Wolfe Tones 1-17 Aidan McAnespies 3-10
The most exciting game of the day was saved till last when
the Tones and McAnespies met in a game that neither side wanted to lose. There were goals, missed chances, and about
as close a finish as you could imagine.
In the end, in spite of throwing away 2 golden opportunities at netting
in the second half, Wolfe Tones did just about enough to overcome their arch
rivals and claim the two points.
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| It was all action between Macs and Tones Sunday. |
The Tones had a slight edge over their opponents for most of
the first half. Collie Carr and Gary
Brilly made an early statement of intent, combining for a point right off the
throw in. Barry McShea, playing in the
unfamiliar position of wing forward, added a second. McAnespies had an ace in the hole however, in
the form of corner forward Liam Boland.
Boland netted early in the half after getting around his marker, Kian
Cleere. The Tones shook off the setback
well however. Points came from Brilly,
McShea, Carr, and Marty Farrell to restore the lead as the men in blue played
the better football and looked a little stronger throughout the field. McAnespies were not going to lie down to
their rivals, and kept the scoreboard ticking over with points from Jonathan
McGourty and Boland. With half time
approaching and just a point in it, the Tones goaled through John Ross
Bodkin. The corner forward fooled
everyone with a neat left foot finish after being supplied by Darren
Maguire. So, at the break it was a 1-8
to 1-4 Tones lead.
The second half started as the first had ended. Farrell and Bodkin put 2 quick points over
the bar and it started to look as though the McAnespie goose was about to be
cooked. Well, anybody who has been
around knows that in a game between these 2 teams, that is an unlikely
scenario. Boland popped up again to bang in a second goal following an
excellent pass from Niall Gallen, and McAnespies proceeded to turn the deficit
into a 2 point lead with points following from Boland, Gareth McAlinden, and
Sean O'Kane. In the meantime, the Tones
missed 2 golden chances to possibly put the game away. Willie Milner and Collie Carr each had the
goal yawning in front of them, but snatched at the opportunity, and McAnespie
supporters breathed again with each miss.
It was to and fro at this point, Farrell and Bodkin took their points to
level affairs with 10 minutes to go.
After Bodkin put the Tones a point to the good, McAnspies struck with a
third goal. This time Boland was the
provider for McGourty, and the Leitrim man could not miss. Carr and Milner leveled the game again with a
point each as the anticipation and excitement grew around Canton .
With the game well into injury time it seemed as though each team might
escape with a point, but not so as time kept going. Collie Donnelly put McAnespies ahead in the
added minutes, but there was time for the Tones to level through Farrell, and
then go ahead with a winning point from none other than Barry McShea. A thrilling end to a great game, and for now
at least, the Tones are the ones with the bragging rights.
Macs: P. Coakley, B.
Smith, M. Bogue, N. Gallen, P. Daly, S. McAleer, C. Donnelly, J. McGourty, G.
McAlinden, M. Campion, E. Hamill, L. Boland, S. O'Kane. Tones:
C. Hynes, G. Scanlon, K. Cleere, D. Maguire, G. Lenihan, M. O'Brien, C.
McCarthy, G. Brilly, B. McShea, W. Milner , C.
Carr, M. Farrell, JR Bodkin.
By Rory O'Donnell
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