SENIOR FOOTBALL. Austin Stacks 4-6 (18); Dr. Crokes 2-17 (23).
We got off to the best of starts in this round 6 game of the Co. League played in Connolly Park on this Saturday evening (6th May). Inside the 2nd minute Greg Horan won the kick-out, found team captain Shane O’Callaghan who passed to Seán Quilter and Seán blasted to the net for a brilliant goal. But gradually Crokes recovered and by the 8th minute had equalized with three good points. Within minutes they went ahead with a goal and a point. We reduced their lead to the minimum with our second goal of the game in the 16th minute by Shane O’Callagahn after a brilliant long-ranged ball from Barry Shanahan. Crokes then went on to score five points in succession before a brilliant Greg Horan goal, followed by a long-ranged point from Seán Quilter. Crokes pointed again on the stroke of half-time to leave them ahead at the break by three points (1-10 to 3-1).
We did slightly better in the second half – scoring eight points to ten for the opposition – but it was not enough to secure victory. Points from Seán Quilter (2), Donagh McKivergan and Colm Browne and a goal and a point by Shane O’Callaghan was our contribution during this half, which left the game ending in a five points victory for the visitors.
The result leaves us still in 8th position on the League table but that could change after the coming week-end when the remaining five round 6 games are played. Dingle, who are our opponents in round 7 to be played on the week-end after next (w/e 21st May), are away to Ballymac in this round 6 game and they still have their postponed round 5 game to play, at home to Legion which has not been fixed as we write.
after the game Colm Browne was selected as our Celsius Menswear MOTM.
Team: Ben Quilter, Colm Browne (0-1), Barry Shanahan, Niall Fitzmaurice, Jack Murphy, Paul O’Sullivan, Eoghan Carroll, Michael O’Donnell), Michael O’Gara, Greg Horan (1-0), Donagh McKivergan (0-1), Fiachna Mangan, Seán Quilter (1-3 – two frees), Shane O’Callaghan (2-1 – one free), Shane Carroll.
Subs used: Shane Bastible (35m), Conor Myers (43m), Luke Casey (52m), Noah Townsend (56m).
all photographs by Adrienne Mc Loughlin
