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Killarney Legion 0-14, Templenoe 0-14:

The match ended as a draw, but both teams could make arguments to say they deserved the victory in a very exciting match played in Direen, Killarney for Round 9 of the County Senior Football League. After a wet morning, the day had dried up very nicely, but there was a very strong breeze which favoured Templenoe in the opening half.

Templenoe were short of a number of first team regulars again, played very well in the first half with the aid of a strong breeze. They comfortably had the better of the exchanges around midfield, and were intent on leaving the ball do the work, with a series of long passes kicked into the full forward line.

Templenoe kicked the first two points of the match through a Stephen O’Sullivan free and Sean Sheehan from play. These scores were cancelled out by two points from the home team from Billy McGuire and Pat McCarthy. Pat Spillane pointed to restore Templenoe’s lead and following a series of wides by both teams, Danny Cahalane kicked a great point from a tight angle. Legion's Midfielder, Jamie O'Sullivan made his presence felt by kicking a point from play, before good work by Danny Cahalane and Pat Spillane put Kieran McCarthy through to kick a point. The score on the fifteen minute mark was Legion 0-03, Templenoe 0-05.

Templenoe enjoyed a good patch of play for the next ten minutes and kicked points from Teddy Doyle, Stephen O’Sullivan and Danny Cahalane. Legion had pulled players behind the ball and struggled to get the ball up the field, but a good five minutes by Jamie O’Sullivan towards the end of the half, saw him kick three great points to reduce the deficit. The half time score was Legion 0-06, Templenoe 0-08.

Teddy Doyle kicked the first point of the second half which was cancelled out by a David O’Sullivan score for Legion. A Pat Spillane score extended the visitors lead, but a five minute purple patch featuring three points by Legion saw both teams level on a score of Legion 0-10, Templenoe 0-10 at the 40^th minute. The Legion scorers were their corner forwards David O’Sullivan (2) and Peter McCarthy.

Teddy Doyle kicked a great long range free from the ground, but the match had started to ramp up in intensity. Denis Sheehan received a black card for Legion, and not long afterwards, Patrick Clifford received a Red to leave Templenoe playing with fourteen men for the remainder of the match. Legion seized the initiative, and kicked the next three scores as they seemed to be pulling away. Templenoe kept trying and after missing a very good goal chance, they pulled back a point through a Stephen O’Sullivan free. This was on the 60th minute and Legion were reduced to fourteen men at this stage which handed the initiative back to the visitors. Another great scorer by Teddy Doyle levelled matters, and soon after a great individual run by Pat Spillane saw Templenoe take the lead.

Templenoe had one final attack foiled, and Legion quickly moved the ball up the field to equalize with a score form wing forward Kevin Breen. This was the 65^th minute and there was time for no more, leaving both teams level on a score of Legion 0-14, Templenoe 0-14

Legion Scorers: Jamie O’Sullivan 0-04, David O’Sullivan 0-03, Peter McCarthy 0-03, Kevin Breen 0-02, Billy McGuire 0-01, Shaun Keane 0-01, Derek Twomey 0-01

Legion Team: KJ Griffin, Ciaran Lyne, Danny Sheehan, Andy O’Sullivan, Donal Lyne, Darragh O’Doherty, Alan Moriarty, Jamie O’Sullivan, Shaun Keane, Kevin Breen, Billy McGuire, Denis Sheehan, Peter McCarthy, Conor Culloty, David O’Sullivan.

Templenoe Scorers: Teddy Doyle 0-04, Stephen O’Sullivan 0-03, Pat Spillane 0-03, Danny Cahalane 0-02, Sean Sheehan 0-01, Kieran McCarthy 0-01

Templenoe Team: Anthony Sheehan, Mike Hallissey, Kieran O’Neill, Shane Cremin, Kieran McCarthy, John Spillane, Joseph Sheehan, Sean Sheehan, Josh Holland, Martin Reilly, Teddy Doyle, Danny Cahalane, Stephen O’Sullivan, Adrian Spillane, Pat Spillane.

Subs: Patrick Clifford

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Published: 24 July 2016

Templenoe 3-12, Austin Stacks 4-10

Templenoe and Austin Stacks combined to serve up a great hour of football in the final round of the County Senior Football League this afternoon. The match ebbed and flowed with the visiting team coming away with a one point victory, on a damp Sunday afternoon in Templenoe GAA Grounds.

David Mannix opened the match scoring with a point, but this was immediately cancelled out by a Danny Cahalane point with the outside of his right foot from 45 metres. After a series of wides by both teams, Teddy Doyle pointed a free, but the very influential Shane O’Callaghan responded with his first point of the day. Killian Spillane and Teddy Doyle pointed to extend Templenoe’s lead, and a further Teddy Doyle point on the 20^th minute saw the scoreline, Templenoe 0-05, Austin Stacks 0-02.

The final ten minutes of the half saw the momentum swing strongly in the favour of the visitors. Darragh O’Brien pointed a 45’, and this was quickly followed by points from David Mannix and Shane O’Callaghan. Gavin Crowley got one score back from Templenoe, but a lapse in concentration by Templenoe in a three minute period resulted in Austin Stacks coming away with 2 goals and a point. The two Austin Stacks goals coming from Shane O’Callaghan and David O’Sullivan. Templenoe rescued the situation when a strong Teddy Doyle run made space for Gavin Crowley to score a goal leaving the half time score, Templenoe 1-06, Austin Stacks 2-06.

Templenoe came out in a very determined fashion in the second half. Shane Cremin and Patrick Clifford were introduced as subs, and by the 36^th minute, both teams were level as a result of three Templenoe points from Killian Spillane (2) and John Rice. A David Mannix free returned Stacks to the lead and soon after Templenoe were dealt a blow, when Midfielder Micheal O’Donnell, sold a dummy solo to buy some space on the right sideline, and suddenly found himself with an open path on goal. He finished the ball high to the net, and 2 more points from the visitors saw a gap open between the sides with the score on the 45^th minute, Templenoe 1-10, Austin Stacks 3-09.

The game was far from over though, and a quick cameo from Pat Spillane resulted in a goal and a point scored to tighten up the arrears. Both scores came from good overlapping team work from Templenoe to open space for the Templenoe Corner forward. Austin Stacks started to play more defensive football which left plenty of room for their dangerous forwards, and a quick attack up the field resulted in a David Mannix point. Killian Spillane responded again with another free, but another quick attack resulted in two Austin Stacks players moving on goal with only Tadhg Morley back for Templenoe. David Mannix worked the ball well, and held on long enough to put Shane O’Callaghan through for his 2^nd goal of the match. This was on the 55^th minute and Stacks led on a score of Templenoe 2-11, Austin Stacks 4-10.

Templenoe again didn’t back down and were committing a lot of people to attack. They were rewarded when Adrian Spillane scored Templenoe’s 3^rd goal of the match, and the next attack witnessed a ball passed to Killian Spillane, which flicked off the upright and was cleared. There was five minutes played in extra time, with Gavin Crowley pointing to reduce Austin Stacks to the minimum. Templenoe’s last two attacks yielded no scores, and saw their brave effort fall short with the final score of Templenoe 3-12, Austin Stacks 4-10.

After today’s match, Templenoe finished out their 1st ever year in Division 1 in joint 3^rd position, which is a great result for the effort through the year.

Templenoe Scorers: Gavin Crowley 1-02, Killian Spillane 0-04, Pat Spillane 1-01, Teddy Doyle 0-03, Adrian Spillane 1-00, John Rice 0-01, Danny Cahalane 0-01

Templenoe Team: Anthony Sheehan, Mike Hallissey, Tadhg Morley, Kieran O’Neill, Kieran McCarthy, John Spillane, Gavin Crowley, Shan Sheehan, Adrian Spillane, John Rice, Teddy Doyle, Danny Cahalane, Denis O’Neill, Killian Spillane, Pat Spillane.

Subs: Shane Cremin, Patrick Clifford, Will Sheehy, Joseph Sheehan

Austin Stacks Scorers: Shane O’Callaghan 2-03, David Mannix 0-05, Micheal O’Donnell 1-00, David O’Sullivan 1-00, Alan Nestor 0-01, Darragh O’Brien 0-01

Austin Stacks Team: Darragh O’Brien, Ronan Shanahan, Conor Jordan, Alan Nestor, Pa McCarthy, Ferghal MacNamara, Jack O’Shea, Micheal O’Donnell, Shane Guthrie, Fiachna Mangan, Shane O’Callaghan, Daniel Bohane, David Mannix, David O’Sullivan, Darragh O’Brien.

Subs:  Wayne Guthrie, Mikey Collins

Ref: Gerald Murphy

Video - Goals from Div1 County SFL, Templenoe V Austin Stacks

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Category: Match Reports 2016

Published: 04 September 2016

Dr Crokes 6-28, Templenoe 2-08

The penultimate round of Templenoe’s County League campaign proved to be a forgettable experience, as they lost heavily to a very slick and well drilled Dr Crokes side. Templenoe were still short numbers due to injury and county commitments, but once the match settled down, found the power and pace of Dr Crokes too much to handle.

Adrian Spillane opened the scoring with a point, and despite taking five minutes to get off the mark, Dr Crokes kicked the next eight points in a row. This was done through dominance around the midfield sector and having the ability to kick some great passes into their inside forwards. Kieran O’Leary scored the first goal for the home side on the seventeenth minute, and this trend continued up to the half time whistle with the score, Dr Crokes 2-15, Templenoe 1-04. Adrian Spillane getting the Templenoe goal on the 30^th minute.

There was no change in the flow of the match in the second half with the home side continuing to push hard for scores. They added another four goals from Gavin O’Shea (2), Kieran O’Leary and Johnny Buckley. The pick of Templenoe’s scores was a point by John Spillane on the run and a penalty by Killian Spillane. The final score ended up, Dr Crokes 6-28, Templenoe 2-08

Templenoe Scorers: Killian Spillane 1-05, Adrian Spillane 1-01, Gavin Crowley 0-01, John Spillane 0-01

Templenoe Team: Anthony Sheehan, Joseph Sheehan, Kieran O’Neill, John Rice, Kieran McCarthy, John Spillane, Gavin Crowley, Sean Sheehan, Adrian Spillane, Teddy Doyle, Killian Spillane, Danny Cahalane, Denis O’Neill, Shane Cremin, Pat Spillane.

Subs: Colm Breen, Will Sheehy, John Moriarity, Dan O’Connor.

Dr Crokes Team: Shane Murphy, John Payne, Micheal Moloney, Luke Quinn, David O’Leary, Gavin White, Alan O’Sullivan, Ambrose O’Donovan, PJ Lawlor, Bryan O’Shea, Gavin O’Shea, Brian Looney, Kieran O’Leary, Daithi Casey, Johnny Buckley

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Published: 14 August 2016

Templenoe 2-07, An Ghaeltacht 0-11

Templenoe and An Ghaeltacht played out a very close contest in the Kerry County Intermediate Semi Final, on a windy and often rainy Sunday afternoon in Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney. This match was part of a double header, with Kenmare defeating Castleisland Desmonds to reach the County Intermediate in the opening match.

Templenoe had the aid of the breeze in the first half, but took a long time to get going. They did not register their first score until the 15^th minute when Teddy Doyle pointed a free. An Ghaeltacht had already notched points from Sean M O’Conchúir (2) and a free by Gearóid Mac an tSaoir. Templenoe had worked scoring opportunities but spurned these by dropping the shots short on numerous occasions, and An Ghaeltacht were very efficient working the ball up the field against the wind.

After settling from their first score, Denis O’Neill turned on a great pass from Teddy Doyle and finished the ball to the net. This helped Templenoe’s confidence and they followed up with two great scores from Patrick Clifford and Killian Spillane. An Ghaeltacht responded with a brace of points of their own from Roibeárd O’Sé and midfielder Éanna Ó’Conchúir.

A very important passage of play occurred on the 26^th minute. An Ghaeltacht were moving the ball out of defence, but their pass was intercepted by Adrian Spillane who kicked a great long pass to the unmarked Pat Spillane on the 30 meter line. Pat took the ball on and from a good distance out rocketed a shot which finished to the roof of the net. With scores at a premium, this proved to be a great cushion for Templenoe for the remainder of the match. Both teams swapped points in the last minutes of the half, leaving the half time score, Templenoe 2-04, An Ghaeltacht 0-06.

Templenoe had a lot of work to do in the 2^nd half to see out victory while playing into the wind. An Ghaeltacht started very well, utilizing quick ball into their forwards, and registered an early score from Éanna Ó’Conchúir. They also kicked a number of wides in this period, and a nice individual piece of skill by Sean Sheehan bought space for him to kick Templenoe’s first score of the half. This was on the 35^th minute and it was to be another 25 minutes before Templenoe scored again. An Ghaeltacht started to slowly chip away at Templenoe’s lead and by the 60^th minute had levelled the match on a score of Templenoe 2-05, An Ghealtacht 0-11. An Ghealtacht’s scorers were Sean M O’Conchúir (2), Pádraig Óg Ó’Sé and Gearóid Mac an tSaoir.

Templenoe who had struggled in this forward line in this period, finally got a point when Killian Spillane pointed a free going into injury time. They quickly followed up with a point from by John Spillane. This gave a two point cushion coming up to the final whistle, but in the frantic last minute, An Ghaeltacht managed to work two goal shooting opportunities, but both attempted passed wide to leave Templenoe victorious on a score of Templenoe 2-07, An Ghaeltacht 0-11.

Templenoe Scorers: Denis O’Neill 1-00, Pat Spillane 1-00, Killian Spillane 0-02, Patrick Clifford 0-01, Sean Sheehan 0-01, Teddy Doyle 0-01, Adrian Spillane 0-01, John Spillane 0-01

Templenoe Team: Anthony Sheehan, Mike Hallissey, Tadhg Morley (Captain), Kieran O’Neill, Kieran McCarthy, John Spillane, Gavin Crowley, Sean Sheehan, Adrian Spillane, Patrick Clifford, Danny Cahalane, Pat Spillane, Killian Spillane, Teddy Doyle, Denis O’Neill.

Subs: Brian Crowley, Josh Crowley Holland.

An Ghaeltacht Scorers: Éanna Ó’Conchúir 0-04, Sean M Ó’Conchúir 0-03, Seamus Ó’Muircheartaigh 0-02, Roibeárd Ó’Sé 0-01, Gearóid Mac an tSaoir 0-01,

An Ghaeltacht Team: Tomás Mac an tSaoir, Caoimhín Ó’Beaglaoí, Marc Ó’Sé, Cathal Ó’Lúing, Pádraig Ó’Sé, Brian Ó’Beaglaoí, Micheal Breathnach, Éanna Ó’Conchúir, Ciarán Ó’Coileán, Sean Ó’Bambaire, Gearóid Mac an tSaoir, Roibeárd Ó’Sé, Colm Ó’Muircheartaigh (Captain), Sean M Ó’Conchúir, Tomás Ó’Sé, Pádraig Óg Ó’Sé 0-01

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Published: 25 September 2016