Senior Football Team v Ardmore : Back Row : Left to Right : Michael Kearney, Seamus Hannon, Barry, Aaron Donnolly, Darren Duggan, Gavin Crotty (Capt.), Joe Allen, Mark Boland, John Curran, Sean Crotty, Michael Kiely, Patrick Curran.
Front Left to Right : Brendan Cullinane, Luke O Callaghan, James Kiely, Conor Sheridan, Jack Lacey, Kenny Moore, Kealan Daly.
DUNGARVAN 2-18 ARDMORE 2-10.
In our second senior football championship game since we returned to senior ranks this year, we showed a lot of improvement on our defeat to Portlaw last week when we overcame Ardmore in Bushy Park last Saturday afternoon by eight points. This was our first win I the senior championship since 2002 when we beat Ballinacourty in Round 2 of the championship by 1-12 to 3-3.
Last Saturday we led by 0-11 to 0-5 at half time with Gavin Crotty our top scorer with six points. Seamus Hannon added two scores in quick concession and Kenny Moore, Joe Allen and Patrick Curran also found the target.
When Luke O Callaghan was fouled in front of the goal in the 38th minute, Gavin Crotty converted the resultant penalty and entering the final quarter we were ahead by 1-17 to 1-8. Our goalie Mark Boland saved us on a number of occasions before John Gartland scored Ardmore’s second goal with five minutes remaining which reduced our lead to 0-4.
Gavin Crotty steadied the ship with a pointed free and Luke O Callaghan finished off the scoring with our second goal on the call of full time.
Scorers : Gavin Crotty 1-10(1-8f, 1’45’), Luke O Callaghan 1-0, Seamus Hannon, Patrick Curran and Kenny Moore 0-2 each, Joe Allen 0-2(1f).
Team : Mark Boland; Kealan Daly, Aaron Donnolly, Jack Lacey; Michael Kearney, John Curran, Conor Sheridan; Michael Kiely, Joe Allen; Seamus Hannon, Gavin Crotty, Darren Duggan; Patrick Curran, Kenny Moore, Luke O Callaghan. Sub : Kealan Barry for Darren Duggan (inj.).