Templenoe 4-08, Lispole 1-10
The goals proved the difference between the two teams, in a match played on a perfect Saturday evening for football in Templenoe.
Both teams opened their scoring with points from frees, but within five minutes of the start, a very quick team move involving numerous Templenoe players, saw Sean Sheehan score Templenoe’s first goal.
Brian Crowley pointed his 2nd free, but this was quickly cancelled out by a Declan O’Sullivan point for the visitors. A great run from the right corner by Denis O’Neill resulted in another home point, and soon afterwards, John Rice turned a good point scoring opportunity into a goal by smashing home a shot from 20 meters out. Garrett Noonan reduced Templenoe’s lead with a point, leaving the score after 20 minutes, Templenoe 2-03, Lispole 0-04.
A patient Lispole move yielded a point from full forward, Cathal O’Sullivan and the quickly followed up with another point from Garrett Noonan. This score came from a great save by Anthony Sheehan.
Approaching the end of the 1st interval, Pat Spillane picked off another Templenoe goal, and Teddy Doyle closed out the 1st half scoring with a well struck long range free. The half time score was Templenoe 3-04, Lispole 0-05
Cian Hallissey got the 1st point of the second half from a free. Following on from the 1st half, Garrett Noonan cancelled this out with another free. Cian Hallissey won a great ball in midfield, and played Teddy Doyle through. Teddy continued his run from 35 yards out and finished the ball low to the Lispole net for Templenoe’s fourth goal. Cian Hallissey followed up with another free from the right wing.
Despite the difference in the scoreline, Lispole started to come in strongly into the game. They started to gain the upper hand in midfield, and picked off points from Kieran T O’Sullivan, Cathal O’Sullivan and Donnacha Higgins. On the 43rd minute, Garrett Noonan cleverly took a quick free 25 metres from the Templenoe goal, and smashed the ball to the net. The score on the 45 minute mark was Templenoe 4-06, Lispole 1-09.
Lispole were playing with great determination and added the next score. Their two man full forward line was winning a lot of possession, but many attacks were breaking down. Brian Crowley finally ended the Templenoe scoring drought with a free. Cian Hallissey kicked Templenoe’s last point, and despite great Lispole effort in the dying minutes, Lispole could only manage another point, leaving the full time score, Templenoe 4-08, Lispole 1-10.
Templenoe Scorers: Teddy Doyle 1-01, Cian Hallissey 0-03, Brian Crowley 0-03, Sean Sheehan 1-00, Pat Spillane 1-00, John Rice 1-00, Denis O’Neill 0-01
Lispole Scorers: Garrett Noonan 1-05, Declan O’Sullivan 0-01, Kieran T O’Sullivan 0-01, Donnacha Higgins 0-01, Tom Kavanagh 0-01, Cathal O’Sullivan 0-01
Templenoe Team: Anthony Sheehan, Mike Hallissey, Shane Cremin, Daniel O’Neill, Kieran McCarthy, Gavin Crowley, Joseph Sheehan, Sean Sheehan, Cian Hallissey, John Rice, Brian Crowley, Pat Spillane, Martin Reilly, Teddy Doyle Denis O’Neill.
Subs: Patrick Palmer
Lispole Team: James Dempsey, Eamon Beasley, Darragh O Sullivan, Eoin Griffin, Darragh Brosnan, Noel Higgins, Kieran T O Sullivan, Donnacha Higgins, Kieran O Sullivan, John Dorgan, Declan O Sullivan, Garrett Noonan, Michael Kavanagh, Cathal O Sullivan, Tom Kavanagh
Subs: Damien O Sullivan, Colm Galvin
