By Alana Loftus
Galway Boston took on Aidan McAnespies on Sunday last in the Boston GAA men’s senior
football championship. McAnespies kicked off the game with three impressive scores, one after the other. Eoin
Gormley (11) bagged the first point of the game, followed by a goal from Ruairí
Gormley (8) within the first three minutes. Shortly after, Darragh Lyne (9)
scored another point. All three scores were consecutive and set the tone for
the first half.
A free for Galway taken by Reece Burke (12) secured their first score of the game. Determined to put them back in the race, the next two scores were also acquired by Burke (12), whose impressive scoring record proved his worth as a newcomer.
McAnespies number 10, Rory Brolly, bagged them
another point.
The Galway full forward line was relentless with goal efforts
and tried repeatedly to get past McAnespies goalie Marc Kelliher, but to no avail. Kelliher made two remarkable saves.
McAnespie's Robbie Croft (13) scored a point
which was matched by a point from Galway’s number 13, Nathan Grainge. Grainge
banked a number of points for the Galway team, scoring three in a number of
minutes. McAnespies goalie held strong, protecting the
goal from yet another attack from Galway’s full forward line. A point for
McAnespies number 8, Ruairí Gormley, was
followed by one from Galway’s number 13, Grainge. Scoring alternated back and
forth for much of the first half. Grainge, Galway’s top scorer of the match,
bagged two more points putting the teams at a draw
for the first time. Reece Burke (12) was taken off after suffering an injury
and replaced by number 15, Patrick Darcy.
Two more points from McAnespies 10, Rory Brolly and 12, Robbie Croft put them back in the lead. Galway’s number 15 (substitute) scored a point to finish the half with 1 point between them and a score of Galway 0-10 to McAnespies 1-08.
McAnespies
number 10, Brolly, secured the first score of the second half. A second attempt
at a score hit the post. Galway’s Grainge (13) made a tremendous run, dodging several
of McAnespies
defenders, and finishing with a swift pass to Flaherty (10) who handpassed it
over the bar.
After a brief recess on the sideline, McAnespies
put Robbie Croft back into the game, and he within seconds he had scored
another point. Just after that, McAnespies
number 8, Ruairí Gormley widened the gap after getting a goal that increased
their lead. After receiving a black card, McAnespies
number 9, Darragh Lyne waited out his sinbin pacing the sideline and heading
back out onto the field the second it was over.
Galway substitute, Danny Burke, scored a point and another
followed from Grainge, whose scoring statistics far outweighed those of anyone
else on the field.
Skilled passing between Croft (12), Lyne (9) and McAnespies
sub number 15, who buried the ball in the net. Tensions were high at this
point, and a scuffle near the Galway goal resulted in a 2nd yellow and
subsequently, red card for McAnespies
number 6, Tiernan McSkean. The referee also gave a black card to Galway’s
number 13, Grainge, whose sinbin cost Galway serious scoring chances. The free
taken by Conor Flaherty (10) lifted Galway’s spirits. Conor Flanaghan (11)
followed up with a point from play and Patrick Moylan, who came on as a
substitute, finished the game with a goal for Galway, but their efforts could
not bridge the gap. The game finished with a final score of McAnespies
3-13 to Galway 2-14.
McAnespie’sMcAnespies:
1. Marc Kelliher
2. Conor Brady
3. Caolan Harvey
4. Ruairí Scott
5. Ben McDonnell
6. Tiernan McSkean
7. Steve Ward
8. Ruairí Gormley
9. Darragh Lyne
10. Rory Brolly
11. Eoin Gormley
12. Robbie Croft
13. Shane Pettit
Galway:
1. Jamie Kelly
2. Dara Whelan
3. Anthony Keating
4. Kieran O’Dwyer
5. Stephen White
6. Michael Moylan
7. Eoin Morrissey
8. Connell Dempsey
9. Jordan Muldoon
10. Conor Flaherty
11. Conor Flanagan
12. Reece Burke
13. Nathan Grainge
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