6/16/2024 - Intermediate Championship - Connemara Gaels vs Wolfe Tones

By Neil McEnaney

 

Full Time Score:

Connemara Gaels: 0-13

Wolfe Tones: 2-18

 

Both teams were coming into this game on the back of losses and looking to get their first win of the season. It was the Tones who started the brighter and built up an early lead which they never really looked like losing. Gaels were able to work the ball consistently up the field but were just lacking the final ball at times to convert their chances.

 

Darragh Reilly received an early ball and set up Dylan Murtagh who opened the scoring with a goal for the Wolfe Tones. The Tones kept the foot on the gas and raced to to a 1-2 to 0-0 lead with points from Barry O’Connell and Dylan Coyne.

 

Matthew Cooley responded for the Gaels with a well taken point and looked dangerous everytime he got the ball. He broke through for a goal chance but was inches away from finding the net after it rebounded off the post. Barry O’Connell led the attack at the other end for the Tones and finished his day kicking 8 points.

 

Connemara elected to drop a sweeper to try and stop the dangerous Wolfe Tones forwards. They hit the Tones on the break, creating chances, but their final ball was unfortunately lacking at times.

 

Half Time Score:

Connemara Gaels: 0-4

Wolfe Tones: 1-9

 

Wolfe Tones started the second half with a well taken point from Murtagh. They then started going for goal at every opportunity with Mikey Kerr smashing the crossbar before it ricocheted wide. Then Darragh Reilly set up Padraig Diamond for a goal chance but it was well saved by Rory O’Brien in goals. Diamond wasn’t long getting another goal chance and this time gave O’Brien no chance to save it.

 

Connemara Gaels, to their credit, took some great points to narrow the gap through Luke Higgins, Matthew Cooley and Paddy McGee. It was too little too late for the Gaels as Wolfe Tones ran out comfortable winners to pick up their first win of the year.

 

Man of the Match: Barry O’Connell

 

Teams and Scorers:

Connemara Gaels: Rory O’Brien, Keelan Beirne, James Flaherty, AJ McGuire, Michael Coyne, Liam O’Malley, Jayson Hughes, Eoin Boyle (0-3), Jimmy Lowe, Sean Conneely, Luke Higgins (0-3), Patrick McGee (0-1), Matthew Cooley (0-5)

Subs: Eoghan Kelly (0-1)

 

Wolfe Tones: Cormac Joyce Power, Conor Farrell, Jon Foster, Barry McShea (0-1), Josh Carolan, Mikey Kerr, Padraig Diamond (1-0), Mick Quinn, Paddy Maughan, Barry O’Connell (0-8), Dylan Coyne (0-1), Darragh Reilly (0-5), Dylan Murtagh (1-3)

 

Referee: Hudi McKenna