Fr. Tom Burke’s 1-17 Galway 2-8
On Saturday evening Tom’s came through a tough encounter
against a Galway team that stuck to their task and kept it interesting to the
end. It took a late goal from Ciaran
Moore for Tom’s nerves to settle and secure the points.
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| Fr. Tom's came through against a battling Galway side. |
Most of the first half scoring came from Tom’s. Seamus Higgins and James Dooley did well
manning the rearguard for Tom’s, while at the other end of the field it was
Jack Goulding, Niall McCarthy, and Fran Keenan adding to the tally on the
scoreboard. Galway got some hope with a
goal that Shane Jordan doubled on to drive into the net, and points from Enda
Feeney made it a 1-2 to 0-9 Tom’s half time advantage.
The teams traded points to open the second half, Ciaran Morrissey
hitting the mark for Galway and Goulding, along with Niall McCarthy, for
Tom’s. After Sean Og Somers pointed, a
second Galway goal came courtesy of James Terrell. The game took on a whole new complexion
following the goal as there was a heightened sense of urgency on each side, and
the Galway efforts picked up.
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| Galway juniors came up just a little short of a result on Saturday. |
Morrissey hit a massive point for Galway, and shortly
afterwards could have had a goal, driving the ball over rather than under the
bar. With the difference between the
teams narrowed to a single point, Goulding hit a fine score, and a much needed
one for Tom’s at the time. Tom’s opened
their lead to four points with a handful of minutes left, and after James
Terrell reduced the gap to a single score, Moore’s injury time goal put Tom’s
nerves at ease.
Tom’s: Chris
O’Donoghue, James Dooley, Paddy Flynn, Kevin Burke, Seamus Higgins, Sean Og
Somers, Niall McCarthy, Cian Moore, Fran Keenan, Gary Kelly, Liam Moore, Jack
Martin, Jack Goulding.
Galway: Ray Grealish,
Seamus Loftus, David Lynch, James Terrell, Trevor Lee, Mike Lennon, Dan
O’Leary, Ciaran Morissey, David Laurden, Paul Dwyer, Enda Feeney, Cian
Clifford, Shane Jordan.
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