Gneeveguilla v Austin Stacks
Date: 21/06/26
Venue: Gneeveguilla
Throw In 2-00pm
Stacks had a twenty point victory over a disappointing Gneeveguilla in this penultimate round of the the County league.
Played in summary conditions Stacks had their opening point after 16 seconds from the boot of Ronan Carroll and Luke Casey
added another inside the first minute.
Connie O’Connor and Paul O’Leary with points from the home tied the scores after five minutes. Damien Cronin and Ronan Carroll
traded points, Eoin Rahilly had the home side back in front but Conor Horan from a free made it 4 points each after eleven minutes.
Oisin O’Leary with a point had the home side ahead but that was as good as it got as Stacks hit a purple patch with points from Cian Purcell,
Ryan O’Driscoll with a two pointer,Ronan Carroll and Cian again leaving four points between the sides after twenty minutes.
Fiachna Mangan and Shane Callaghan increased the lead with points and then Stacks had two in a row goals from Ryan O’Driscoll after
being put through from a Luke Casey pass and repeated the dose two minutes later after an interchange of passes with Shane with twenty four minutes gone on the Clock.
Ronan Carroll got goal number three from a Conor Horan pass and shortly after Ronan landed a forty five and just before the short whistle Paul O’Leary pointed a free.
Half Time Gneeveguilla 0-6 Austin Stacks 3-12
Ronan Carroll like the first half had a point after thirty five seconds followed shortly after by a Ryan O’Driscoll free. Paul O’Leary with a two pointer free
and Shane Crowley with another made it a thirteen point game.
Back came Stacks with four unanswered points from Cian Purcell,Ronan Carroll,Shane Calla and a Ryan free making it 3-16 to 0-10 after seventeen minutes.
Paraic Finnegan with a two pointer free was the home sides last score as Stacks finished strongly with points from Gavin Casey and the returning Paul O’Sullivan sandwiched in between a Ronan Carroll daisy cutter to the net.
Full Time Gneeveguilla 0-12 Austin Stacks 4-12
Austin Stacks Team: Ben Quilter,Colin Griffin Capt,Sean Og Brosnan,Joey Nagle,Jack O’Shea,Luke Casey (0-1),Eogha Carroll,Michael O’Donnell,Ronan Carroll (2-6,1/45),Gavin Casey (0-1),Conor Horan (0-1f),Fiachna Mangan (0-1),
Shane O’Callaghan (0-2),Cian Purcell (0-3),Ryan O’Driscoll (2-4,1x2pt,1f).
Subs Fionnan Ryan for Jack O’Shea,Jake Carmody for Shane O’Callaghan,
Paul O’Sullivan (0-1) for Colin Griffin,David Fitzmaurice for Michael O’Donnell,
Sean Heaslip for Gavin Casey
Gneeveguilla Team: Pa Riordan,Owen Fitzgerald,Damien Cronin (0-1),Jamie O’Sullivan,Padraig O’Connor,Ciaran Cremin,Kevin Coughlan,Paul O’Leary Capt (0-4,1x2ptf,1f),Sean Finnegan,Eoin Rahilly (0-1),Pa Brosnan,Connie O’Connor (0-1),Shane Crowley (0-2pt),Paraic Finnegan (0-2ptf),Oisin O’Leary (0-1).
Subs Liam Brosnan for Ciaran Cremin,David O’Leary for Paul O’Leary,Paudie O’Leary for Eoin Rahilly,Evan Cronin for Oisin O’Leary,Conlin O’Leary for Sean Finnegan.
Referee Gerry Kelliher Beaufort
NB*** Congratulations on Jack O’Shea making his 80th League Appearance,Sean Heaslip & Jake Carmody making their Senior League Debut.
