BFL5: Carnaross win well
February 28, 2015
Paul Donoghue Carnaross
Carnaross 1-13
Clonard 0-5
A strong first-half display set Carnaross up for their second win in the B League at home to Clonard.
Carnaross played with the strong breeze in the opening period and could not have made a better start with a point each for midfielders Thomas Nugent and Tomás Plunkett inside the first five minutes. Paul Donoghue chipped in with three points in a row before Tomás Plunkett charged through and rifled the ball to the net to give his side an eight point lead after just ten minutes. Further points from Ian Donoghue (2), Barry O'Connor and Shane Casserly extended the advantage to twelve before Clonard opened their account with a point in the twenty fourth minute. Carnaross added two more points from Cian O'Reilly and Paul Donoghue to lead 1-11 to 0-1 at half-time.
A point from Shane Casserly edged Carnaross further in front early after the restart, but Clonard took advantage of the strong breeze and hit four points in a row. However, the Carnaross defence withstood everything that was thrown at them including a good stop from keeper Shane McNiffe late on. Carnaross finished the scoring with a point from Paul Donoghue as their strong first-half display eased the pressure and left them in control for the remainder of the game.
Carnaross: Shane McNiffe; Peter T. Farrelly, John Plunkett, Cian Gillic; Frank O'Reilly, Ian Donoghue (0-2), John Carpenter; Tomás Plunkett (1-1), Thomas Nugent (0-1); Cian O'Reilly (0-1), Paul Donoghue (0-5), Colm McDonagh; Shane Casserly (0-2), Barry O'Connor (0-1), HJ Muldoon; Subs: Peter Mullan for Tomás Plunkett; Stephen Dawson for Cian Gillic; Blaine Lynch for Barry O'Connor; Tom Shortt for HJ Muldoon; Matthew O'Reilly for Thomas Nugent; Conor Kenny for Frank O'Reilly;
