County Senior Football League, Division 2, Round 3.Templenoe 2-07, St Marys 0-12.
Templenoe hosted St Marys in round 3 of the county league. After a hard-fought game played in tough conditions, a Sean Sheehan point eight minutes into injury time just about shaded this contest for Templenoe. Templenoe had wind advantage for the first half, but it was the visitors who were first to register on the scoreboard courtesy of a point from Ben O’Donoghue. Templenoe replied with Tom Spillane and Aidan Crowley both splitting the posts. Then midway through the first half Colin Crowley looked to be through on goal only to be denied by a superb save by St Marys keeper Mike Daly. The resultant 45 went wide and soon after St Marys had two points on the trot one from play and one from a free through Sean Cournane to make it 0-02 to 0-03 after 20 minutes of play.
The hosts had been threatening for goal and they eventually got one when Stephen O’Sullivan combined with Daniel Crowley for the second week in a row, with the latter once again applying the finish by palming the ball to the net from close in. Stephen O’Sullivan followed this up two fine points of his own to put Templenoe four points to the good. Shortly before the half time break, Muiris Fitzgerald scored the first of his two points for St Marys and then Templenoe went close on goal again only for Sean Sheehan to pull his shot wide. The first half ended on a difficult note for the hosts with John Rice having to be carried off the field with a knee injury and we all wish John a speedy recovery.
Half Time Score: Templenoe 1-04, St Marys 0-04.
St Marys started the second half well with a pointed free from Anthony Cournane. The Cahersiveen men were wide with their next two attacks, but by the 37th minute they were on level terms thanks to Alex Coffey and Anthony Cournane (f) both finding the range. However, credit to Templenoe they regrouped and a white flag from Sean Sheehan helped settle the nerves and then Templenoe were awarded penalty after a foul in the square. Stephen O’Sullivan stepped up and duly put the ball in St Marys net. Minutes later young Ciaran Crowley popped up from defence to score his first point in the county senior league to put the hosts 2-06 to 0-07 ahead 47 minutes in.
It was looking good for Templenoe at this stage, but St Marys had other ideas. The visitors had a late surge that saw them reel in Templenoe’s lead point by point to draw level again by the 64th minute, with Muiris Fitzgerald, Alex Coffey, Declan Keating (2) and Anthony Cournane all contributing. It made for a frantic finished with Templenoe losing Daniel Crowley to a black card, but just when it looked like there would be time for no more Tempenoe’s Colin Crowley drew a free from about 45 metres out for which Ronan Clifford was dismissed. Aidan Crowley struck the free and appeared to have both the distance and the accuracy only to drop short at the last moment, but luckily for the hosts Sean Sheehan rose the highest to fist the ball over the bar to bag the hosts a full share of the spoils after yet another close ending.
Final Score: Templenoe 2-07, St Marys 0-12.
Scorers:
Templenoe: Stephen O’Sullivan 1-02 (1-00p), Daniel Crowley 1-00, Sean Sheehan 0-02,Aidan Crowley 0-01, Tom Spillane 0-01, Ciaran Crowley 0-01.
St Marys: Anthony Cournane 0-03 (3f), Sean Cournane 0-02 (1f), Muiris Fitzgerald 0-02,Alex Coffey 0-02, Declan Keating 0-02, Ben O’Donoghue 0-01.Teams:
Templenoe: Mark Looney, Michael Hallissey, Kieran O’Neill, John Rice, Ciaran Crowley,Joseph Sheehan, Martin Reilly, Sean Sheehan, Tom Spillane, Aidan Crowley, PatrickClifford, John Moriarty, Stephen O’Sullivan, Colin Crowley, Daniel Crowley.
subs used: hugh granville, jason o’shea.
St marys: mike daly, oisin moran, darragh o’sullivan, darren casey, patrick cournane,conor o’shea, mark quigley, kieran o’driscoll, alex coffey, mark o’shea, anthonycournane, muiris fitzgerald, ben o’donoghue, jack daly, sean cournane.
subs used: declan keating, cillian o’connell, ronan clifford.
