MINOR FOOTBALL: Keel/Listry 0-1; Austin Stacks 1-14.
Not since 2014 when the likes of Jack Morgan, Michael O’Donnell and Jack O’Shea were on the team did our Minors chalk up such a win. That April day nine years ago they held their opposition scoreless. On this Saturday afternoon (4th March) in Keel our boys held their opponents scoreless from play – their only score coming from a pointed free in the 3rd minute of the second half. And it wasn’t that the opposition were playing poorly. Every time they attacked they looked dangerous but time after time our boys turned over the attacks. We lead by eight points to no score at half time with seven differed players getting on the score sheet.
Both sides had a point each inside the opening three minutes of the second half with Ryan O’Driscoll scoring ours just 23 seconds after the resumption. We then dominated the remainder of the game adding a further goal and five points, Ryan our goal scorer.
Team: Steven Conway, Pádraig O’Halloran (0-1), Donnacha Horgan, Ciarán Kavanagh, Seán Heaslip, Seán Óg Brosnan, Alex Tuohy (0-1), Fionnán Ryan (0-1), Daniel Kirby (Capt) (0-1), Calvin Casey (0-2), Ronan Carroll (0-2), Thomas Deregee, Ryan O’Driscoll (1-4 – two frees), Cormac Bastible (0-1), David Lucid.
Subs used: Jake O’Connor (ht), Jack Barrett (39m) Liam O’Connell (43m), Thomas O’Connell 43m) (0-1), Barry Nagle (52m).
We now have home games in the next two rounds against Kenmare/Shamrocks in round 4 (now switched to Wednesday, 15th March at 6.30pm) and against An Ghaeltacht in the 5th round the day after St. Patrick’s Day while we still await a decision on our opening round tie against Legion which did not take place.