Naomh Colmcille...1-8
Burt...0-9
Naomh Colmcille kept alive their league challenge
with a home victory over neighbours Burt, less than
three weeks after defeating the same opposition in
the reverse fixture.
The visitors got off to a great start with the
opening three points of the match in the opening
five minutes, Joe Boyle was first off the mark for
Burt with a pointed free in the first minute. Conor
Harkin’s effort went over off the inside off the
post, and this was followed by another converted
placed ball from Sean McHugh. Good work from Ryan
McKinley and Joe Donaghy gave Willie Gillespie the
opportunity to get Naomh Colmcille’s opening point
in the seventh minute. Soon afterwards Willie
Gillespie got his fist to a ball in from Matthew
Crossan to find the net for the home side. Another
free from Sean McHugh levelled the match, before
Naomh Colmcille re-gained the lead after a pass from
Gerard Curran sent Willie Gillespie in to take a
fisted point. Burt had numerous chances from placed
balls over the next five minutes but failed to
convert them. Sean McHugh was off target with a free
before the visitors were awarded a penalty. Michael
Lynch in the Naomh Colmcille goals made a tremendous
save to his left and got the good luck his efforts
deserved when the rebound was put wide. Sean McHugh
and Joe Boyle had further missed efforts from frees
before Joe Boyle pointed to level the match again in
the 25th minute. The first half scoring concluded in
the final minute of regulation time when Ricky
Hegarty provided the pass for Ciaran Devine to send
Naomh Colmcille in at the break leading on a 1-3 to
0-5 scoreline.
Joe Boyle had a long range free at the start of the
second half saved by Michael Lynch, and Sean McHugh
was off target with a free, before Dara Grant
levelled the match once again. Ryan McErlean, on as
a half time substitute, put Naomh Colmcille back
into the lead. The same player then broke the ball
from a Mark Dowds free for Matthew Crossan to extend
the lead, and Matthew Crossan made it a three-point
advantage with a free wide out on the right. Paul
McHugh missed with a long range free for the
visitors before Matthew Crossan scored another
pointed free in the 17th minute. Joe Boyle got two
quick points for the visitors to reduce the lead to
two points, the second coming from an Enda McDermott
pass. Ciaran Dowds pointed to reduce the lead to the
minimum, and the home side survived a goalmouth
scramble before Willie Gillespie made it a two point
game. Burt had an effort narrowly wide and Willie
Gillespie was off target with a free in added time.
Full time score Naomh Colmcille 1-8 0-9 Burt.
Naomh Colmcille: Michael Lynch, Paul Friel, Alex
Devenney, Eddie Gillespie, Gerard Curran, Joe
Donaghy (Shane McAteer), Ricky Hegarty, Ciaran
Devine (0-1), Ryan McKinley (Mark Callaghan), Don
Hegarty, Mark Dowds, John Fullerton Matthew Crossan
(0-3 (2f)), Willie Gillespie (1-3), Conor Grant
(Ryan McErlean (0-1)). |
