Templenoe 3-18, Brosna 0-09
Templenoe had a comprehensive win over Brosna in Round 5 of the County Senior Football League. The match was played on Saturday evening in ideal conditions in Templenoe GAA Grounds.
Templenoe led from the start, and points from Adrian Spillane, Killian Spillane and Brian Crowley, were followed up with a goal from Cian Hallissey on ten minutes. Templenoe added another two scores through Shane Cremin and Killian Spillane, before Brosna registered their first score of the match from corner forward Timmy Finnegan.
Killian Spillane pointed his third score, and Brosna replied through points from Mike Finnegan and Tom McGoldrick with 25 minutes gone. The last three points came the way of the home team, leaving the half time score, Templenoe 1-09, Brosna 0-03.
Both teams got their first scores of the second half through frees. Templenoe scored quickly again through a well taken Adrian Spillane point and another Killian Spillane free. For the next ten minutes, Brosna formed a resurgence, and through winning a supply of ball in midfield, scored the next four points through Tom McGoldrick, Mike Finnegan and two from Timmy Finnegan.
Templenoe came back into the match, and some great work from Cian Hallissey saw the home team score the next three points. Templenoe led by 1-15 to 0-08 with ten minutes left.
Brosna got their last score through a long range point from Timmy Finnegan, but Templenoe kicked on with three further points. With time almost up John Moriarity finished two goals in the space of a minute to leave Templenoe victorious on a score of Templenoe 3-18, Brosna 0-09.
Templenoe Scorers: Killian Spillane 0-07, John Moriarity 2-00, Adrian Spillane 0-05, Cian Hallissey 0-03, Brian Crowley 0-02, Shane Cremin 0-01
Brosna Scorers: Timmy Finnegan 0-04, Tom McGoldrick 0-03, Mike Finnegan 0-02,
Templenoe Team: Anthony Sheehan, Joey Sheehan, Kieran O'Neill, John Spillane, Kieran McCarthy, Tadhg Morley, Gavin Crowley, Sean Sheehan, Shane Cremin, John Rice, Brian Crowley, Denis O'Neill, Cian Hallissey, Adrian Spillane, Killian Spillane.
Subs: Patrick Clifford, Stephen O'Sullivan, John Moriarity, Patrick Palmer, Pat Spillane
Brosna Team: Conor Kiely, Shane Fitzmaurice, Michael Murphy, Aaron Cahill, Chris Brown, Eamonn Kiely, Dan Fitzgerald, Dave Curtin, Flor McAuliffe, Seamus McAuliffe, Peter Curtin, Patrick O’Keeffe, Timmy Finnegan, Tom McGoldrick, Mike Finnegan