St. Michaels / Nobber collect hard earned points
Sunday October 20th 2019
U-15 FL Division 4. ( 13 aside )
Full time: St. Michaels/Nobber 4-13 (25), Moynalvey/Boardsmill 5-06 (21),
Half time: St. Michaels/Nobber 1-05, Moynalvey/Boardsmill 3-06
The St. Michaels / Nobber combination recovered from a poor first half performance to collect both points in this enthralling contest in Carlanstown on Sunday morning last.
While the teams were very evenly matched, it did not look that way in the opening exchanges as Moynalvey / Boardsmill threatened to raise the green flag every time they went forward and that they did on three occasions in the opening 30 minutes, a tally which could have been greater but for some fine saves from stand-in keeper Jamie Murray.
The visitors were 2-2 up before Jack Moriarty opened the scoring with a goal after 16 minutes play. Moriarty, Conor Owens, Declan Reilly and Gustas Povecivios all pointed before the Moynalvey / Boardsmill side got their next score, a point on 28 minutes, they won the next kick-out and had the ball in the back of the net for their third major as half time approached and they still managed a further two minors before the short whistle to lead by 3-6 to 1-5 at the break. Moriarty finished the half with a pointed free.
JoJo Ogungbe opened the home sides second half account which was quickly followed by a Jakub Bidinski goal, Declan Reilly added 2 points to leave just a point between the sides, however Moynalvey / Boardsmill hit back with their fourth goal for a four point lead. A point followed from Owens before Ogungbe and Bidinski both hit the onion bag for a three point lead for the St. Michaels/Nobber outfit. That lead was short lived as the visitors levelled the match in the 50th minute but some great defending by the home side especially from Jack Griffin Scott Farrell, Colin Condra and Paddy Fitzsimons kept the Moynalvey / Boardsmill side at bay as they failed to score again. Moriarty (2), Ogungbe (1) and Fitzsimons (1) finished out the scoring for the St. Michaels / Nobber lads.
St. Michaels / Nobber team & scorers:
Jamie Murray; Jack Griffin, Scott Farrell; Colin Condra, Patrick Fitzsimons (0-1), Gustas Povecivious (0-1); Jakub Bidinski (2-0); JoJo Ogungbe (1-2); Conor Owens (0-2), Jack Moriarty (1-4), Declan Reilly (0-3); Dylan Mooney, Oisin Flanagan.
Subs: Cathal Walsh for Mooney.
Referee: Tom Lorton
Report: Pascal Reilly PRO
‘TONES GET THE BETTER OF YOUNG ST. MICHAELS LADS
U-13 FL Roinn D, Round 4.
Full time: St. Michaels/Nobber 1-16, Wolfe Tones 2-17,
Half time: St. Michaels/Nobber 1-07, Wolfe Tones 1-13.
Wolfe Tones emerged victorious after a tough encounter with the St. Michaels/Nobber combination in Carlanstown. The visitors led from pillar to post and held off a late challenge from the home side who trailed by 6 points at the break 1-07 to 1-13.
The visitors had their first point on the board after only 30 seconds and were never led thereafter. Top scorer Gustas Povecivios opened the scoring for the home side and he went on to finish with a tally of 1-4 to his name, the goal coming after 9 minutes. Omokorede Otubango, Eoin Larkin and Stephen Smith Dolan all got on the first half score sheet.
The home side came more into the game in the second period holding their opponents to just 1-4 however time ran out on them as they kept chipping away at the ‘Tones lead. Povecivios, Otubango, Joe Duffy, T.J Lynch, Matt Moriarty and Leon McGovern all got on the second half score sheet for the home side.
St. Michaels/Nobber team & scorers:
Rory Sheridan; Cian O’Loughlin, Luke Proudfoot, Alex Clarke; Evan Sheridan, Ryan Gaffney, Cathal Walsh; Matt Moriarty (0-2), Gustas Povecivios (1-4), Stephen Smith Dolan (0-1); Peter Duffy (0-1), Eoin Larkin (0-1), T.J Lynch (0-1).
Subs: Omokorede Otubango (0-4), Joe Duffy, Fionn Murray, Leon McGovern (0-1).
Referee: Seamus O’Connor.
Report: Pascal Reilly PRO
A STROLL IN THE PARK FOR THE U-13 GIRLS
Saturday September 21st 2019
Girls U-13 FL Division 6, ( 13 a side )
Full time: St. Michaels 8-10 St. Colmcilles 0-02
Half time: St. Michaels 6-05, St. Colmcilles 0-00.
The final scoreline summed up this one sided contest in Carlanstown on Saturday morning as a much stronger St. Michaels side exuded precision all over the field with some exceptionally well worked goals and points from play. Ann Behan top scored with 4-0 to her name with her cousin Edel Reilly hot on her heels with 2-1. Caitlin McGillick pulled off a couple of good saves between the St. Michaels posts as her side led by 23 points at the break.
The home side made several changes after the interval but they still managed to put 2-5 on the board with their efforts.
Credit must be given to the St. Colmcilles girls who never gave up and contested ever ball throughout the game but they were just lacking a couple of scoring forwards up front to make a game of it.
St. Michaels team & scorers:
Caitlin McGillick; Ellie Jackson, Lilly Kangley; Orla O’Loughlin (0-1), Ciara Bennett, Ciara Finnegan (0-1); Mia Griffin (1-1), Aoife Bennett (0-2); Holly Keoghan, Kate McKenna (0-3), Sophie Rogan; Edel Reilly (2-1), Anne Behan (4-0).
Subs: Victoria McMememy, Amy Bennett, Rachel Kiernan, Sadbh Keoghan, Orlaith Cassidy, Clodagh Kiernan, Sarah Reilly, Tegan McCabe, Mollie Kavanagh.
Referee: Paul Mooney
Report: Pascal Reilly, PRO.
St. Michaels / Nobber hold out for much needed victory
Sunday September 22nd 2019
U-15 FL Division 4, round 3
Full time: St. Michaels/Nobber 3-08, Summerhill 2-10,
Half time: St. Michaels/Nobber 3-03, Summerhill 0-04.
The north Meath combination of St. Michaels and Nobber survived a couple of late scares to collect their first points of this campaign in Carlanstown on Sunday morning.
They needed the steadying influence of Patrick Fitzsimons to get through this tough assignment as he split the posts for the winning point from a free in the second minute of injury time. The Summerhill lads made the home side work hard for their victory especially in the second half when they came from eight points down at half time to draw level in the 59th minute.
Aaron Gaffney opened the home sides account which was quickly followed by a Jakub Bidinski goal, Colin Condra found the back of the net after 20 minutes before Bidinski bagged his second major for a 3-3 to 0-4 half time lead. Fitzsimons and JoJo Ogungbe each pointed before the short whistle.
Summerhill were quickly off the mark in the second half and had added 2-3 to their tally by the end of the third quarter. Fitzsimons and Bidinski posted a point apiece to keep the home side ticking however Summerhill were on a roll and kept picking off their scores at will. Declan Reilly and Ogungbe both pointed but again the visitors kept plugging away adding points to tie the match at 2-10 to 3-7 with a minute of normal time remaining. Then the pressure from the St. Michaels / Nobber side yielded a free which Fitzsimons calmly slotted over for two valuable points.
St. Michaels / Nobber team & scorers:
Ben Forte; Rowland O’Reilly, Jack Moriarty, Jack Griffin; Scott Farrell, Eoghan Finnegan, Jamie Murray; JoJo Ogungbe (0-2), Jakub Bidinski (2-1); Conor Owens, Patrick Fitzsimons (0-3), Declan Reilly (0-1); Dylan Mooney, Aaron Gaffney (0-1), Colin Condra (1-0).
Subs: Gustas Povecivious for Reilly, Oisin Flanagan for Mooney, Cathal Walsh for Gaffney.
Referee: Padraig Boylan
Report: Pascal Reilly PRO
SIMONSTOWN LADIES IN FULL CONTROL
Wednesday July 3rd 2019
Masita ladies SFC Round 3
Full time: St. Michaels 0-11, Simonstown Gaels 2-18,
Half time: St. Michaels 0-09, Simonstown Gaels 1-10.
Simonstown Gaels were far too strong for a depleted St. Michaels side in this third round SFC match in Simonstown on Wednesday evening.
Sinéad McCormack opened the scoring with a point in the second minute and that was the only time her side held the lead. The home side added three points in as many minutes and went 1-3 to 0-2 up after only 7 minutes. The visitors plugged away with minors from Marion Farrelly and McCormack and they were thrown a lifeline after 19 minutes when awarded a penalty however the penalty was saved by the Simonstown ‘keeper however Marion Farrelly got a consolation point from the rebound. St. Michaels were just about able to keep up with the home side as Farrelly, McCormack and Seona Lynch each pointed before the short whistle to trail by just four points, 0-9 to 1-10.
After the re-start the Simonstown girls went about putting the game to bed as it was double scores just nine minutes into the half after the home side bagged their second major for a 2-12 to 0-9 lead. Handling errors began to creep into the St. Michaels play with the home side been gifted with many turnovers as they continued to pick off scores adding gloss to an already impressive winning margin.
Seona Lynch and Marion Farrelly registered the visitors only scores of the second half.
St. Michaels team & scorers:
Clodagh Corcoran; Marita Rogers, Áine Sheridan, Laura Halpin; Deirbhile Curran, Emma McDonnell, Lorraine Curtis; Claire Halpin, Sinéad McCormack (0-5); Alicia Curtis, Erin Lynch, Seona Lynch (0-2); Marion Farrelly (0-4), Yvonne Farrelly, Sheena O’Donnell.
Subs: Brioch Meehan for D. Curran, D. Curran for L. Halpin.
Report: Pascal Reilly, PRO.
ST. MICHAELS BOW OUT OF CHAMPIONSHIP
Sunday September 8th 2019, IFC Group B, Round 5
Full time: St. Michaels 1-11, Ballinabrackey 2-11,
Half time: St. Michaels 0-04, Ballinabrackey 1-05.
Two goals, one in each half fired Ballinabrackey into the last eight of the Meade Potato Co Intermediate championship as they saw off the challenge of St. Michaels in the final round of Group B in Trim on Sunday afternoon.
The eventual victors were just about the stronger side throughout and led from the second minute, but they were made to work for their win as the Michaels lads gained the momentum in the second period mainly through the work efforts of Paddy Clarke and Matthew Halpin around the middle third when they went two points in front after outscoring their opponents by 1-4 to 0-1 in the third quarter.
Both sides traded 2 points apiece in the opening six minutes with the Brack’s first off the mark in the second minute. Ciaran Lynch converted his sides two opening frees before his third, a great effort from play put his side in front near the end of the opening quarter, however that lead was short lived as the Brack’s won their own kick-out and cancelled out Lynch’s point. Darren O’Connell pulled off a couple of good saves to keep his side in the game as Ballinabrackey took charge of the game posting 1-2 to St. Michaels 0-1 in the second quarter to lead by 4 points at the break, 1-5 to 0-4.
St. Michaels started the new half with intent, getting two quick points as Ciaran Lynch posted the opener, which was quickly followed by a good effort from Ray Reilly after some great work by Ben Reilly to reduce the deficit to just two points after 33 minutes. The Brack’s pulled one back, however Lynch and Shane McCormack pointed to leave it a one point game on 39 minutes. Paddy Clarke was doing trojan work around the middle of the park and his efforts paid off with a long delivery into the Brack’s square which resulted in a bit of a scramble by several players which ended in referee Richard Morris blowing for a penalty in favour of St. Michaels, this was duly dispatched to the net by Shane McDonnell on 43 minutes.
Ballinabrackey pulled one back, Lynch converted a free following a foul on Ray Reilly, then came the turning “point” ( excuse the pun ), a Ballinabrackey effort was waved wide by the umpire standing under the post that the ball had just skimmed wide only for the umpire on the far post to wave it as a point much to the disbelief of all those standing along the dressingroom side of the Trim pitch, following consultation with his umpires Richard Morris instructed the white flag be raised and St. Michaels lead was cut to a single point.
The Brack’s won Darren O’Connell’s resultant kick-out and 30 seconds later he was picking the ball from the back of his net as his side had to begin playing catch-up again. This set-back drained the energy out of the St. Michaels lads and in a three minute spell Ballinabrackey went from one point down to four points in front. Ray Reilly posted a point for the Michaels which was cancelled out immediately by the Brack’s who began playing “keep ball” to run down the clock. Shane McCormack sent over from a free to complete the scoring with 4 minutes plus injury time left on the clock.
St. Michaels team and scorers:
Darren O’Connell; Ciaran O’Reilly, Sam Briody, Ben Reilly; Harry Dunne, Mark Stafford, Ronan Lynch; Matthew Halpin, Paddy Clarke; Shane McCormack (0-2), Paddy Tobin, Shane McDonnell (1-0); Christopher Drew, Ray Reilly (0-3), Ciaran Lynch (0-6).
Subs: A. Reilly for Dunne 30 minutes, K. Cassidy for R. Lynch 50 minutes, C. Sheridan for Tobin 57 minutes.
Referee: Richard Morris.
Report: Pascal Reilly PRO.
BOARDSMILL RUN RIOT OVER ST. MICHAELS LADIES
Wednesday August 7th 2019
Masita ladies SFC Round 4
Full time: St. Michaels 1-07, Boardsmill 5-16,
Half time: St. Michaels 0-04, Boardsmill 4-12.
Boardsmill came away from Carlanstown last evening with two valuable championship points after a 21 point victory over a hapless St. Michaels side missing several of their regulars.
The sides exchanged two points apiece in the opening four minutes with Sinéad McCormack on target for the home side, however Boardsmill then set about their work with a brace of goals in a six minute spell and their dominance all over the pitch paid off with further brace of goals before the short whistle for a commanding 4-12 to 0-4 interval lead. Sinéad McCormack and Lorraine Curtis were on target with a further point apiece for St. Michaels.
The visitors emptied the bench for the second half and added 1-4 to their first half tally while McCormack (0-3) and Megan O’Brien (1-0) added to the St. Michaels tally. .
St. Michaels team & scorers:
Clodagh Corcoran; Marita Rogers, Áine Sheridan, Laura Halpin; Deirbhile Curran, Hayley Doyle, Lorraine Curtis (0-1); Claire Halpin, Emma McDonnell; Sinéad McCormack (0-6), Megan O’Brien (1-0); Erin Lynch; Brioch Meehan, Yvonne Farrelly, Sally Keoghan.
Subs: Emma Carolan for L. Halpin.
Report: Pascal Reilly, PRO.
MICHAEL’S SUFFER FIRST DEFEAT IN IFC
Tuesday August 13th 2019, IFC Group B, Round 3
Full time: St. Michaels 0-08, Castletown 1-11,
Half time: St. Michaels 0-06, Castletown 0-06.
St. Michaels suffered their first defeat of this campaign as their neighbours Castletown jumped to the summit of the Meade Potato Co. IFC group B table after this clash in Drumconrath last evening. In what was a fairly evenly contested match throughout, Castletown inflicted the serious damage in the final four minutes when they added 1-2 without reply to seal victory.
While the exchanges were as competitive as one would expect for a local derby, the quality was lacking overall with both sides squandering many chances in front of the posts and when St. Michaels were reduced to 14 men with the dismissal of Mark Stafford to a second yellow with a little over 10 minutes remaining it was Castletown’s experience and guile that served them well at the end.
After an evenly contested opening half, both sides went in at the break on level terms, 0-6 apiece, Shane McCormack opened the scoring with a point in the first minute and it was tit for tat from there to the short whistle with Ciaran Lynch (0-3), Shane McDonnell (0-2) and Mark Stafford (0-1) on target for St. Michaels. Darren O’Connell put in a good hours work and kept his side in the game with some great blocks in both the first and second halves.
Castletown pulled away with three unanswered points in the opening ten minutes of the second half, St. Michaels didn’t open their second half account until the 44th minute when the hard working Shane McDonnell sent one over on the run. Ciaran Lynch pointed from a free four minutes later for what proved to be his sides final score of the match and to leave it a one point game.
Try as they might St. Michaels failed to get deliveries into their forwards who were starved of good ball for the entire second half. Castletown fared no better as they went a full 17 minutes without working the umpires and it wasn’t until St. Michaels went down a man that they began to get a grip of the game when they posted two minors in the 27th and 28th minutes and it didn’t get any easier for St. Michaels as they tried to work the ball down the field from their own kick-out which Castletown’s substitute Kenny Smith latched onto before billowing the net in the 59th minute for the final nail in the St. Michaels coffin.
St. Michaels team and scorers:
Darren O’Connell; Ciaran O’Reilly, Sam Briody, Ben Reilly; Alan Reilly, Matthew Halpin, Harry Dunne; Shane McCormack (0-1f), Mark Stafford (0-1); Ray Reilly, Paddy Clarke, Lee Morris; Oran Meehan, Shane McDonnell (0-2), Ciaran Lynch (0-4, 2f).
Subs: Paddy Tobin for Lee Morris.
Referee: Brendan O’Brien.
Report: Pascal Reilly PRO.
GOALS GALORE IN CARLANSTOWN
Wednesday August 21st 2019
Masita ladies SFC Round 5
Full time: St. Michaels 6-15, St. Ultans 2-11,
Half time: St. Michaels 3-09, St. Ultans 1-05.
Up until last evening these two teams were keeping each other company at the bottom of the Masita Ladies senior Championship with no points to their name, so this was a “must win” game for both clubs.
With all things being equal, when St. Michaels began this game, little did they expect such a resounding victory, but St. Ultans had no answers to their direct style as they completely outplayed the luckless visitors on their home turf in Carlanstown.
Player of the match Erin Lynch set up this victory with a fast clinical start, putting her side 2-2 to 0-2 up after only 10 minutes play, her opening majors coming in a three minute spell between the 6th and 9th minutes and also adding a point either side of her two goals.
There were few questions asked of the home side by St. Ultans for the remainder of the opening half as St. Michaels who brought Lisa Keenan out of retirement and welcomed back Mary Carpenter, Sarah Bradley, Ellen Cassidy and Mary Clinton following their summer travels continued to pick off their scores with Sinéad McCormack (1-2), Lisa Keenan (0-2) and (0-1) apiece from Seona Lynch and Hayley Doyle giving their side a 3-9 to 1-5 lead at the short whistle. St. Ultans found the back of the net on 29 minutes.
The trend of play through the first half was to become more pronounced on the resumption as St. Michaels took control with Megan O’Brien (0-1), McCormack (0-1) and Yvonne Farrelly (1-0) all raising flags in the opening 2 minutes.
St. Ultans never gave up hope and enjoyed their best spell in the third quarter when they posted 1-5 without reply to cut the deficit to 7 points, however their dominance was short lived as a penalty conversion from Keenan on 47 minutes brought the St. Michaels girls back to life and when Erin Lynch completed her hat-trick two minutes later the opening points of the championship were in the bag. Three further points followed from McCormack, Keenan and Seona Lynch.
St. Michaels team & scorers:
Clodagh Corcoran; Marita Rogers, Áine Sheridan, Laura Halpin; Emma McDonnell, Mary Carpenter, Lorraine Curtis; Claire Halpin, Megan O’Brien (0-1); Sinéad McCormack (1-5), Hayley Doyle (0-1), Erin Lynch (3-3); Yvonne Farrelly (1-0), Lisa Keenan (1-3), Seona Lynch (0-2).
Subs: Sarah Bradley for Corcoran 30 minutes, Ellen Cassidy for Rogers 35 minutes, Mary Clinton for Sheridan 50 minutes, Sally Keoghan for Farrelly 55 minutes.
Referee: Paul Mooney.
Report: Pascal Reilly, PRO.
Brilliant comeback by St. Michaels Ladies
Sunday August 25th 2019
Masita ladies SFC Round 6
Full time: St. Michaels 3-11, Seneschalstown 1-14,
Half time: St. Michaels 2-02, Seneschalstown 0-13.
St. Michaels ladies put in an excellent second half performance to overturn an eight point deficit after 31 minutes to eventually stun their Seneschalstown counterparts into submission with a goal to spare and to pick up their second set of precious points inside five days in this exciting encounter played in sunny Seneschalstown on Sunday evening.
The Yellow Furze ladies looked nailed on winners when they blasted to the net 30 seconds after the re-start for an eight point lead having held their opponents scoreless for the entire second quarter, however they say there’s no substitute for experience and that applies to this games winning scorer Laura Duignan who came out of retirement to help her team mates and was only 10 minutes on the field when she latched on to a clearance to volley a peach of a goal from a tight angle to the back of the net.
St. Michaels made a tremendous start as Sinéad McCormack opened the scoring with a point after 40 seconds, Seneschalstown replied in kind but St. Michaels good start continued when Yvonne Farrelly reacted quickest and found the back of the net after Lisa Keenan’s penalty shot came off the bottom of the post. Up popped Seona Lynch in the fifth minute for her sides second major and a 2-1 to 0-1 lead with just five minutes played.
The Seneschalstown girls never panicked and took the game to the St. Michaels girls as they registered twelve points to St. Michaels one point for the remainder of the half to lead by 0-13 to 2-2 at the break.
Things looked very bleak for the visitors when the home side banged home a goal 30 seconds after the re-start for an eight point cushion but credit must go to the St. Michaels girls for the gutsy performance they put in for the next 30 + 6 minutes of injury time as they gelled together all over the park.
Megan O’Brien worked tirelessly collecting and going on solo runs into the Yellow Furze defence creating havoc, Seona Lynch, Claire Halpin and Sinéad McCormack did likewise while inside Lisa Keenan, Hayley Doyle & Erin Lynch who all covered the entire pitch making great use of the ball. Substitute Mary Clinton also helped he side to whittle away at the Seneschalstown lead until O’Brien levelled the match in the 50th minute at 2-10 to 1-13. Seneschalstown then added their second score of the match to go back in front, however the magnificent O’Brien levelled matters once more. Then on the stroke of full time, up popped Laura Duignan for what proved to be the winning goal. The Yellow Furze side went on all out attack sending high balls into the St. Michaels square but the St. Michaels defence led by Áine Sheridan, Lorraine Curtis and Emma McDonnell stood their ground but the home side did manage to get the ball in the Michael’s net, however the player was deemed to be in the square when she made contact with the ball. It was tense stuff at this stage and as the fifth minute of added time ticked away the home side were awarded a penalty which was brilliantly saved by the outstretched Sarah Bradley in the St. Michaels goals.
What an evenings entertainment, well done team and management.
St. Michaels team & scorers:
Sarah Bradley; Marita Rogers, Áine Sheridan, Laura Halpin; Emma McDonnell, Mary Carpenter, Lorraine Curtis; Claire Halpin, Megan O’Brien (0-3); Sinéad McCormack (0-2), Hayley Doyle, Erin Lynch; Yvonne Farrelly (1-0), Lisa Keenan (0-4), Seona Lynch (1-2).
Subs: Ellen Cassidy for Rogers, Mary Clinton for L. Halpin, Laura Duignan (1-0) for Farrelly.
Report: Pascal Reilly, PRO.
