Brosna 0-11, Templenoe 2-04
Brosna had a narrow win over a Templenoe side who struggled to score in this second round County Junior Football Championship match. The match was played on Sunday afternoon in an immaculate pitch, but with a very strong crosswind which didn’t favour either team.
Brosna had a very good start to the match, and after 20 minutes, led on a score of Brosna 0-04, Templenoe 0-00. Their scores coming from Tom McGoldrick, Adam Barry (2) and Timmy Finnegan. An individual effort from Sean Sheehan saw Templenoe finally get on the score sheet on 22 minutes.
Both teams struggled to score for the remainder of the half, until Templenoe scored two goals on the 30th minute from Brian Crowley and John Rice. Brosna responded with the last point of the half with the score, Brosna 0-05, Templenoe 2-01.
Brosna opened the 2nd half scoring with a free on the 35th minute, and ten minutes later scored again through Tom Fitzgerald. In this period Templenoe created plenty of opportunity’s, but kicked a stream of wide’s (17 in total through the game). With the match level coming into the last 10 minutes, the home side started to believe that they could win, and good forward play saw them push three points ahead through, Mike Finnegan, Tom McGoldrick and Tom Fitzgerald.
On the 54th minute, Killian Spillane opened Templenoe’s 2nd half account with a free. Brosna again responded through a Tom McGoldrick free to restore their three point lead a minute later. Templenoe kept trying and scored points through Stephen O’Sullivan and a Gavin Crowley effort that bounced over the bar.
With time running out, Templenoe had one last attack to try and snatch a draw, but could not work the ball up the field, leaving Brosna victorious on a score line of Brosna 0-11, Templenoe 2-04.
Templenoe Scorers: Brian Crowley 1-00, John Rice 1-00, Sean Sheehan 0-01, Gavin Crowley 0-01, Killian Spillane 0-01, Stephen O’Sullivan 0-01.
Templenoe Team: Anthony Sheehan, Mike Hallissey, Kieran O’Neill, John Spillane, Gavin Crowley, Tadhg Morley, Kieran McCarthy, Sean Sheehan, Adrian Spillane, Shane Cremin, Cian Hallissey, John Rice, Brian Crowley, Killian Spillane, Patrick Palmer.
Subs: Joseph Sheehan, Denis O’Neill, Daniel O’Neill, Patrick Clifford, Stephen O’Sullivan
