A BAD DAY AT THE OFFICE
Friday April 26th 2019,
AFL Division 2, round 7
Full time: St. Michaels 1-07, Seneschalstown 5-19
Half time: St. Michaels 1-06, Seneschalstown 3-05.
Two clubs moving in opposite directions met in round 7 of the P.S. Supplies division 2 league in Seneschalstown on Friday evening last and that stark reality was reflected in the final scoreline as table toppers Seneschalstown reeled off 2-14 to St. Michaels single point from a free in the second half to inflict the fifth defeat of the campaign on the visitors.
Oran Meehan pointed in the first minute for St. Michaels, however that lead lasted all of two minutes when Seneschalstown drove the first of their five majors past the hapless Daithí Regan who cut his teeth playing in front of goals rather than in them, as he stood in for the regular ‘keeper Darren O’Connell who was injured.
In the following 20 minutes Seneschalstown playing into the road end added a further 1-5 to just a point from Davy Lynch for St. Michaels to lead by 2-5 to 0-2. St. Michaels then had their best spell of the match when they added a point apiece from Ciaran Lynch, Matthew Halpin, Shane McCormack and Oran Meehan before Davy Lynch got on the end of a good move involving Meehan and McCormack to rattle the net in the 30th minute, however the home side went straight back up field to goal for the third time for a 3-5 to 1-6 interval lead.
It was all one way traffic in the second period as Seneschalstown added a further 2-14 with ease as Davy Lynch added his sides only score of the half, a point after 41 minutes and to cap a bad night St. Michaels had to finish the game with 14 men as Oran Meehan was sent for an early shower after receiving a red card on 52 minutes.
St. Michaels team and scorers:
Daithí Regan; Christopher Drew, Sam Briody, Ben Reilly; Paddy Clarke, Daithí O’Reilly, Ciaran O’Reilly; Davy Lynch (1-2), Matthew Halpin (0-1); Shane McCormack (0-1), Ray Reilly, Lee Morris; Oran Meehan (0-2), Shane McDonnell, Ciaran Lynch (0-1).
Subs: Cian Sheridan for D. O’Reilly half time, Paddy Tobin for Shane McCormack 39 minutes, Harry Dunne for P. Clarke 47 minutes, S. McCormack for D. Regan 47 minutes.
Report: Pascal Reilly PRO.
SIMONSTOWN SHADE IT IN A THRILLER
Saturday April 27th 2019
Ladies FL Division 1, Round 2
Full time: St. Michaels 4-11, Simonstown 4-14,
Half time: St. Michaels 2-07, Simonstown 3-06.
The 2018 senior and intermediate champions served up a cracker of a match in the division 1 FL in Simonstown on Saturday evening last, it’s just a pity that only a handful of spectators turned up to witness two sides serve up a feast of all that’s good about ladies football in a game that was played in great spirit and at a ferocious pace throughout.
Seona Lynch opened the scoring with a point in the first minute, the hosts added two to take the lead for the first time before Marion Farrelly, Sinéad McCormack and Seona Lynch each pointed to go two in front after 10 minutes. Simonstown bagged their first major two minutes later, however St. Michaels won their own kick-out and a great move up-field was finished to the net by Megan O’Brien for a 1-4 to 1-2 lead. Simonstown drew level at the start of the second quarter following two unanswered points, they built on those scores to go two in front but the St. Michaels girls who were playing with the wind to their backs were not holding back and points from Farrelly and Lynch levelled the match once again with six minutes of the half remaining.
Such was the tempo of this match, blink and you missed a score, Simonstown were back in front a minute later after bagging their second major, 30 seconds later Marion Farrelly shot low past the Simonstown net-minder Naoise De Graaff for the first of her hat-trick of goals, Claire Halpin won the kick-out and found Farrelly in space who then tapped over for a 2-7 to 1-6 lead on 28 minutes. Back came the senior champs with two goals in as many minutes to go in at the break two points to the good at 3-6 to 2-7.
Simonstown were first on the board in the second half with a point, then up popped Marion Farrelly with her second major of the evening, not to be outdone, Simonstown bagged their fourth goal, Farrelly added a point, Simonstown added two, and all this with only 10 minutes of the second half on the clock.
St. Michaels won a penalty on 43 minutes which Farrelly placed in the top corner to reduce the deficit for her side to a point, but again Simonstown replied immediately with two unanswered points, Marion Farrelly completed her tally with a point from play only for Simonstown to cancel it out immediately. Both sides still had the energy to trade a brace of points apiece before Paul Mooney sounded the long whistle with Sinéad McCormack completing the scoring for St. Michaels.
Credit must go to both sets of players for the wholehearted effort they put in to make this match so enjoyable to watch, unfortunately there had to be a loser, and for the St. Michaels ladies there is no shame in losing to the senior champions especially when every one of the losing players played their hearts out.
Team & scorers:
Clodagh Corcoran; Marita Rogers, Ellen Cassidy, Laura Halpin; Emma McDonnell, Hayley Doyle, Aine Sheridan; Clare Halpin, Megan O’Brien (1-0); Alicia Curtis, Seona Lynch (0-3), Sheena O’Donnell; Marion Farrelly (3-5), Yvonne Farrelly, Sinéad McCormack (0-3).
Sub: Deirbhile Curran for L. Halpin
Referee: Paul Mooney.
Report by Pascal Reilly PRO.
DISAPPOINTING START FOR INTERMEDIATE CHAMPIONS
Wednesday May 8th 2019
Masita SFC Round 1
Full time: St. Michaels 0-09, Na Fianna 1-10,
Half time: St. Michaels 0-05, Na Fianna 1-07.
A goal midway through the opening half helped Na Fianna to victory over St. Michaels in this first round match in very wet conditions in Baconstown on Wednesday evening.
The home side got off to a flying start with two points in the opening minute, Sinéad McCormack pulled one back for St. Michaels a minute later but that proved to be a false dawn as the home side controlled matters for the next 20 minutes putting 1-5 on the board without reply. St. Michaels rallied for the final 10 minutes of the half with Seona Lynch (2), Alicia Curtis (1) and McCormack all getting on the scoresheet, however Na Fianna held a 1-7 to 0-5 lead at the short whistle.
Conditions didn’t help matters in the second period as both sides struggled for scores, Seona Lynch knocked one over from a free on 34 minutes, this was soon cancelled out by the home side, another great effort from Lynch from play at the end of the third quarter gave some hope of a revival for the travelling supporters but it wasn’t to be as the Na Fianna girls closed out their scoring adding a further two points from play. Marion Farrelly and McCormack completed the scoring for St. Michaels in what was a disappointing display for the Intermediate champions who also had Farrelly sent to the line shortly before the long whistle.
St. Michaels team & scorers:
Clodagh Corcoran; Marita Rogers, Áine Sheridan, Laura Halpin; Emma McDonnell, Hayley Doyle, Lorraine Curtis; Claire Halpin, Megan O’Brien; Alicia Curtis (0-1), Erin Lynch, Seona Lynch (0-4, 2f); Marion Farrelly (0-1), Yvonne Farrelly, Sinéad McCormack (0-3).
Subs: Shauna Harten for L. Curtis 35 minutes.
Report: Pascal Reilly, PRO.
OLDCASTLE PULL AWAY IN SECOND HALF
Wednesday May 15th 2019
Masita ladies SFC Round 2
Full time: St. Michaels 1-09, Oldcastle 2-17,
Half time: St. Michaels 0-06, Oldcastle 1-05.
St. Michaels and Oldcastle played out an entertaining and competitive opening half of this Masita SFC match in Carlanstown on Wednesday evening last in which both sides had their spells in the ascendancy, however the second half proved to be a different story altogether as Oldcastle proved that they had too many weapons all over the field for the home side to contain.
Sinéad McCormack cancelled out two early points from Oldcastle but the visitors struck for their opening goal on nine minutes, both sides traded points for the remainder of the half with Seona Lynch (2), Megan O’Brien (1) and Alicia Curtis (1) on target for the home side however that earlier goal gave Oldcastle a two point advantage at the interval, 1-5 to 0-6.
A Sinéad McCormack point 20 seconds after the re-start was just the lift the St. Michaels girls required but Oldcastle replied with three points of their own in as many minutes, Seona Lynch reduced the deficit by one on 37 minutes but for the next 12 minutes Oldcastle could do no wrong as they added 1-5 to the scoreboard for a 1-13 to 0-8 lead with 12 minutes of the half remaining. The second half effort of the St. Michaels girls couldn’t be questioned but they never quite got into the same flow they were in in the opening period as the Oldcastle girls completely dominated and the game was put to bed when they recorded their second major on 50 minutes and they added a further four points before the final whistle for a comprehensive victory.
St. Michaels team & scorers:
Sarah Bradley; Marita Rogers, Áine Sheridan, Laura Halpin; Shauna Harten, Hayley Doyle, Lorraine Curtis; Claire Halpin, Megan O’Brien (0-1); Alicia Curtis (0-1), Erin Lynch, Emma McDonnell; Seona Lynch (1-4), Yvonne Farrelly, Sinéad McCormack (0-3).
Subs: Sheena O’Donnell for Y. Farrelly 52 minutes.
Referee: Paul Mooney.
Report: Pascal Reilly, PRO.
