Wexford FC goalkeeper Corey Chambers was delighted with the attitude of his side as they eked out a thoroughly deserved draw against promotion-chasing Drogheda United on Friday. The Drogs, who won 8-1 on their last visit to Ferrycarrig Park, were re
Wexford FC goalkeeper Corey Chambers was delighted with the attitude of his side as they eked out a thoroughly deserved draw against promotion-chasing Drogheda United on Friday. The Drogs, who won 8-1 on their last visit to Ferrycarrig Park, were red-hot favourites to return up the N11 with the three points again and they looked a nailed-on certainty for the win when Wexford were reduced to ten men shortly after the interval, but the Slaneysiders had other ideas and rolled up their sleeves to dig out a creditable draw. However, despite soaking up a lot of late pressure, it wasn't all backs to the wall stuff, with Wexford looking dangerous on the break, and they could have even snatched an unlikely winner. “We did really well, especially after going a man down early in the second-half. It was credit to the boys that we held on for the 0-0. Dean Walsh had a great opportunity to put us 1-0 up so we could have got even more from the game,” said Chambers. Wexford showed an urgency that has been absent for much of the campaign and Walsh, who has signed on loan from Waterford United, provided a real spark up front and Chambers believes he'll improve with each passing game. “Dean is a brilliant signing for us for the rest of the year. He's on loan so he'll want to score a few goals to show Waterford what they're missing. He's a perfect addition to the squad and we have Aaron Dobbs coming back (from injury) so the two of them up top along with the dangerous players we have out wide will cause teams real problems,” he said. Given Drogheda's urgency to try to plunder a precious three points the goalkeeper was always going to be tested on occasion, but any question that was asked of him he passed with flying colours, but he was keen to stress that it was a real team effort and something to build on for the future. “That's part of the job. When you're under that much pressure you have to rely on your 'keeper sometimes. The important thing was that the lads didn't let their heads drop when we went down to ten men. They stuck at it and the few young lads that played did great. Kyle Scallan is only 16-years-old, and Sean Smithers and Adham Masood are 17. You can't buy that experience. The lads should be looking to kick on to get more results against the big teams. It should be like this every week, we should be competing well,” he said. Unfortunately for the Wexford faithful the rock-solid Chambers won't be between the sticks for remainder of the season as he is returning Stateside to George Mason University. The 20-year-old is going into his second year in the university in Fairfax in Virginia, where he lines out in the National Collegiate Athletic Association, and the Republic of Ireland underage international says it has been a positive experience to date. “It's going well. I had a good first year. I got a good amount of game time into me and I'll be looking to hit the ground running again when I go back over in the next week or so and hope to have an even better season than I did last year,” he said. Wexford FC fans would be sure to welcome him back to the club with open arms for another stint at the club next season, although with a search for a new manager currently under way at Ferrycarrig Park, Chambers says it's very much up in the air what the future holds. “Obviously I'll be back next summer and I'll be looking to play again but we'll just have to wait and see what happens,” he said.
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