Wolfe Tones 0-13 Shannon Blues 0-14
There was no shortage of drama when the Tones and Blues
clashed in the final game of the day.
The Tones got out of the gates strong to begin the game, and again to
begin the second half, but the Blues worked extremely hard to close down the
spaces and deny the Tones room to work the ball. Steven Coogan's free taking kept the eventual
winners in it over the first 30 minutes, and there were late game heroics as
Darren Wallace pointed twice in the final minutes for the Blues to record a big
win.
It was a tough battle between the Blues and Tones. |
Wolfe Tones opened up an early 4 point lead. Lee Carr accounted for one score from a free
and a second from play. Marty Farrell
and John Ross Bodkin added 2 more as the Tones overran the Blues defences in
the early going. It would not last
however. James Walsh opened the Blues
account with a point and through determined defensive work, the Blues got
themselves back into the game.
The Tones found it hard to move the ball out of their own
half as the Blues hassled and harried, forcing the Tones to cough up
possession. Steven Coogan's steady free
taking accounted for 3 points as the Tones were forced to foul when the Blues
broke. With 3 more from play, the Blues
found themselves in a 2 point half time lead.
The second half was as tightly contested as the first. Once again the Tones got off to a flying
start. Four points on the trot had the
Tones in a 2 point lead, and once again, the Blues dug in and got back into
it. Things became scrappy as Jason Long
had to issue a number of yellow cards.
One score had an air of controversy.
Shane Kavanagh's looping shot was initially called wide, but after
reconsideration was judged a score - which leveled the game at 9 points
each.
Denis McElligott gets a shot off for the Blues. |
Marty Farrell's free with 4 minutes left had the Tones
ahead, but points from David Clifford and two from Darren Wallace put the Blues
two to the good. Clifford capitalized on
a slack free kick out of the Tones defence, while Wallace pointed following a
run from Ciaran Byrnes. Wallace pointed
again to make it a two point lead in injury time. The Tones had a chance to steal the win, but
Michael O'Brien fired over the bar from a tight angle. A huge win for the Blues, while the Tones
will be back at the drawing board to try and figure out the formula for success.
Blues: C. Wallace, S. Kelly, C. Long, T. Wallace, D.
McElligott, C. Moriarty, C. Byrnes, J. Walsh, D. Clifford, S. Kavanagh, S.
Moriarty, S. Coogan, D. Wallace.
Tones: C. Hynes, G. Scanlon, S.
O'Hagan, S. Higgins, K. Clarke, M. O'Brien, G. Brilly, C. Talty, D. McVeety, M.
Farrell, C. Carr, J. R. Bodkin, L. Carr.
By Rory O'Donnell
1 comment:
Hi,
Is there any chance of league tables?
Thanks for the reports: as always great quality.
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