Today's match brought the Clarets on a short trip to the north of Ireland to face Tomike FC, a team 3Q stronger than the underdog's here. The manager eager to end the Claret's slump which had seen them drop from leading to 8th in the table, a win would see them climb to 4th, a loss would make a push for the champions league hard.

The game started badly for the away side, with Tomike bossing possession, leaving the Clarets chase the ball around for the opening exchanges. After 19 minutes the Clarets worst fears where realised when a neat one two from Tomike left Given stranded, and the ball simply passed around him and into the net, 1-0 to the hosts, the league proving a sad ground for Clarets' lately.

The game got worse on 25 minutes, when a foul on Suarez, recently back from injury, put the striker out again for another 3 days, devastating, as the forward line hasn't had the same chance as last season to gel. Bourgunion would come on in his place, making a 4-1-4-1 formation. The game slowed down as a result of the more defensive approach set out by the manager, and the scores remained the same at half time.

The second half kicked off much the same as the first, the Tomike players moving the ball around and making the Clarets chase, you felt they where tiring, not easy when you don't have the ball. On 58 minutes a thunderbolt from 25 yards caught Given unsighted, nestling into the net, 2-0 to the hosts. A hard task to overcome for the away side no, you would feel.

A slight hope for the Clarets came just two minutes later, when a Tomike player went down injured, with the manager not attending today's match, a substitution was not made, and Tomike where down to 10 for the rest of the game. It took 10 minutes for the numerical advantage to be made apparent, when a 25 yard shot from Promut stunned the opposing keeper, to make the scores 2-1 and give the Clarets some hope of a comeback.

Less than 30 seconds later Keane played onside by a rogue left back, played in Fitzsimons who neatly chipped the keeper, and make it 2-2 with 18 minutes to go. A draw it seems snapped from the jaws of defeat.

Sadly for Claret fans, it was to be short lived, as on 83 minutes, Criscito, who had been troubling the defence all game, got in behind again, and slotted into Given's left hand side, giving the Tomike's a 3-2 lead, and handing them the game.

Questions will surely be raised as to whether the top four, and not the league is achievable for the Clarets after a run of 4 straight defeats.

Final Result: Tomike FC 3 - 2 Fusion United