County Senior Football League, Division 2, Round 10.
Templenoe 2-06, John Mitchels 0-07.
Templenoe’s place in Division 2 of the County league is secure for another year, after the hosts overcame John Mitchels by five points last Saturday evening.
The match was played in miserable weather conditions and it was John Mitchels who had the aid of a strong wind for the first half. John Rice opened the scoring to draw first blood for the hosts five minutes in, following good build up play. Niall Sheehy countered with a white flag for the visitors, before Stephen O’Sullivan cut loose at the other end fisting a ball across the square that was finished to the net by Josh Crowley Holland for Templenoe’s first goal. Mitchels wasted quite a few chances in the first half, but Shane O’Connor did pull one back for them to make the score 1-01 to 0-02 after nine minutes of play. Soon after Stephen O’Sullivan restored Templenoe’s lead to three points, before John Mitchels hit five unanswered points courtesy of Stephen Bowler, Mikey Kelliher (f), Cian Holden, Niall Sheehy (f) and Shane O’Connor to give John Mitchels a two points cushion going in at the break.
Half Time Score: Templenoe 1-02 John Mitchels 0-07.
Josh Crowley Holland pointed for Templenoe immediately after the restart, but there was to be no further score for the remainder of the third quarter. John Mitchels had the more of the possession and were winning most of the breaks, but crucially they were failing to make it count on the scoreboard. A break away attack for Templenoe in the 48th minute saw Josh Crowley Holland combine with Colin Crowley, with the latter fouled inside the square and penalty was awarded. Brian Crowley stepped up and slotted the ball home. From there on the result was never in doubt. Further scores were added by Mark Casey, Colin Crowley (f) and Stephen O’Sullivan (f) for the hosts, to comfortably close out the game.
Final Score: Templenoe 2-06, John Mitchels 0-07.
Well done to all the players and management on retaining our Division 2 status despite a rocky start, losing our first three matches and our player numbers were tight for many of the games also. There remains one more county league game to be played away to Laune Rangers, before attention turns to the club championship.
Scorers:
Templenoe: Josh Crowley Holland 1-01, Brian Crowley 1-00 (1-00p), Stephen O’Sullivan 0-02 (2f), John Rice 0-01, Mark Casey 0-01, Colin Crowley 0-01 (1f).
John Mitchels: Niall Sheehy 0-02 (1f), Shane O’Connor 0-02, Stephen Bowler 0-01, Mikey Kelliher 0-01 (1f), Cian Holden 0-01.
Teams:
Templenoe: Mark Looney, Mark Casey, Kieran O’Neill, John Rice, Brian Crowley, Joseph Sheahan, Kieran McCarthy, Sean Sheehan, Josh Crowley Holland, Colin Crowley, Danny Cahalane, John Moriarty, Stephen O’Sullivan, Aidan Crowley, Daniel Crowley.
Subs used: Michael Hallissey, Jason O’Shea.
John Mitchels: Sean Broderick, Pat Kearney, Jack Myers, Cian Sheridan, Jonathan O’Halloran, John Horgan, Mikey Walsh, Stephen Bowler, Conor Hurley, Cian Holden, Shane O’Connor, Paudie White, Alan O’Donoghue, Niall Sheehy, Mikey Kelliher.
Subs used: Jack O’Donoghue, Peter Murphy, Aaron McClarnon.
