Portland 3-2 Worcester 4-14
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| The Worcester Hurlers made a significant statement Saturday afternoon. |
Worcester and Portland each made the journey to the Irish Cultural
Center in Canton Mass.
for their junior C clash on the main field.
Defending champions Worcester came away with a convincing win, and in
doing so sent a clear signal about their intent to reclaim the Northeast
championship. The men from down the
Mass. Pike proved to be too strong for their opponents and were on top from
start to finish. Corner forward, Liam
Kelly, completed a hat trick early in the second half, and Worcester's half back line was on top of
everything that came their way.
Worcester
built up a formidable lead over the course of the first 30 minutes. Kelly looked dangerous with the ball in his
hand, and at the tail end of the half accounted for 2 well taken goals. Seamus Shaughnessy in the middle of the field
saw plenty of the ball, while the half back line of Timmy Jackson, Dan
Swetland, and Tom Lind did tremendous work to keep most of the play headed in
the direction of the Portland
goal. Points were converted by
Shaughnessy, Kelly, and Cian Clifford for Worcester
as they built a 10 point lead. Portland battled to try and make something happen, and
forced Worcester
goalkeeper, Aidan O'Shea, to earn his corn on a few occasions. Aidan O'Brien accounted for Portland's only score of the half with a
booming 65. Chances fell to Joel
Wezowicz and Matt Anderson to net for Portland. O'Shea was up to the task for Wezowicz's shot
and Anderson
just missed the far post late in the half.
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| Portland Hurling Club made the trip to Canton, but faced a formidable foe in Worcester. |
The second half began as the first ended, with 2 Worcester goals. The first came from a Mike Dufalt tip off a
Seamus Shaughnessy shot, and the second from Kelly to complete his hat
trick. Portland continued to fight on and their
efforts were eventually rewarded with a penalty that was expertly converted by
Aidan O'Brien. Wezowicz and Alan McGrath
each scored late consolation goals for Portland
as the game wound down, though at that stage the game was beyond the Mainers. So, a successful outing to the ICC for Worcester as they stay on
track to claim a final berth come late August.
Worcester: A. O'Shea, L. Lagorce, M. Dufrane, T.
Jackson, S. Swetland, T. Lind, C. Clifford, Sean Shaughnessy, M. O'Connor,
Seamus Shaughnessy, K. O'Connor, M. Default, L. Kelly. Portland: JJ Twohig, J. Gormley, A. McGrath, M.
Gormley, A. O'Brien, D. Adams, L. Maher, J.
Clifford, B. WIlliams, T. Schneider, J. Wezowicz, M. Anderson, E. Burns.
By Rory O'Donnell
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