Gutsy display sees Seniors overcome
Glynn/Barntown
Despite conceding 2 second half goals at crucial stages,
our Senior team showed tremendous spirit to dig out a
2 point win over Wexford District rivals Glynn/Barntown
on Saturday last in Wexford Park on a 2-10 to 2-8 scoreline.
As with the first round match against the Starlights,
injury and unavailability meant that the team were without
a number of key players but the strength of this panel
meant that those players who started the game were well
up to the challenge.
The stifling heat meant that playing conditions were
extremely difficult for the players but, having found
themeselves with an extra player after the early sending
off of the Barntown corner back, we went into a 1-2 to
0-2 lead after a great goal from Barry Goff. However,
Colin Bent then received a red card and, with numerical
equality restored, the Glynn men fought back to leave
them ahead by a single point at half-time on a 0-6 to
1-2 scoreline.
The second half couldn't have got off to a worse start
for our lads with the concession of a goal and a point
within minutes of the restart. However, the introduction
of Dermot Foley and Colm Callery gave the team a new impetus
and we fought back to tie the game at 1-8 a piece with
15 minutes to go. The Glynn men had other ideas though,
and poor defensive play let them in for a second goal
and the tide seemed to be turning in their favour. Indeed,
they could have sealed the game but a half hit shot across
the goal came off the post where Enda Whelan was on hand
to clear the ball upfield from which we scored a great
point. Instead of being 6 points down we were now only
2 points behind and when substitute John Foley goaled
to put us a point up, the impetus was most definately
with us and we went on to add an insurance point just
before the end to clinch victory.
This was by no means a classic performance and there
were a lot of basic errors made in the game, but the heart
and belief within this team shone through and extended
our season long unbeaten run to 9 games while also putting
us in the draw for this years qurter-final of the Senior
Championship.
Team: James Roice; Brendan Mulligan; Paul Harrington;
Enda Whelan; Mikey Hanrahan, Colin Bent; Niall Shiel;
John Harrington; Donnacha Doyle; David Gannon, Barry Goff,
Emmet Keeling; Jason Murphy, Ciaran O'Leary, Philly Cullen.
Subs. - Colm Callery for Gannon; Dermot Foley for Doyle;
John Foley for Cullen. |
