County Senior Football League, Division 2, Round 2.
Listowel Emmets 1-13, Templenoe 1-08.
Templenoe made the long trip north to face Listowel Emmets in round 2 of the County League last Saturday evening. A powerful third quarter from the hosts - a period that saw them hit 1-5 without reply proved the difference between the sides in the finish.
Templenoe had the aid of a strong breeze for the first half, but did not make it count in a way they would have liked and ultimately went into the interval trailing by a point. Listowel dominated the opening exchanges and were two points up inside the first four minutes courtesy of Darragh Lynch. Colin Crowley nailed a 45 to get Templenoe off the mark in the fifth minute and then the visitors were very unlucky not to add goal, when a Josh Crowley Holland effort had the keeper beaten only to come off the base of the post. Templenoe subsequently squandered two point chances, before Brian Crowley (mark) tied the scores at two point apiece in the 13th minute. In the ensuing passages of play, Listowel regained control with David Keane displaying his shooting skills to strike three points on the trot to put the hosts a goal ahead. Stephen O’Sullivan replied with a point for the visitors, but then they lost Mike Hallissey to injury, which did not help the cause. Much of the ball going into the Templenoe forwards in the first half and subsequently the second half failed to yield dividends, but Josh Crowley Holland did once again come agonisingly close to raising a green flag when his palmed attempt after good play from Brian Crowley skimmed the crossbar. Having said that, Listowel were guilty of some missed chances too. As the rain started to pour down for a brief spell, Jack McElligott and Daniel Crowley exchanged scores just before the break, to leave the hosts ahead by the minimum.
Half Time Score: Listowel Emmets 0-06, Templenoe 0-05.
The third quarter was when Listowel Emmets did all the damaged. Despite the breeze dying down, the hosts put on a great show lording the play and putting together some smart team moves to outscore Templenoe by 1-5 to 0-0 between the 30th minute and the 44th minute. Darragh Lynch (2), Jake Moriarty, David Keane and Darragh Carey were the points providers, while sandwiched in between came a well taken goal by Jack McElligott. The score was now 1-11 to 0-5 before Templenoe eventually got a badly needed score through a Stephen O’Sullivan free. The visitors battled away, but a comeback never looked likely. Listowel added further points from David Keane and Darragh Lynch and for their part Templenoe had scores from Colin Crowley and Aidan Crowely, before Brian Crowley struck home a penalty for a consolation goal.
Final Score: Listowel Emmets 1-13, Templenoe 1-08.
Scorers:
Listowel Emmets: Darragh Lynch 0-05, David Keane 0-05 (1f), Jack McElligott 1-01, Jake Moriarty 0-01, Darragh Carey 0-01.
Templenoe: Brian Crowley 1-01 (1-0p and 0-1m), Stephen O’Sullivan 0-02 (1f), Colin Crowley 0-02 (1 45), Josh Crowley Holland 0-01, Daniel Crowley 0-01, Aidan Crowley 0-01.
Teams:
Listowel Emmets: Tom Harte, Ciaran Pierse, Eddie Browne, Jack McEillgott, Micheal Kennedy, Darragh Leahy, Ger McCarthy, Cathal Keane, Darragh Carey, Darragh Lynch, Sean Keane, Lorcan Moloney, David Keane, Cormac Mulvihill, Jake Moriarty.
Subs used: Sheldon Neill, Cillian Holly, Tiernan Pierse, Sean Gilbert, Tony Boland.
Templenoe: Mark Looney, Michael Hallissey, Kieran O’Neill, Mark Casey, Danny Cahalane, Tom Spillane, Martin Reilly, Sean Sheehan, Kieran McCarthy, Colin Crowley, Brian Crowley, Josh Crowley Holland, Aidan Crowley, Stephen O’Sullivan, Daniel Crowley
Subs used: Michael F O’Connor, John Morley, Colm Breen, Michael O’Sullivan.
