Castleisland Co-Op Mart, County Intermediate Football Championship:
Templenoe 1-10, Glenbeigh / Glencar 0-11
Templenoe emerged victorious after a hard fought win over Glenbeigh/Glencar in the second round of the Castleisland Co-Op Mart, County Intermediate Football Championship. The match was played on a poor day for football with a blustery wind and a wet pitch with the rain just about holding off for the hour of football.
The visitors opened the scoring when Gavin O’Grady pointed from a free, but Templenoe were playing the better football in the first half and a Killian Spillane point was quickly followed by a Brian Crowley goal. Some good work from Stephen O’Sullivan saw the ball passed across the Glenbeigh/Glencar goalmouth for Brian Crowley to palm to the net. Templenoe continued to play with a good tempo, and despite some poor wides, they kicked the following four points from Brian Crowley, Killian Spillane, Pat Spillane and Gavin Crowley. Pat Spillane’s point was the pick of the bunch when he kicked a great long range point from out near the stand sideline.
On the 17th minute Gavin O’Grady kicked another pointed free for Glenbeigh/Glencar and Tommy Cahill followed up soon after with their first point from play. Killian Spillane responded with a pointed free, and the last two scores of the half were kicked by Brian Crowley and Adrian Spillane to leave a half time score, Templenoe 1-08, Glenbeigh / Glencar 0-03.
Gavin O’Grady pointed a free on the 35th minute, but by this stage Templenoe had squandered some great opportunities and had kicked four wides in a row. Glenbeigh/Glencar followed up with another two points from Gavin O’Grady and Tommy Cahill before Killian Spillane kicked a free for the home side. Glenbeigh/Glencar were coming strongly into the match at this stage and a Fergal Griffin point left a scoreline of Templenoe 1-09, Glenbeigh / Glencar 0-07 with fifteen minutes remaining.
Templenoe had opportunities in the final period of the match but were guilty of wasting too many chances, but a very good individual run by Pat Spillane resulting in a fisted point helped calm the home side. In the last ten minutes Templenoe received two black cards in quick succession when both John Rice and Teddy Doyle were sent to the line. Gavin O’Grady pointed another free, and Kieran Courtney soon followed up with a point from play to reduce the arrears to four.
A further Glenbeigh/Glencar attack saw Darran O’Sullivan in possession and driving at the Templenoe defence, but he was fouled just outside the square. Gavin O’Grady pointed the resulting free. Time was running out for the visitors but Glenbeigh/Glencar kept pressurizing, and a Templenoe move trying to pass the ball across their own goal saw the ball spilled and narrowly toe poked wide. Another pointed free for Glenbeigh/Glencar reduced the deficit to two points, but time was fast running out for the Mid Kerry men and Templenoe held on to advance to the County Intermediate Semi Final on a score of Templenoe 1-10, Glenbeigh/Glencar 0-11.
Templenoe Scorers: Brian Crowley 1-02, Killian Spillane 0-04, Pat Spillane 0-02, Gavin Crowley 0-01, Adrian Spillane 0-01
Templenoe Team: Shane Cremin, Kieran O'Neill, Gavin Crowley, Mike Hallissey, Danny Cahalane, Tadhg Morley, Josh Crowley-Holland, Sean Sheehan, Adrian Spillane, Pat Spillane, Killian Spillane, Teddy Doyle, Cian Hallissey, Brian Crowley, Stephen O'Sullivan.
Subs: John Rice, Kieran McCarthy, Joseph Sheehan
Glenbeigh/Glencar Scorers: Gavin O’Grady 0-07, Tommy Cahill 0-02, Kieran Courtney 0-01, Fergal Griffin 0-01.
Glenbeigh/Glencar Team: Rory O'Connor, Sean Roche, Ciaran Doyle, Stephen O'Sullivan, Jack Brosnan, Pa Kilkenny, Shane Riordan, Colm McGillacuddy, Fergal Griffin, Caolin Teahan, Darran O'Sullivan, Tommy Cahill, Kieran Courtney, Gavin O'Grady, Daniel Griffin.
Subs: Jason McKenna
