In our second Intermediate game of the season we faced another senior team, Oola, at home on April 13th.
Oola opened their account with a point scored in the first few minutes of the game.
Crecora Manister responded with a point of our own soon afterwards.
The first half continued at very high tempo by our team and mid- way through the 1st half the teams were drawn at 6 points apiece.
However, Oola snatched another point just before the half time whistle and entered the away dressing room 1 point ahead, 7 points to 6 being the score at the break.
We upped our game a few gears and really increased the overall tempo of the second half.
Despite fierce defence and offensive plays, Oola had more in reserve and scored a goal and 5 more points versus Crecora Manister’s 2 points.
Even though our team put in another fantastic performance, Oola had that extra edge on the day and the match ended with Oola as winners on a score of 1 – 12 to 0 – 8.
A spirited and much improved performance on a glorious evening by our team and we made Oola work for every score they had.
Taking account of the facts that Oola contested the 2019 Senior Final and were close to full strength for this match is a strong indication of the ability and heart in our fantastic group of players.
Team: Goalie David Macken, Right corner back Tom Shanahan, Left corner back Tim Moloney, Full back Jack Dalton, Right half- back Evan Moloney, Centre back Cormac Flanagan, Left half- back Darach Skelly, Midfield Conor Kirby and Sean Malone, Right half-forward Colm Cassidy, Centre forward Sam Riordan (subbed by Rory Hannon), Left half forward Donnacha Connolly, Right corner forward Richard Murphy, Full forward Mike McCormack, Left half forward Conor Burke
Subs: Rory Hannon
Our next 2 matches are on May 13th at Home versus Galtee Gaels and on May 20th versus Ballylanders in an away fixture and we would encourage all supporters to attend.
Starting times to be confirmed.