Templenoe 1-18, Na Gaeil 1-02
Following on from last week’s win over St Pats, Templenoe were again playing at home. This time against Na Gaeil in the second round of the Castleisland Co-Op County Junior Football Championship. And again like the previous week the match was played in splendid weather with a slight breeze blowing across the field.
Templenoe got off to a quick start and after five minutes had already notched up 1-02 on the scoreboard. The goal scored by Killian Spillane after he fetched a long pass from Teddy Doyle. Kieran O’Donovan scored a good long range point for the visitors, but Templenoe followed with two frees from Killian Spillane and Teddy Doyle.
Darragh Carmody pointed Na Gaeil’s second score with a free, in a period where the visitors were playing some good football but were kicking some poor wides.
Templenoe extended their advantage when a good long ball from Sean Sheehan found Adrian Spillane who slipped a pass to Teddy Doyle for a very well worked point. On the 22nd minute the scoreline read Templenoe 1-05, Na Gaeil 0-02.
In the final five minutes of the half, Killian Spillane kicked three great points in a row, and again followed with the last point of the half to leave Templenoe in control on a scoreline of Templenoe 1-09, Na Gaeil 0-02.
The second half continued much like the first half, and on the 45th minute, Templenoe led on a scoreline of Templenoe 1-14, Na Gaeil 0-02. The pick of the scores was a left legged point from Cian Hallissey from distance, but during this period Na Gaeil continued to enjoy good possession, but their shooting left them down.
The corner forward for Na Gaeil, Mike Griffin, shot a goal, but their following few attacks yielded no more scores. Templenoe chipped in with a few more points and advanced to the semi-final of the County Senior Football Championship on a score of Templenoe 1-18, Na Gaeil 1-02.
Templenoe Scorers: Killian Spillane 1-07, Teddy Doyle 0-02, Shane Cremin 0-02, Adrian Spillane 1-02, Cian Hallissey 0-01, Stephen O’Sullivan 0-01, John Spillane 0-01, Josh Holland 0-01, John Rice 0-01
Templenoe Team: Anthony Sheehan, Daniel O’Neill, John Spillane, Mike Hallissey, Patrick Clifford, Tadgh Morley, Gavin Crowley, Sean Sheehan, Cian Hallissey, Teddy Doyle, Danny Cahalane, Shane Cremin, Stephen O’Sullivan, Adrian Spillane, Killian Spillane
Subs: John Rice, Kieran O’Neill, Josh Holland, Jonathan Egan, John Moriarity
Na Gaeil Scorers: Mike Griffin 1-00, Kieran O’Donovan 0-01, Darragh Carmody 0-01.
Na Gaeil Team: Tim Culloty, Paul Daly, Kieran Dineen, Darragh Sheehy, Andrew Barry, Seamus O’Neill, Kieran O’Donovan, Dan O’Connor, Jack Barry, Rob Murphy, Dave Culloty, Ian McCarthy, Darragh Carmody, Jamie Lohan, Mike Griffin.
Subs: Eoin Walsh, Mike Collins, Shane Fitzgerald, Dylan Seymour, Shane Carey
