Connemara Gaels vs Shannon Blues
Sunday June 29th 12:30pm
Connemara Gaels 1-15 | Shannon Blues 1-10
The midday heat in Canton set the stage for a tightly contested senior championship clash between Connemara Gaels and Shannon Blues.
The Blues got off the mark first with a free from Cian Purcell, but Gaels were quick to respond. Jack Lynch won a kickout to launch an attack that ended with Cian McMahon pointing to level matters. Cathal Ryan added one soon after, and Gaels led 0-3 to 0-1.
The Blues hit back in style. Jordan Kissane burst through the middle and found the back of the net, putting the Blues into the lead, 1-1 to 0-3. Gaels responded immediately. Eoin Bagnall curled over a 2-pointer off his right, then followed with a free to restore the Gaels’ advantage.
Shortly after, Cian Folan raised a green flag for the Gaels. McMahon and Folan added points to extend the gap, leaving the Gaels up by 7 at the break.
Half-time: Connemara Gaels 1-8 | Shannon Blues 1-1
Bagnall opened the second half with a pointed free to stretch the lead to eight. Kissane replied with a point for the Blues, but Cathal Ryan had one of his own at the other end to maintain the gap.
Greg Horan added a 2-pointer for the Blues that reduced the margin to six, but the Gaels hit back with two more points, McMahon from play and Bagnall with another free.
The Blues then added 3 more points, coming from Gavin Connolly, Kissane, and a free from Rian O’Sullivan which brought them within five, 1-12 to 1-7.
Gaels Sean O’Leary split the posts before Ryan Caffrey fisted one over. The Blues were not giving up. Kissane won a kickout and set up a point for Michael McSorley, while Connolly added another point, using a dummy hop to open the space for his shot.
The Gaels went looking for a second goal to kill it, but were denied by a good save from Nik Albarron in the Blues goal. The Blues kept pressing but the Gaels’ defense were not letting them in.
A final point from Blues Rian O’Sullivan closed the scoring of the day, resulting in a 5 point win for Gaels.
Full-time: Connemara Gaels 1-15 | Shannon Blues 1-10
Teams & Scorers
Connemara Gaels:
Stephen Murray, Adam Fallon, Dara Curran, Jack Lynch, Dara O’Callaghan, Ryan Caffrey (0-1), Dylan Murtagh, Cathal Ryan (0-2), Sean O’Leary (0-1), Cian McMahon (0-3), Gavin Horan, Cian Folan (1-1), Eoin Bagnall (0-6, x1 2-pointer)
Shannon Blues:
Nik Albarron, Ryan Nugent, Conor Johnston, Ryan O’Donnell, Gavin Connolly (0-2), Calum McClorey, David Ciuciu, Greg Horan (0-2, x1 2pointer), Simon Murphy, Jordan Kissane (1-2), Conor Fitzgerald, Joshua Flynn, Cian Purcell (0-1)
Subs: Rian O’Sullivan (0-2), Michael McSorley (0-1)
Referee: Anthony Coyne
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