Wolfe Tones 2-11 Christopher's 3-10
There was a twist at the end of a very exciting game with
Christopher's overturning 50 minutes of great work by the Wolfe Tones in the
space of the final 10 minutes. The Tones
played with a purpose and got some great performances from Danny Egan and
Cormac Joyce-Power, as well as Jamie Ginou in the half back line, but
Christopher's dug deep in the final 10 minutes.
After two goals, one somewhat fortunate, the men in red and black saw
the chance to steal the game and steal it they did with a Chris Brady injury
time goal.
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| The meat in the sandwich: The Tones were undone by a late Christopher's push to deny the South Boston men their first points of the season. |
The Tones forward line was buzzing in the first half and
netted twice thanks to some hard work and support play. At center forward Danny Egan had plenty of
options. The first goal came after the
Kildare man was shoved from behind in the penalty box. Egan took the penalty himself and hit the
back of the net with authority. The
second came when Marty Farrell was found on the overlap and the Down man hit the
far corner of the net. Though they
looked a little short on ideas going forward, Christopher's picked away at the
points with what chances they had.
Michael Quinlivan accounted for three, Dan Kenneally, Mark Delaney, and substitute
Paddy Manning one each. While the Tones
added four points to their two goals there were some missed opportunities to
make their advantage count. At the break
it was 2-4 to 0-6 in the Tones favour.
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| Marty Farrell nets the Tones second goal late in the first half. |
The Tones took the game by the scruff of the neck shortly
after the restart. The big players
stepped up, Danny Egan at center forward was full of running and Cormac Joyce-Power
looked strong in the middle of the field.
The Tones outscored Christopher's five points to two and with 15 minutes
left held a commanding seven point lead.
Christopher's looked dead on their feet and it appeared that the heat
had taken its toll on some key players.
They stuck with it however, and tried to turn the tide with a couple of
switches. Paudie Kenneally was taken out
of goals to the forward line for GervaseToner, Toner was moved to goalkeeping
duties. Older brother Dan moved from
corner forward to a more central position in the middle of the field. The Tones pulled Dan McCabe, a surprising
move since the Down man was very involved in the game.
Shortly thereafter, the complexion of the game
changed, and all in space of a minute.
Goals from Gary O'Leary and another from Chris Brady a minute later
erased almost all of the Tones good work.
O'Leary scored after being played through by Quinlivan, and Brady pulled
on a ball after a defensive lapse. With
10 minutes left it was a one point game, and the spectators were now on the
edge of their seats for a possible unlikely finish. Danny Egan put a free over, but then
Christopher's leveled the game with a point from O'Leary and another from Brady
on 30 minutes. It looked as though Egan
had put the matter to bed with a well taken point, but it was Christopher's who
had the final say with a third goal 2 minutes into injury time. Chris Murphy made a big run from his own full
back line and went unchallenged for half the length of the field. The ball ended up with Brady through
Quinlivan. Brady made no mistake with
his low shot. As it billowed the back of
the net it was disbelief from the men in blue.
Two points for Christopher's to bring their tally to three points from 2
games, and the Tones still looking to get off the mark.
Tones: C. Hynes, S.
O'Hagan, B. McShea, C. Boyle (0-1), S. Higgins, J. Ginoud (0-1), C. Joyce-Power
(0-1), J. Kelly, M. Farrell (1-0), D. Egan (1-7), M. O'Brien, D. McCabe (0-1),
M. Kelly. Christopher's: P. Kenneally, C. Murphy, C. Lordan, C.
Davies, M. Mennis, E. O'Neill, M. Delaney (0-1), G. O'Leary (1-1), C. Brady
(2-1), G. Toner, J. Horgan, M. Quinlivan (0-5), D. Kenneally (0-1). Sub: P. Manning (0-1).
By Rory O'Donnell
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