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Sarsfields 1-15, Shelmaliers 1-8:
Sarsfields built impressively upon their first round win over
Volunteers when they had seven points to spare over Shelmaliers in
this Roban Financial and Mortgages Junior 'C' football championship
Group B game in Hollymount on Monday last.
The usual combination of youth and experience at this level produced
a successful formula as the town team always enjoyed an edge in the
second-half after leading by 0-7 to 0-3 at the break. Team captain
Paul Harrington had been unerring in his accuracy from frees with
four fine efforts, while Philip Carley, Seán Ó Corcora and John
Harrington also hit the target.
However, the key moment before the interval came in the 24th minute
when Kevin Carty hauled down Stephen Cash but then picked himself up
to save his resultant penalty. Sarsfields only led by 0-4 to 0-3 at
the time, and in effect this created a six-point swing as they added
three unanswered scores before half-time.
It was 0-11 to 0-4 ten minutes into the second period, with John
Cummins (two), Paul Harrington (free) and Peter Grannell all adding
to the leaders¹ tally while Liam Howlin and substitute Colm Callery
defended solidly. The closest Shelmaliers managed to get was six
points on two occasions, with Shane Murphy and Stephen Cash carrying
most of their threat up front. However, a fine overall team display
was crowned by Sarsfields in the 57th minute when the Gannon
brothers, Stephen and Paul, combined to put Peter Grannell, now at
corner-forward, through for a goal. While David Kenny did manage a
late consolation major for the Shels thirds, they now have a very
tough task on their hands to make progress in this group.
Sarsfields: Kevin Carty; David Murphy, Ger Kelly, Killian Lawlor;
Liam Howlin, Seán Ó Corcora (0-1), Peter Grannell (1-1); David
Clancy (0-1), Paul Gannon; Philip Carley (0-1), Paul Harrington
(capt., 0-6 frees), John Cummins (0-2); Stephen Gannon (0-2), John
Harrington (0-1), Damien Dempsey. Subs. - Colm Callery for Dempsey,
Adrian Campbell for J. Harrington, James Whelan for Grannell.
Shelmaliers: Ronan Kavanagh; Niall Cullen, Donal Power, Jay Morris;
Ibar Murphy, Colin Kehoe (capt.), Brian O¹Connor (0-1); Jamie
Horan, Graham Lawlor; Stephen Cash (0-3, 1 ¹45), James Murphy,
Brendan Larkin (0-1); Cian O¹Leary, John Kelly, Shane Murphy (0-3).
Subs. - David Kenny (1-0) for Larkin, Conor Ryan for Kehoe, inj.,
Alan Rossiter for O¹Leary.
Referee: William Kinsella (Our Lady¹s Island).
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Sarsfields 2-7, Volunteers 2-5: Sarsfields
secured the town bragging rights in Wexford Park on Saturday last
when they hit 2-1 without reply in the last ten minutes to deny keen
rivals Volunteers in this Roban Financial and Mortgages Junior
'C' football championship Group B opener.
The John Street side held a 2-5 to 0-6 lead when midfielder Seán
Walsh was dismissed on a second yellow card in the 49th minute, and
the Carrigeen crew made the most of their numerical advantage as
they proceeded to land the winning scores. Remarkably, Dylan
Sparrow's point with nine minutes left was their first time to
register from play, and even better was to follow midway through the
last quarter when a cross-cum-shot by the same player from the right
wing ended up in the net via the far post (2-5 to 1-7). The Vols
nearly hit back when Jeff Nolan bore down on goal but overcarried,
although his kick as the whistle was blown was saved anyway by Kevin
Carty. Sparrow turned from scorer to provider for the winning
Sarsfields goal in the 58th minute, as his run split the defence
before Philip Carley¹s kick took a deflection en route to the
corner of the net.
A remarkable feature of the first-half was that none of the forwards
on view got a score from play between them. Accurate free-taker Paul
Harrington accounted for all five Sarsfields points from frees, but
they fell behind to a soft goal with the second-last kick of the
half. Donal O'Connor¹s 25-metre free off the ground ended up in the
top right-hand corner of the Clonard end net, and the Vols moved
into a 1-3 to 0-5 lead as a result. Those three points had come from
their midfielders, with Seán Walsh¹s fourth-minute effort
supplemented by scores from Jeff Nolan near the end of the first and
second quarters respectively.
Sarsfields were still trying to come to terms with that goal when
they were found wanting at the back once more less than three
minutes into the new half. This time a Seán Walsh delivery went
through a defender's hands, and his older brother, Anthony, was on
hand to guide the ball home (2-3 to 0-5). Donal O¹Connor added
points from a '45 and from play on either side of another Paul
Harrington free, but Sarsfields started going for goals midway
through the second-half and found a Vols defence led by Stephen
Burke in a determined mood. However, once the space opened up after
Seán Walsh¹s dismissal, the Butters launched that late surge to
claim the points.
Sarsfields: Kevin Carty; David Murphy, Colm Callery, Killian Lawlor;
Liam Howlin, Seán Ó Corcora, Tadhg Carley; David Clancy, Paul
Gannon; Philip Carley (1-0), John Harrington, Dylan Sparrow (1-1);
Adrian Campbell, Paul Harrington (capt., 0-6 frees), Stephen Gannon.
Subs. - Brian Furlong for Campbell, Rory Carty for Murphy.
Volunteers: Eoin McCarthy; Ross McDermott, Stephen Burke, Billy
Doran; Brendan Curran, Barry Hennessy, Ciarán O¹Shea; Jeff Nolan
(0-2), Seán Walsh (0-1); Gerry Heanue, Paddy Booth, P.J. Mooney;
Donal O¹Connor (1-2, 1-0 free, 0-1 ¹45), Anthony Walsh (capt.,
1-0), Ciarán Hore. Subs. - Jimmy Maher for Curran, inj., Ciarán
Hillery for Booth.
Referee: Justin Heffernan (Blackwater).
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