Hunterstown by a goal
July 27, 2015Full-time result: Hunterstown Rovers 2-19
St.Joseph's 1-15
Venue: Pairc Ui Mhuire, Dunleer
Date: Friday 24th July
Time: 6:30pm
Referee: Stephen Johnson
Hunterstown were entering the 2nd round of their championship campaign in good spirits after a great win over Naomh Malachi the previous weekend. Ryan Ward got the scoring underway fro Hunterstown with a well taken goal, which was the result of some great passing & team work from Brendan Lennon & Paul Carrie. Paul Carrie secured Hunterstown's 1st point of the match, after receiving a great pass from Niall Carrie. Ryan Ward made his presence known on the pitch scoring 2 successive points, followed by another Paul Carrie point. Hunterstown were now leading 1-04 to 0-02, until some great attacking from St.Joseph's saw them close the gap to 1 point by scoring 4 points in 4 minutes, Brendan Lennon got his name on the scorecard with two quick points, followed quickly by another Paul Carrie & Ryan Ward point. The Joes reduced the gap to 3 points before half-time.
Half-time score: Hunterstown Rovers 1-08
St. Joseph's 0-08
The 2nd half proved to be just as entertaining as the first half, with the Joes scoring 1-01 in the opening 5 minutes of the 2nd half, giving them the lead for the first half. Brendan Lennon quickly cancelled this out with a well taken point, making both teams level for the first time. The Joes had the opportunity to take the lead with a goal, only to be stopped by goalkeeper Alan Fedigan. The Joes took the lead only for their point to be quickly cancelled by a Tony McKenna free, bringing both teams back to a draw. The Joes continued to fight on with another point only to be cancelled out by a Paul Carrie free. The Joes had a 2nd opportunity to extend their lead with another goal, only to be stopped once again by goalie Alan Fedigan. It was Hunterstown who then took the lead, by attacking & breaking through the Joes defence, with Brendan Lennon, Tony McKenna, Padraig Mathews & Paul Carrie scoring a point each in 4 minutes. It was subtitutes Martin Lennon & Padraig Mathews who made their presence known, with Martin Lennon making a great sprint, breaking through the Joes defence, to offload the ball to Padraig Mathews, who slapped the ball into the back of the net, brining the score to 2-15 to 1-11. Paul Carrie & Paddy Mooney continued the scoring for Hunterstown. The Joes were awarded a penalty in the 58th minute, this could've reduced the gap to 3 points, only for it to be sent over the crossbar. Alan Fedigan made another great save to prevent the Joes from closing in on Hunterstown. Padraig Mathews & Brendan Lennon got a point each just before the full-time whistle.
Full-time score: Hunterstown Rovers 2-15
St.Joseph's 1-15
Starting Team:
1. Alan Fedigan
2. Brian Mathews
3. David Finn
19. Richard Cunningham
5. Patrick Taaffe
6. Muiris O'Suilleabhain
7. Keith Brennan
8. Tony McKenna 0-02
9. Paddy Matthews
10. Alan Landy
11. Brendan Lennon 0-05
12. Ryan Ward 1-03
13. Paul Carrie 0-06
14. Niall Carrie
15. Glen Mathews
Subs: Conor Mathews for Alan LandyPaddy Matthews, Paddy Mooney (0-01) for Richard Cunningham, Martin Lennon for Niall Carrie, Padraig Mathews (1-02) for Paddy Matthews.
