-range shot just went inside the Newport post to make it 3-2 to Newport and this was to be the last score of the game. Another tough defeat for the lads in what’s been a challenging & frustrating season so far.