November 21 2009
U-18s
Bundoran 2-9 Naomh Conall 2-6
Bundoran gained some measure of revenge for their defeat to Glenties in the Championship when they deservedly beat the County Champions by three points in this County League final in Munday’s Field in mid-November. Helped by a stiff breeze, the champions got off to a perfect start when some dithering in the Bundoran defence saw them lose possession in the six yard box and Seamus Ellis was on hand to fire the ball to the net. Five minutes in and it was looking even worse for Bundoran as Dermot “Bric” Molloy converted to longrange frees to give Naomh Conaill a 1-2 to 0-0 lead with just five minutes gone. Over the ensuing ten minutes the Bundoran lived dangerously as Naomh Conaill once came close to adding to their goal tally and also recorded a number of wides from scoreable positions before Molloy played a loop pass with Jamie McHugh to boom the ball over 50m in the 14th minute.
It hardly seemed a turning point at the time but at the start of the second quarter Stephen Reilly scored what was one of the game’s most crucial scores. A lot of the credit must go to young Diarmuid Spratt who squared the ball perfectly for Reilly to flick it past the on-rushing Donogh O’Callaghan. Adam Coyne then hit another point for Bundoran before Michael McEniff found an unmarked Gary Clancy with a short free and the half back drove the ball over the bar tom reduce the margin to a single point. Molloy pointed again from a looped pass manoeuvre, and was unlucky minutes later not to have won a penalty when he went down in the area. Referee Terence McShea, who had an excellent game, was unsighted but neither umpire appeared to see any foul. It was case of swings and roundabouts two minutes later as the sides approached the half-time break. Ashley Mulhern appeared to be fouled on the edge of his box but the referee waved play on and the ball was squared to Molloy who drove it home. Naomh Conaill had a further goal opportunity on the stroke of half-time but Mulhern dealth well with Seamus Ellis’ shot. Given their horrid start to the game and the advantage of the breeze on the resumption, Bundoran were probably happiest at half-time, trailing by four points 2-4 to 1-3.
Bundoran hit the ground running in the second period. McEniff started and ended a good passing movement but skimmed the wrong side of the crossbar. Another McEniff effort came off the post and Reilly was quick off the mark to point and reduce the margin to just two points. McEniff proceeded to miss a scoreable free but converted a more difficult one minutes later. At this stage Bundoran were totally dominating with Brandon Goodwin very prominent in the aerial battles and Peter McGonigle winning a lot of hard scrappy ball to launch a string of Bundoran attacks. Ward was at the centre of most attacking movements but his accuracy seemed to be off but he finally hit the target 12 minutes into the half and corner-back Gavin Croghan scored a spectacular long-distance point a minute later to level the scores. Naomh Conaill, however, are not county champions for nothing and hit back with a point from Molloy. Crucially, Bundoran’s reply was immediate. McEniff caught the kick-out on his own 45m and left two Glenties men in his wake as he solo’ed upfield and pointed to restore parity.
On the twenty minute mark McEniff was off again but this time he played in Ward whose low daisy-cutter went narrowly wide. He made amends within two minutes when good interplay between Neal Chapman and Spratt put Ward straight through on goals but he was upended at the edge of the six yard box and Stephen Reilly calmly drove the resultant penalty home. Glenties now through everything forward but made little headway against a solid Bundoran rearguard. With minutes remaining Brandon Goodwin hoisted the ball over the bar to make it a four point game. The game had entered injury time when Jamie Gallagher finally got a view of the Bundoran goal but his shot from the 15m went over the bar. Naomh Conaill continued to push forward for the remaining two minutes of injury time but the Seasiders had learned their lesson from the champions late rally in Fintra to win on a final scoreline of 2-9 to 2-6.
Bundoran: Ashley Mulhern, David Stuttard, Gavin Croghan (0-1), Neal Chapman, Gary Clancy, Mattie McCabe, Michael McEniff (0-4, 2f), Peter McGonigle, Brandon Goodwin (0-1), Adam Coyne (0-1), Jonathan Ward (0-1), Stephen Reilly (2-1, 1 pen), Diarmuid Spratt (0-1). Subs: Sean McGlone, Niall McGonigle, Johnny Boyle. (THESE ADD to 2-10 because that is what we scored, ref missed a point somewhere).
Naomh Conall: Donnacha O’Callaghan, Seamus Campbell, Jason Campbell, Hughie Gallagher, John Quinn, Cathal Ellis, Patrick Moss, Jamie Gallagher (0-1), Jamie McHugh, John O’Malley, Seamus Ellis (0-1), Dermot Molloy (1-5, 2f), James Doherty). Subs used: John Molloy and Christopher Molloy.
September 19 2009
U-13s
Bundoran 2-10 Na Cealla Beaga 7-8
Helped by a moderate first breeze a very young Bundoran side largely held their own against a much bigger and physically stronger Killybegs side in Gaelic Park last Saturday morning but could not cope after the break. Bundoran were off the mark early when the Killybegs keeper mis-judged a high ball from Niall Carr and palmed it into his own net. The visitors were quickly back in the game with three points from play before Jamie Brennan put Bundoran ahead again from the first of the eight first half frees he converted. Bundoran’s only other score of the half was a lobbed point from Conor Dawson after good work by David Hastings and captain Aidan Mitchell. The half-time score read Bundoran 1-9 Killybegs 4-3, a four point deficit. The second half was largely one-way traffic, a converted free from Jamie Brennan the only score Bundoran got until late in the half when Cian McEniff pointed and David Hastings slammed home the rebound following a saved penalty.
Bundoran: Dominic Yaromin, Paul Murphy, Max Muller. Caoimhín Drummond, Daire O’Reilly, Calvin McCormack, Shane Carr, Aidan Mitchell, Conor Dawson (0-1), David Hastings (1-0), Jamie Brennan (0-8, 8f), Rory Malaniff, Cian McEniff (0-1), Brendan Oates, Niall Carr (1-0). Subs used: James Stewart, Timmy Govorov, Brian McHenry.
August 26 2009
U-18s
Bundoran 2-13 Naomh Conall 2-16 (AET)
An amazing turnaround in the last four minutes of normal time seen Glenties pull this game out of the fire to advance to a Britton All-Sport Regional Championship final encounter with Naomh Mhuire. In a game played with real championship intensity a more talented and somewhat luckless Bundoran side succumbed to a much fitter Glenties side whose late surge and extra-time energy saw them through in what was an exciting and well-contested encounter.
Helped by a light breeze, Bundoran were well on top in the first half and were ten points up at the interval. Well on top for the first ten minutes they still only managed to get one point on the board courtesy of a Michael McEniff free when the midfielder was hauled down going through on goals. It could have been much more with Glenties goalie Donagh O’Callaghan pulling off a point-blank save from Johnny Ward while McEniff hit the underside of the bar and Adam Coyne the post. McEniff added another from play and Adam Coyne converted a free before Bric Molloy got Naomh Conall on the board on fifteen minutes. Bundoran got the goal their dominance deserved shortly afterwards McEniff played in by Rhys Goodwin smacked the ball home to leave it 1-3 to 0-1McEniff added another point and Molloy hit Glenties second point from a free on twenty minutes. Both teams trade wides before Peter McGonigle knocked over another for Bundoran. A length of the field move involving David Stuttard and Mattie McCabe ended with Jonny Ward knocking the ball over. As the half drew to an end Brandon Goodwin played in Diarmuid Spratt who rounded the keeper but was hauled down before he could shoot. Ward converted the penalty to leave it 2-6 to 0-2 at the break.
Glenties opened their second half account with a Jamie McHugh point and with the breeze picking up set about hauling back Bundoran’s lead. Brick Molloy added another trademark point from long range on five minutes to reduce the gap to eight. Bundoran, however, could have sealed the game between the fifth and tenth minutes. Brandon Goodwin with only the advancing keeper to beat elected to fist the ball over the goalies head to the inrushing Diarmuid Spratt but the pass was too high and the ball went narrowly wide. Minutes later Nathan Rosanio’s close range shot crashed off the underside of the bar and the ball was cleared straight back upfield for Glenties to add their fifth point. Bundoran got their second half account opened with a Coyne free but Glenties were proving the much fitter team and were beginning to get on around the middle and reduced the gap back to two goals with another two Molloy points, one a free. Bundoran, however, seemed to have weathered the storm when they hit two points in succession from McEniff and Goodwin to leave it 2-8 to 0-7.
With just seven minutes left Naomh Conall got the lifeline they needed. John Molloy finally managed to escape the suffocating attentions of David Stuttart to get through on goals but while to most observers Ashley Mulhern appeared to make a perfectly legitimate save with his knees referee Jimmy White adjudged it to be a foot-block and awarded the penalty. Mulhern got a hand to the ball but the power of Dermot Molloy’s shot was too much. Over the next seven minutes both sides traded points to leave it 2-9 to 1-8 at the end of normal time but there was drama to follow. James Doherty’s rasping shot scraped the top of the cross-bar and over to leave just a kick of the ball between the sides. As it happened a punch rather than a kick sufficed. A “Hail Mary” sideline kick was met by Dermot Molloy in the square and rocketed into the net leave the teams level. The referee seemed to find another minute of injury time and it nearly sufficed to let Bundoran off the hook with one last attack but Spratt’s close-range angled shot went wide and it was 2-9 a-piece at the end of sixty minutes.
The much fitter Glenties side were well on top in extra time as Bundoran looked out on their feet. Playing into the light breeze they were three points to the good within five minutes Dermot Molloy with two and John O’Malley one. Michael McEniff pointed from play to leave Glenties two up at the interval. Molloy again put Glenties three points up 2-13 to 2-10 ahead but Bundoran showed character to hit back with points from Brandon Goodwin and an Adam Coyne free to bring it back to the minimum but that was as good as it got for a team out on its feet and Glenties added a further three points including scores by Hughie Gallagher and Jason Campbell from the full-back line to a single Johnny Ward point to advance to the semi-final where they will play Naomh Mhuire.
Bundoran: Ashley Mulhern, Neal Chapman (0-1), Peter McGonigle (0-1), David Stuttard, Gavin Croghan, Niall McGonigle, Gary Clancy, Michael McEniff (1-6, 1f), Nathan Carlin-Rosanio, Adam Coyne (0-3, 3f), Rhys Goodwin, Mattie McCabe, Jonathan Ward (1-2, 1 pen), Brandon Goodwin (0-1), Diarmuid Spratt. Subs used: Sean McGlone.
Naomh Conall: Donnacha O’Callaghan, Seamus Campbell, Jason Campbell (0-1), Hughie Gallagher (0-1), Phillip Gallagher, Cathal Ellis (0-1), Seamus McDevitt, Jamie Gallagher (0-1), Patrick Moss, Jamie McHugh (0-1), Timmy Cape, John O’Malley (0-1), John Molloy, Dermot Molloy (2-9, 5f,1 pen), James Doherty (0-1). Subs used: Dermot Brennan and Christopher Molloy.
August 17 2009
U-14s
Bundoran 6-9 Four Masters 4-13
A team that hits 4-7 points in the second half normally can expect to be on the winning side but not so for a plucky Four Masters side that lost by two points to an equally brave Bundoran u-14 team. Physically a much bigger and stronger side, Four Masters edged the possession stakes in the first half but their management must have been scratching their heads at the ten point deficit 5-3 to 0-8 their side faced at the interval. An early Matthew Ward goal was soon negated by three points for the Masters but Alan Russell flicked to the net and Brian James McEniff soon added another to leave it 3-0 to 0-4 at the end of the first quarter. The visitors refused to panic and continued to score some excellent points. However, in the run-up to half-time another scoring burst from Bundoran seemed to have pushed the match out of reach. Having just fired over an excellent point, Russell’s second effort fell short into the arms of Jamie Brennan who slotted home the Seasider’s fourth goal. The last score of the half was probably the best move of the match and as good a goal as is likely to be seen at this level as pin-point passes from Niall Murphy, Russell and Ward found Brennan on the edge of the area and he slotted the ball into the corner for his second and Bundoran’s fifth.
The first ten minutes of the second period gave no indication of the epic that was to follow. Ten minutes in it was 5-5 to 0-10 and were it not for the tigerish play of the determined Four Masters boys it might be expected that the game would peter out. The visitors got the fillip they needed when Darren Doherty’s angled shot came back of the crossbar to a grateful Kevin Breslin who smashed home Four Masters first goal of the game. Jamie Brennan drew the sting out of the revival with a pointed free for Bundoran but on either side of the three-quarter mark Jason Carr struck twice to completely alter the whole tenor of the game. His first a drilled ground shot from 25m after he was dis-possessed by Niall Murphy was watched into the former of the net by Bundoran goalie Dominic Yaromin, who clearly thought it was going wide. Bolstered by this the big midfielder followed up with a blast, again from about 25m, that flew into the top corner of the net.
When Emmet Duggan hit Masters’ 12th point a minute later the teams were level 5-6 to 3-12 and Four Masters looked the most likely to push on over the remaining fourteen minutes. That they didn’t was not from their own lack of effort as they continued to dominate possession and were highly unlucky with two or three opportunities while Yaromin made two superb saves in the Bundoran goal. Equally important was the character and skill of a Bundoran side who refused to collapse in the face of Four Masters superb comeback. Alan Russell hit three excellent long-range points in succession, one a free to make it 5-9 to 3-12. Masters’ Pauric Carr sandwiched a point for the visitors between two wides and then with minutes to go young Niall Carr collected a quick McEniff free and angled his shot into the far right corner to make it 6-9 to 3-13 and give Bundoran breathing space. They needed it. Master’s hit two close range wides over the rest of normal time and then Niall McGroarty was hauled down in the area. A well taken Jason Carr penalty was saved spectacularly by the diving Yaromin but for the second time in the game Kevin Breslin proved the master of the rebound, gathering it and driving home for what proved to be the game’s final score.
Best for Bundoran were Russell, Murphy, Rooney, Brennan and Dylan O’Reilly. For Four Masters, the Carr twins in midfield, Leo McHugh, Calvin McShane and Emmett Dougan all had excellent games.
Bundoran: Dominic Yaromin, Daire O’Reilly, Pauric Rooney, Rory Malaniff, Shane Carr, Neil Murphy, Conor Dawson Dylan O’Reilly, Alan Russell, Matthew Ward, Jamie Brennan, Niall Carr, Jason Coyne, David Hastings, Brian James McEniff. Subs used Brendan Oates.
Four Masters: Ryan Haughey, Donal Bennett, Niall McGroarty, Patrick Reid, Leo McHugh, Kevin Breslin, Calvin McShane, Pauric Carr, Jason Carr, Dylan Ward, Darren Doherty, Emmet Dougan, Raymond Balugan, Colin McBrearty and Conall McCrudden. Subs used Jack Nolan.
July 29 2009
U-18s - Minors
Four Masters 3-7 Bundoran 1-17
This was a much closer contest throughout than the first leg in Bundoran with both sides showing remarkable character and will to win even if some of the play was a bit sloppy at times. Bundoran were first on the board with a Michael McEniff free and were never headed thereafter. Four Masters defensive set-up with Sean Kennedy sweeping in front of Bundoran’s dangerous front two of Jonny Ward and Ashley Mulhern quelled the threat of goals. However, the Bundoran forwards prBit oved adept at scoring from range when the opportunities presented themselves or drawing frees by running at the Masters defence. At the other end of the pitch Bundoran also played their extra defender as a sweeper in front of Oisin McGinty and Declan Muldoon, starving both of meaningful possession and McGinty in particularly did not thrive as he did in the last quarter in the first leg as the teams turned over after a low-scoring 0-3 to 0-7 thirty minutes.
Bundoran seemed to move up a gear early in the second period hitting three points within five minutes but their strong start was wiped out in an instant when Sean Kennedy latched on to a loose pass back to Bundoran keeper Ciaran Carty and stabbed the ball to the net soccer style. Bundoran immediately went up the field and added a point to dampen expectations of a Four Masters revival. Muldoon pulled another point back for the home side from a free moved forward but a passing move the length of the park finished with a strong solo run by McEniff and saw the midfielder drive the ball past Sean Curley to move Bundoran back into a commanding 1-11 to 1-4 lead. Oisin McGinty scored a nice point from distance to narrow the gap back to six points and then a shot from the edge of the area off his weaker left foot still managed to evade Carty in the Bundoran goals and there was just a kick of the ball between the sides again. Bundoran again showed great resilience to score from the re-start as McEniff moved the gap back out to four points. The home side kept plugging away though with a John Boyle score sandwiched between two Johnny Ward and one Adam Coyne point that left Bundoran leading 1-15 to 2-6 entering the last five minutes.
A magnificent Ashley Mulhern point seemed to seal the deal for Bundoran as Four Masters challenge seemed to have faded. However, with three minutes of normal time left Bundoran carelessly coughed up possession in midfield and from the resulting break Four Masters were awarded a dubious penalty. Sean Kennedy converted and Ryan Muldoon followed up with a close range free leaving just a goal between the sides 2-7 to 1-16 as the game entered three tense minutes of added time. Four Masters pressed, Bundoran defended valiantly and should have put the game out of reach on a break upfield but with just the keeper to beat Ward drove his shot wide. Bundoran regained possession from the kickout, however, and McEniff broke forward to point and ended Master’s brave revival.
For the visitors Nathan Carlin, David Stuttard and Sean McGloin excelled in the Bundoran full-back line and Adam Coyne covered every blade of grass on the field. Gary Clancy and Niall McGonigle also put in very solid performances. For Four Masters, Jordan Carty, Sean O’Kennedy and Sean O’Boyle shone while Oisin McGinty looked threatening every time he got the ball. Ian Molloy kept excellent control on what was a hard but generally fair and sporting encounter. Bundoran supporters might quibble about the penalty awarded but this was balanced by relief that corner forward Gavin Croghan escaped with a yellow card for a challenge that might have merited a red.
Bundoran: Ciaran Carty, Sean McGlone, Nathan Carlin-Rosanio, David Stuttard, Niall McGonigle, Neal Chapman (0-1), Gary Clancy, Peter McGonigle, Michael McEniff (1-7, 3f), Adam Coyne (0-5, 2f), Mattie McCabe, Rhys Goodwin, Gavin Croghan, Ashley Mulhern (0-1), Jonny Ward (0-3). Subs: Kevin Cassidy, Sean Keenaghan. Brandon Goodwin, Diarmuid Spratt and Johnny Boyle.
Four Masters: John Curley, Luke Keaney, Mark Pearce, Jordan Carty, Darren Walsh, Daniel Harley Sean O’Kennedy (2-0), Oisin McGinty (1-1), Sean O’Boyle (0-1), Daire Farragher, Rory Buchanan, Ryan Muldoon (0-5, 4f), Donal Gildea, Ryan O’Neill : Sub Declan Muldoon, Mario Johnson, Kevin McBrearty, Rory Coyne, Conall Sweeney, Darren Cannon and Ciaran Curran
July 21 2009
U-18s - Minors
Bundoran 4-17 Four Masters 2-8
A lightning start by Bundoran that saw Rhys Goodwin hit the net after two minutes followed by quickfire points by Adam Coyne and Jonny Ward done much to shape the outcome of this game. A stunned Four Masters found it very difficult to cope with Bundoran’s running from deep and balls into the corners and by half-time trailed by 2-10 to 0-1. The second half was a different story entirely. Four Masters doubled their total with the first score of the second half but then Bundoran again done the early running hitting four without reply. Switching Oisin McGinty from midfield to full-forward however, paid an instant dividend for Four Masters when he set up Ryan Muldoon for visitors’ first goal. Bundoran’s Ashley Mulhern dampened Four Master’s comeback aspirations when he netted for Bundoran and a Jonny Ward penalty left the gap insurmountable shortly after. However, Masters finished much the stronger with McGinty helping himself to 1-3 over the last ten minutes of the game. Despite the score-line, Four Masters’ performance in the last quarter will have given them a lot of hope that that may yet overturn Bundoran in the second leg in Donegal town next Wednesday.
Bundoran: Ciaran Carty, Sean McGlone, Nathan Carlin-Rosanio, Rory O’Reilly, David Stuttard, Neal Chapman, Gary Clancy (0-1), Peter McGonigle (0-2), Michael McEniff (0-5), Adam Coyne (0-4), Mattie McCabe (0-1), Rhys Goodwin (1-0), Gavin Croghan (1-1), Ashley Mulhern (1-0), Jonny Ward (1-3). Subs: Kevin Cassidy, Sean Keenaghan. Stephen Reilly, Brandon Goodwin, Diarmuid Spratt, Niall McGonigle and Johnny Boyle.
Four Masters: John Curley, Mario Johnson, Luke Keaney, Mark Pearce, Jordan Carty, Darren Walsh, Daniel Harley Sean O’Kennedy, Oisin McGinty (1-3), Sean O’Boyle, Daire Farragher, Rory Buchanan (0-1), Ryan Muldoon (1-4, 4f), Donal Gildea, Ryan O’Neill : Sub Declan Muldoon. Kevin McBrearty, Rory Coyne, Conall Sweeney, Darren Cannon and Ciaran Curran
June 3 2009
U-14s
Bundoran 5-20 Killybegs 2-4
Bundoran got their 2009 campaign off to a dream start on a fine summer’s evening in Gaelic Park. It was tit for tat over the first twelve minutes the sides level on two points each when a cracker of a goal by Jason Coyne opened the floodgates and the Bundoran forwards poured through. Alan Russell quickly followed up with a point and then a goal to leave it 2-3 to 0-2 at the end of the first quarter. Over the remainder of the half Bundoran finished the game as a competitive spectacle with Jamie Brennan, Coyne and Russell all finding the net again to leave the score at 5-11 to 0-3 at the interval.
With the game effectively over the fizz was gone out of the game after the interval. Killybegs were somewhat dis-oriented by Bundoran’s third quarter blitz and are a much better side than the score-line suggests and they managed to salvage some pride with goals from first Luke Kelly and then Ryan Hegarty, although with the benefit of the slight breeze Bundoran continued to knock over the points.
Bundoran: James Morrissey, Aidan Mitchell, Pauric Rooney, Shane Carr, Conor Dawson, Neil Murphy, Brandon McEniff, Dylan O’Reilly, Alan Russell, Matthew Ward, Thomas White, Jamie Brennan, Niall Carr, Jason Coyne, David Hastings. Subs Brendan Oates, Daire O’Reilly.
May 11 2009
U-16s
Bundoran 1-6 Kilcar 6-8
Two scoring bursts at the beginning and end of the first half effectively decided this game. Kilcar were first off the mark after three minutes with a Paddy McBrearty free that would lead to a sequence of scores and events that effectively decided the game. From the kick-out a speculative lob from Mathew Clean deceived Conor Corbett in the Bundoran goals to make it 1-1 to no score. It was déjà vu from the next kick-out as another high ball, this time from McBrearty, ended in the net after the goal-keeper collided with the post and had to be taken by ambulance to Sligo hospital. On the resumption McBrearty won the kick-out ran at the Bundoran goals and despatched the ball to the net and Kilcar quickly followed up with two further scores to leave it 3-3 to nothing with barely ten minutes gone.
To their credit Bundoran refused to lie down. They dominated play for most of the remaining twenty minutes and after missing two goal opportunities with first Lee Creevy’s close in shot hitting the side-netting and aaron Doherty pulng off a good save from a Brian McManus shot. An excellent point from Niall McGonigle finally got Bundoran off the mark at the end of the third quarter and a converted Adam Coyne free soon doubled their score. Bundoran were now dominating and twenty minutes in they got a glimmer of hope when Coyne scored from the penalty spot and followed up with another free and Gary Clancy fired over to reduce the margin to five points at 1-4 to 3-3. Approaching the 30 minute mark, however, McBrearty went on a scything run from his own half to the Bundoran 21m line before driving home to end the Bundoran revival and within a minute a fifth goal from Aiden McGinley to leave it 5-3 to 1-4 at the break.
If the game was not effectively over at the break, it was curtains very soon after the resumption as Kilcar struck again in the first minute of the second half when Kevin Gallagher made it 6-3 to 1-4 with a close-range drive. Gary Clancy replied for Bundoran but three on the trot for Kilcar from Matthew Clean, Paddy McBrearty and Kevin Gallagher left the score at 6-6 to 1-5. Bundoran refused to lie down with Clancy adding another point but Kilcar had the last say with pointed frees from McBrearty and Clean for a final score of 1-6 to 6-8 and Bundoran have it all to do in the second leg in Kilcar in two weeks time.
Bundoran: Conor Corbett, Pauric Rooney, Johnny Boyle, Pauric Malaniff, Alan Russell, Gary Clancy (0-3), Lewis Wilmott, Adam Coyne (1-2), Niall McGonigle (0-1), Matthew Ward, Lee Creevy, Diarmuid Spratt, Jason Coyne, Neal Murphy, Brian McManus. Subs: Donal O’Keefe (for Conor Corbett), Jamie Brennan (for Pauric Malaniff).
Kilcar: Aaron Doherty, Martin Byrne, Christopher Cunningham, Ryan McGinley, James Shovlin, Ciaran O’Donnell, Eoin McHugh, Paddy McBrearty (3-3), Conal Gilmore (0-1), Aiden McGinley (1-1), Matthew Clean (1-2), Colm Molloy, Stephen McBrearty, Kevin Gallagher (1-1), Ryan McHugh.
May 8 2009
Minors
Bundoran 2-15 Four Masters 0-9
The final score-line gives a mis-leading picture of how tight this game was as there were only two points between the teams with twenty minutes to go. The teams trade points twice in the first five minutes but Bundoran began to pull away and approaching the end of the third quarter despite some bad wides had taken a three point lead. A fortuitous goal from a Peter McGonigle punt near the sideline deceived everyone and bounced into the net to double Bundoran’s advantage. As is often the case, the side in arrears picked up their game/ From there until half-time Four Masters dominated proceedings everywhere except on the scoreboard managing only three points for a mountain of possession to leave it 1-5 to 0-5 at the break.
Bundoran opened the second half scoring but Four Masters hit back with two and the teams traded points again in what was continuing to be a very tight and high quality encounter. Around the forty minute mark the game turned. Ciaran Carty saved a goal bound and the ball moved immediately up-field in a flowing move that ended with a well-taken Diarmuid Spratt goal. Shortly afterwards the visitors lost minor star Luke Keaney but despite being seven points in arrears they never gave up but Bundoran were rampant at this stage putting a gloss on the scoreline that didn’t reflect most of the play. Best for Bundoran were Gavin Croghan, Gary Clancy, Mattie McCabe and Stephen Reilly, while Luke Keaney, Jordan Carty, Oisin McGinley, Sean O’Kennedy and Ryan Muldoon starred for Four Masters.
Bundoran: Ciaran Carty, Gavin Croghan, Ashley Mulhern, Rory O’Reilly, David Stuttard, Neal Chapman, Niall McGonigle, Peter McGonigle, Michael McEniff, Adam Coyne, Mattie McCabe, Gary Clancy, Stephen Reilly, Brandon Goodwin, Diarmuid Spratt, Subs: Kevin Cassidy, Sean McGlone and Sean Keenaghan.
Four Masters: Odhran Duke, Sean O’Boyle, Luke Keaney, Jordan Carty, Rory Coyne, Sean O’Kennedy, Daniel Harley, Darren Walsh, Oisin McGinty, Kevin McBrearty, Daire Farragher, John Corley, Ryan O’Neill, Donal Gildea, Ryan Muldoon: Sub Declan Muldoon.
Mar 4 2009
Under-12s
Bundoran 8-3 Four Masters 4-7
A gale force wind played a large part in the outcome of this game. Playing into the elements Bundoran were off the mark in less than a minute with a Cian McEniff goal but much of the next 30 minutes the ball rarely left the Bundoran half as the Donegal town boys notched up 1-6 and forced two or three top class saves from Bundoran keeper Max Muller. Centre-half forward Sean Meehan was tormentor in chief of the home defence scoring four points while full forward Barry Ward hit a cracker of a goal. The last few minutes of the half seen Bundoran mount some pressure on the Four Master’s defence with Paul Cannon producing two excellent stops within a minute. In the fifth minute of added time, however a Nathan Ward strike was deflected into the net to leave it Four Masters 2-6 Bundoran 1-0 at the break.
With the wind in their backs Bundoran got off to a lightning start to the second period and five minutes in they had narrowed the gap to two points at 3-1 to 2-6 with goals from Brendan Oates and Shane Carr. It looked like the home side were going to push on for a convincing win but Four Masters struck back with another Barry Ward goal and the same player followed up with a point. Bundoran had hit a barren patch with a couple of wides until Niall Carr got their fourth goal but Four Masters’ Nathan Ward cancelled this out with a well-executed soccer style strike to leave it 4-7 to 4-3 entering the final quarter. Paul Murphy moved the margin back to the minimum with Bundoran’s fifth goal to which Four Masters again responded strongly but this time they failed to extend their lead denied by Max Muller on one occasion and the outside of the post on the second. When Rory Malaniff gave Bundoran the lead for the first time since the opening exchanges with five minutes left momentum swung to Bundoran and Brendan Oates hit a further two goals to secure two hard earned points for the Seasiders.
In a competitive B game the sides ended level.
Bundoran: Max Muller, James Stewart, Daire O’Reilly, Caoimhín Drummond, Brian McHenry, Shane Carr (1-0), Calvin McCormack, Rory Malaniff (1-0), Brendan Oates (3-0), Conor Carty (0-1), Niall Carr (1-0), Timmy Govorov, Paul Murphy (1-1), Cian McEniff (1-1), Dylan Stuttard. Subs used: Nathan Cassidy.
Four Masters: Paul Cannon, Kevin McCafferty, Thomas McGowan, Kieran Bennett, Aaron Manhoffer, Matthew Oates, Gerard Cleary, Dylan O’Kennedy, Neil Ward, Jack Keeney, Sean Meehan (0-4), Eoghan Slevin, Ryan Hegarty, Barry Ward (2-2), Nathan Ward (2-1).
Ref: Shane Toolan
Mar 28 2009
Under-10s – News and Views Town League
Round 1
Tyrone 8-3 Kerry 5-1
A windy but dry Saturday morning heralded the start of the 2009 News and Views Town league which is now entering its twelfth year. The opening game saw Oisin McGloin’s Tyrone take on Sean Fitzpatrick’s Kerry/ James Steward opened the scoring for Tyrone but Kerry came storming back with goals from Paul Murphy, Sean Fitzpatrick and Cody Granaghan putting them ahead but Tyrone then hit three on the trot, Diarmuid Ryan, Oran Gallagher and Oisin Armstrong all on target to leave it 4-3 at the break. Cody Granaghan levelled matters early in the second half but Orin McGann restored Kerry’s lead and Oran Gallagher extended it with his second goal. Michael Goan pulled a goal back for Kerry and Murphy pointed before a strong finish from Kerry with a further 1-2 from Oran Gallagher and an Oisin McGloin goal tying up the game.
Galway 5-1 Dublin 3-1
Michael McGloin’s Galway hit a purple patch early in the third quarter of this game that effectively won them the game. Dublin started the stronger with Megan McEniff pulling off two great saves from Míheal McCaughey and an Oisin Cassidy goal unlucky to be dis-allowed for a square ball. On their first attack though, Galway’s captain Michael McGloin flicked the ball to the net. Cian McEniff equalised almost immediately for Dublin with McCaughey and Aaron Keaney trading points to leave the sides level 1-1 apiece at the break. The third quarter saw the ball become lodged in the Dublin half with Conor Jack Manus and Christoher Conway both hitting the net twice to give their team a 5-1 to 1-1 lead. Dublin bravely gave their all over the last five minutes with goals from Miheal McCaugher and McEniff dragging them back into the game but time was against them and Galway took the points.