Aidan McAnespies 1-9 Wolfe
Tones 6-10
Wolfe Tones struck 6 goals in
an emphatic victory over arch rivals Aidan McAnespies and find themselves top
of the table with Donegal after 3 games.
After an evenly contested first half the Tones pulled away in the last
15 minutes of the second with 4 goals. Some
fine kicking by Brian Thornton and a hat trick of goals from Sean Kelly
contributed to another win for the Tones over their nemesis.
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| Brian Thornton on the move again for the Tones |
There were 2 goals between
the sides at the end of the first 30 minutes.
The Tones started and finished the half well, and in between McAnespies
strung together 5 unanswered points.
After the Tones put 2 points over the bar, Sean Kelly hit with a goal to
have the Tones up by 5 inside 10 minutes.
The Tones added to their lead as McAnespies struggled to come to grips
with the game. Additional scores from
Sean Dalton and Thornton had the Tones up by 8 points, 1-6 to a point. Then came the McAnespies run. John Flaherty at center back lifted the side
with some good running on the ball, while Enda Hamill and Tom Tuite also did
well on the half back line. Nigel Regan,
Benny Morgan, Craig Oliver, and Hamill accounted for 5 points between them and
McAnespies were back in touch with just the goal separating the sides. McAnespies suffered a setback at precisely
the wrong time conceding a goal just before half time. A bad kickout went straight into the hands of
Thornton who just had to beat the keeper and the Kilcock man buried the ball. At the break it was the Tones up by 7, 2-7 to
0-6.
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John Flaherty tries to rally his side
and skips past Jonathan Carroll. |
Early in the second half,
McAnespies Shane Lynn and Regan pegged the lead back to 5 points. But after Gavin Walsh pointed for the Tones
Thornton netted with a great finish using the outside of his right boot. Cian McEnroe got the goal right back to keep hopes
alive for the Macs, but the score signaled a flurry of scores for the Tones who
had a strong finish to the game. Thornton pointed twice
with lovely efforts, Shane O'Brien netted a goal after entering the fray, and
Sean Kelly goaled twice late in the half to round out a hat trick. The Tones will face Donegal next week to
determine the top dog in the junior division.
Macs: R. McCrystal,
E. Boland, A. Fearson, T. Tuite, J. Flaherty, E. Hamill (0-1), B. Morgan (0-1),
S. Lynn (0-1), J. McGourty, G. McAlinden, C. Oliver (0-1), N. Regan (0-3), C.
McEnroe (1-2). Tones: C. Malone, B. Egan, K. Gill, P. Collins, K.
O'Regan (0-1), I. McLaughlin, J. Carroll, A. McEnerney, B. Thornton (2-5), G.
Molloy, S. Kelly (3-0), G. Walsh (0-1), S. Dalton. (0-3). Sub: S. O'Brien (1-0).
By Rory O'Donnell
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