Credit Union County Senior Football League, Division 2, Round 11.
Na Gaeil, 2-07, Templenoe 0-13
Templenoe travelled to Tralee to take on Na Gaeil in the last round of this year’s County Senior Football League. With both teams already secure in their status in the division, and no opportunity of promotion on offer, there was a lack of jeopardy affecting the proceedings. Despite this both teams served up a good display of football.
Templenoe had the aid of the breeze in the first half which really affected the scoring into town end of the pitch. There was a number of early misses by both teams before Colin Crowley opened the scoring for Templenoe with a point. Soon after Jack Bourke pounced on a ball that was not properly dealt with by Templenoe to burst through and score a goal for Na Gaeil. Templenoe responded over the next ten minutes with two more points which also featured a great save by Devon Burns of Na Gaeil from a Stephen O’Sullivan one on one attack.
Dara Devine scored Na Gaeil’s only point from play on the 18th minute. The remaining minutes of the half saw Templenoe scores from Colin Crowley, Aidan Crowley, Mark Casey and Sean Sheehan. Stephen O’Sullivan slotted the last point of the half to leave Templenoe leading of a scoreline of Templenoe 0-08, Na Gaeil 1-01
Templenoe seemed to adapt better to the windy conditions in the second half than Na Gaeil and Aidan Crowley kicked the first point of the half. Both teams swapped points from Sean O’Connor and John Moriarty before Lorcan Seymour added another point for the home team. Stephen O’Sullivan pointed two on the trot which gave Templenoe a bit of comfort at the halfway point of the half.
The final fifteen minutes saw Na Gaeil pull in closer through scores from Dara Devine (2) and Eoghan Daly. A pivotal moment on the twenty fifth minute saw Aidan Crowley through on goal but again like the first half, keeper Devon Burns made a great save to keep Templenoe out. Na Gaeil swept the resulting ball down the field and won a free on the thirty yard mark. Unfortunately they could not capitalize on this with a score.
Sean Sheehan pointed Templenoe’s last score of the match on the twenty eight minute mark to leave three points between the sides. Na Gaeil had not really threatened the Templenoe goal in the second half but a fast paced move found Damien Bourke unattended on the square to finish the ball to the net.
Templenoe had one last attack to grasp victory but it resulted in a wide. The final whistle saw a draw with a score on Na Gaeil 2-07, Templenoe 0-13
Templenoe Scorers: Stephen O’Sullivan 0-04, Aidan Crowley 0-03, Sean Sheehan 0-02, Colin Crowley 0-01, Daniel Crowley 0-01, Mark Casey 0-01, John Moriarty 0-01
Na Gaeil Scorers: Dara Devine 0-04, Jack Bourke 1-00, Damien Bourke 1-00, Sean O’Connor 0-01, Lorcan Seymour 0-01, Eoghan Daly 0-01
Templenoe Team: Mark Looney, Mike Hallissey, Kieran O’Neill, Mark Casey, Ciaran Crowley, Joseph Sheehan, Martin Reilly, Sean Sheehan, Micheal F O’Connor, John Moriarty, Colin Crowley, Kieran McCarthy, Stephen O’Sullivan, Aidan Crowley, Daniel Crowley:
Sub: Hugh Granville
Na Gaeil Team: Devon Burns, Jimmy O’Sullivan, Eoin Doody, Ryan O’Neill, Luke Barrett, Damien Bourke, Kieran O’Donoghue, Morgan Madden, Jack Doyle, Declan Cooney, Sean O’Connor,, Tadhg Reen, Kieran O’Connor, Dara Devine, Jack Bourke