Na Fianna GAA club notes
April 07, 2015
MINOR FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Na Fianna Minor Footballers suffered defeat as they opened their 2015 playing campaign against the reigning Minor Championship holders Ferbane / Belmont in their re-arranged League Rd 1 encounter last Wednesday evening in Geashill on a scorelien of 3-12 to 2-07. Na Fianna got off to the perfect start as they opened their scoring with 2 goals inside 4 mins, the first a goalmouth scramble struck to the net by Ian Buckley, the second a 45 sent in by Colin Keogh and punched first time top the net by Conor Langton. F/B who had already a point on the board responded with their first goal. Both sides then added 2 points apiece before F/B got in to score 2 goals in the last 5 mins of the half to go in front and lead at the break 3-03 to 2-04. F/B who now had the breeze in their favour in the second half took full advantage as they added 9 points to Na Fianna's 5 to go on a claim the win.
NA FIANNA: James Boland, Reece Seery, Adam Kelly, Ray Daly, John Cummins, Colm McDermott (0-02), Stephen Pierce, John Ridgeway, Colin Keogh (0-02), Conor Langton (1-00), Ian Buckley (1-00), John Paul Casey (0-01), Stephen Dwane, Mark Devery, Kaelyn Thompson (0-02).
SUBS: Shane Gorry (for Mark Devery), Brian Keogh (for Adam Kelly), Mark Devery (for Stephen Dwane).
U14 FOOTBALL FEILE LEAGUE
Na Fianna U14 Footballers made it 3 wins out of 3 in the League with another comprehensive rout of neighbours St Vincents in Ballinagar last Thursday evening on a scoreline of 8-13 to 2-06 which secures their place in the Feile Blitz Semi Finals in 2 weeks time with a game to spare. St Vincents opened the scoring with 2 points inside the first minute but then Na Fianna got going scoring 5 goals along with 7 points in the first half with the goals finished by James Bryan, Ross Plunkett, Lee Mulpeter (2) and Jacob Beatty as St Vincents just kept in touch with a further 2-01 and so at the break Na Fianna led 5-07 to 2-03. There would be no let up in the second half as Na Fianna increased their tally with a further 3-06 to just 3 points from St Vincents with the Na Fianna goals finished by Jacob Beatty, Lee Mulpeter and Ryan Strong.
NA FIANNA: Conor Kelly, David Carthy, David McElduff, David Boland, Jack Gorry, Glen Hassett (0-01), James Nolan (0-01), Emmett Curley (0-01), Gavin Kelly (0-01), Morgan Tynan (0-03), Mikey Buckley, James Bryan (1-01), Jacob Beatty (2-02), Ross Plunkett (1-00), Lee Mulpeter (3-02).
SUBS: Rory Dunne, Mark Kelly, Adam Mangan (0-01), Ryan Strong (1-00), Adam Strong, Aaron Coss, Alex Bolton, Dylan McDermott, Ryan Dunne, Conor Owens, Donal Murphy, John Gorman.
MINOR FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Na Fianna Minor Fotballers go in search of their first win as they take on Edenderry in Rd 2 pf the Minor Football League this Wednesday evening (08 April) @ 6:30pm in Edenderry. All Support would be appreciated.
