Div1 County SFL, Glenbeigh/Glencar 0-12, Templenoe 0-11
Templenoe came away empty handed from a very well contested County Senior Football Match, played in Blustery conditions on a damp Saturday evening in Glenbeigh. The wind was blowing across the field and really did not offer up much of an advantage to either team.
Gavin O’Grady pointed a free on the fourth minute to start the scoring, but Stephen O’Sullivan responded with a brace of points for Templenoe. Colm McGillycuddy landed a great long range point to level matters before another Stephen O’Sullivan point restored the visitors to the lead. Glenbeigh/Glencar were enjoying great success around midfield from the restarts, and some good play set up centre forward Caolim Teahan for a point. Templenoe again responded when a fantastic pass from Adrian Spillane put John Rice through on goal, but his shot went over the bar. This left the score on the 20th minute, Glenbeigh/Glencar 0-03, Templenoe 0-04.
Another two points in a row from Stephen O’Sullivan extended Templenoe’s lead, but they were pegged back by a Gavin O’Grady pointed free. John Rice kicked an absolutely wonderful point from out wide on the right wing for another Templenoe score but this was cancelled out by a Fergal Griffin score. In the remaining minutes, a point apiece left the half time score Glenbeigh/Glencar 0-06, Templenoe 0-08, with both teams knowing they could improve in the second half.
Gavin O’Grady again opened the scoring after the interval, and Eugene Courtney soon followed with the levelling score for Glenbeigh/Glencar. Brian Crowley kicked a free returning Templenoe to a slender lead as the intensity of the match started to ramp to championship levels. Caolim Teahan pointed his second of the match leaving the teams level on a score of Glenbeigh/Glencar 0-09, Templenoe 0-09 with twenty minutes remaining.
Both teams were guilty of missing scoring opportunities in this period and the following ten minutes only witnessed two scores, a point by Brian Crowley and a pointed free by Gavin O’Grady. The home side were not doing as well in this period from the kick outs, but Templenoe were struggling to work openings against a very well organized Glenbeigh/Glencar defence. The defining moments of the match came as the clock ticked towards the 30 minute mark. Jason McKenna pointed to put the home side into the lead, and this was soon followed up by another Caolim Teahan point. Brian Crowley pointed a free in the 31st minute, but there was no more injury time to be played and Glenbeigh/Glencar emerged victorious on a score of Glenbeigh/Glencar 0-12. Templenoe 0-11
Glenbeigh/Glencar Scorers: Gavin O’Grady 0-04, Caolim Teahan 0-03, Colm McGillacuddy 0-01, Fergal Griffin 0-01, Eugene Courtney 0-02, Jason McKenna 0-01,
Glenbeigh/Glencar Team: Rory O’Connor, Sean Roche, Ciaran Doyle, Eugene Courtney, Jack Brosnan, Vincent Hoare, Jason McKenna, Colm McGillacuddy, Fergal Griffin, Bernard Murphy, Caolim Teahan, Podge Griffin, Kieran Courtney, Gavin O’Grady, Daniel Griffin
Templenoe Scorers: Stephen O’Sullivan 0-05, Brian Crowley 0-03, John Rice 0-02, Adrian Spillane 0-01
Templenoe Team: Shane Cremin, Mike Hallissey, Gavin Crowley, Joseph Sheehan, Danny Cahalane, Kieran McCarthy, Sean Sheehan, Cian Hallissey, Josh Crowley-Holland, Adrian Spillane, Teddy Doyle, Stephen O’Sullivan, Brian Crowley, John Rice
Subs: Martin Reilly
