Sunday 27th April 2025
Kerry GAA Credit Union County League Division 5
Austin Stacks B v Lispole
Venue; Connolly Park
Throw-in; 2-00pm
Bs refuse to lose to Lispole
Two goals in the final ten minutes keeps our B team’s faint hopes of promotion alive against a Lispole side who looked for the most part that they would cruise to victory.
Once again, the team was reduced to the minimum quota of fifteen players as a number of cry-offs, injuries and unavailability’s gave the team little chance of success. Playing against a strong wind in the first half Lispole dominated proceedings leading by a single point 8-7 at the break.
Players; notably Bobby Bryne, Luke Chester, John Murphy; broke down but refused to leave their team short and played on. Brian Horgan, with a string of fine saves kept the rock in the game and led by Ruairi O’Connell and Dean Scanlon the Rock never gave up.
Midfield pairing Cian Dillane and Dave Lucid led the charge in the 2nd half brilliantly back up by the high fielding Dara Barry Walsh and Ciaran Kavanagh, Evan Foley, Daragh Moriarty and Dan O’Rourke once again going deep having played with C team in Spa Friday night.
Selector Seamus Bastible had to come on to keep numbers even and hopes alive and when veteran Pat McCarthy goaled in the 55th the Rock believed. Damien Hogan, a thorn in Lispole side throughout, was fouled and made no mistake from the spot and another McCarthy point leveled the game.
The point puts us in fifth position having won two lost two and drawn from our opening five game of the eleven-game series. Next up is St Michaels Foilmore on May 11th.
Team-Brian Horgan, Ciaran Kavanagh, Ruairi O’Connell, John Murphy, Luke Chester, Bobby Bryne, Dara Barry Walsh, Cian Dillane, Dave Lucid, Evan Foley, Dean Scanlan, Daniel O’Rourke, Dara Moriarty, Damien Hogan, Pat McCarthy. Sub Seamus Bastible (50mins).
Man of the Match-Dave Lucid.
