Dundela assistant boss Clifford Adams insists his crew’s thumping 4-1 win over Carrick Rangers on the Loughview Leisure Enviornment on Tuesday evening was no fluke.
Goals from Ciaran Dobbin, Eamon Fyfe, David Fearon and Benny Igiehon made it an evening to recollect for the Championship membership, who will now have house benefit over Larne within the semi-final of the ToalsBet.Com County Antrim Protect on November 15.
Though David Cushley managed to throw Carrick a lifeline seconds earlier than the interval, Stuart King’s Premiership aspect simply couldn’t deal with the strike risk of Fearon and the gangling Igiehon after the break.
“Benny had Covid in pre-season,” mentioned Adams. “He’s a bit up and down on the minute together with his power.
“He's nonetheless struggling a bit; I don’t know whether or not it’s lengthy Covid or not. However Benny is a handful for any defence. He's good within the air and he’s a prime finisher — he’s a poacher and I believe his objective demonstrated that.
“Benny was second highest objective scorer within the Championship final yr, however he has nonetheless to achieve these heights. For me, it’s right down to the very fact he’s nonetheless struggling a bit of bit.”
Adams believes the Duns had been properly value their win.
He added: “We knew if we stored the ball on the bottom, we’d have a superb probability. We couldn’t afford to go direct towards them as a result of they're an enormous aspect.
“We now have been taking part in good soccer all season, however that’s in all probability the perfect we now have produced thus far. I don’t assume anybody would disagree that rating flattered Carrick. Their goalkeeper pulled off 4 or 5 cracking saves.”
Though Adams is thrilled his boys are within the semi-final of a senior match, he insists Championship enterprise continues to be the precedence.
“We take one sport at a time, we now have Knockbreda on Saturday,” he mentioned.
“Personally, I believe that’s extra essential however for the likes of Dundela, a Championship membership, to achieve the semi-final is improbable. There as little bit of status to it as properly.
“We at the moment are at house towards Larne which is very large. Wilgar Park is a spot no crew likes to go to. We all know it may be a horrible place for groups. We beat Crusaders at house, and we pushed Linfield to the wire final week.
“Even David Healy mentioned to me after it, ‘I hope I’m not again right here the remainder of the season’. He couldn’t have spoken extremely sufficient of how we went about our enterprise towards his crew.
“It augurs properly for the remainder of the season. It’s about us know attempting to kick on.
"Nobody ever enters a race to return second. We’ll simply maintain plugging away to see the place it takes us.”