Templenoe 1-12, Dromid 2-10
Dromid held out for a one point victory, in an exciting match played in pleasant conditions in Templenoe on Saturday evening.
Templenoe had the better start, and scores from Adrian Spillane (2), Patrick Palmer and Gavin Crowley saw the home side open a three point lead after ten minutes. Dromid’s opening score was pointed by Gearoid O’Sullivan, but this period saw two great saves by the Dromid goalie, Dan Curran, to keep Templenoe Goalless.
Both teams swapped points, and on the 17th minute, a long ball found Declan O’Sullivan unmarked who rounded the goalie and finished to an empty net for Dromid’s opening goal. Templenoe responded quickly, and a well worked move resulted in a goal by Adrian Spillane to restore Templenoe’s lead. The score after 20 minutes was Templenoe 1-06, Dromid 1-02.
Gavin Crowley added another point for Templenoe, but Dromid kept in touch with scores from Thomas Curran and Declan O’Sullivan. The last score of the half came Templenoe’s way, leaving the half time score, Templenoe 1-08, Dromid 1-02
The opening score of the 2nd half came from a free by Declan O’Sullivan for Dromid. This period was notable for a dominant period of Templenoe play, but the home team kicked some bad wide’s. Brian Crowley registered Templenoe’s first score after the interval. Ten minutes into the half, Dromid started winning the breaks around midfield, and following a point from Dromid sub, Aidan O’Shea, the visiting team got a 2nd goal through midfielder, Denis Shine O’Sullivan. This goal levelled matters on the 42nd minute at Templenoe 1-09, Dromid 2-06.
Dromid kicked on from this point, and registered the next 4 points, through Shane O’Connor, Michael Sheehan, Denis O’Sullivan and Declan O’Sullivan. Coming into the last 10 minutes, Templenoe started coming into the match again. 3 points from frees were registered by the home team, and a frantic last few minutes saw Templenoe win a 45’ for the last kick of the match. The resulting shot didn’t hit the target, leaving Dromid victorious on a full time score of Templenoe 1-12, Dromid 2-10.
Templenoe Scorers: Adrian Spillane 1-02, Patrick Palmer 0-05, Gavin Crowley 0-02 Brian Crowley 0-01, John Spillane 0-01, Cian Hallissey 0-01
Dromid Scorers: Declan O’Sullivan 1-04, Denis O’Sullivan 1-01, Gearoid O’Sullivan 0-01, Thomas Curran 0-01, Shane O’Connor 0-01, Michael Sheehan 0-01 Aidan O’Shea 0-01
Templenoe Team: Donal Casey, Daniel O’Neill, Kieran O’Neill, Joe Sheehan, John Spillane, Tadhg Morley, Kieran McCarthy, Sean Sheehan, Gavin Crowley, John Rice, Shane Cremin, Brian Crowley, Patrick Palmer, Adrian Spillane, Denis O’Neill.
Subs: Patrick Clifford, John Moriarity
Dromid Team: Dan Curran, Cian O’Shea, Dom O’Sullivan, Donal O’Sullivan, Kevin O’Shea, Padraig O’Sullivan, Shane O’Connor, Aidan O’Sullivan, Denis O’Sullivan, Chris Farrely, Declan O’Sullivan, Michael Sheehan, Gearoid O’Sullivan, Thomas Curran, Dylan O’Donoghue
