U14FC: Brilliant comeback by 'The Bracks'
May 23, 2013
The new gum shield rule seems to be working smoothly. Ballinabrackey's Sean Kavanagh with Longwood's Jack Hickey during the Meath U14 Div 4 final at Boardsmill. TO VIEW A SELECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHS FOR THIS GAME CLICK HERE
Longwood 3-9
For long periods in this game it looked like Longwood were going to add the Division 4 (13 a side) championship title to their league crown, won at the beginning of the month. But Ballinabrackey showed great heart and never say die attitude to come back from six points down with ten minutes left to win this exciting match by seven points at Boardsmill.
Longwood played with the wind in the opening half and led 1-5 to 0-1 after twenty minutes. Glen Brady got the games opening goal while Harry Hogan and Niall Mulvey chipped in with two points each. Ballinabrackey finished out the half the stronger and closed the gap to four at the break with fine scores from Gavin Quinn (2) and David Carroll.
Longwood stretched their lead to 2-6 to 0-4 early in the second half as Brady stole in for his second goal. Between the 10th and the 20th minute the game turned into a shoot out between Longwood's Niall Mulvey and the smallest man on the pitch Ballinabrackey's Sean Kavanagh. In this period Mulvey scored 1-3 while Kavanagh kept his team in touch with two goals.
With ten minutes remaining Longwood led 3-8 to 2-5. But then Ballinabrackey took control. Sean Bannon got the ball rolling with 1-1. Orhan Cully gave his team the lead for the first time with their fourth goal while the outstanding David Carroll finished the last five minutes in brilliant fashion scoring 2-1 to spark wild scenes of jubilation.
Ballinabrackey scorers: David Carroll (2-3), Sean Kavanagh (2-0), Sean Bannon (1-1), Gavin Quinn (0-3), Orhan Cully (1-0)
Longwood scorers: Niall Mulvey (1-5), Glen Brady (2-0), Harry Hogan (0-3), Thomas Coloe (0-1)
Ballinabrackey: Jack Gearthy, daragh Dunne, David Dunne, Simon Finn, Richie Coffey, Sean Coffey, Ronan Thompson, Orhan Cully, David Carroll, Sean Bannon, Sean Kavanagh, Gavin Quinn, Oisin Gannon. Subs: Daniel O'Brien, Cathal Donoghue
Longwood: Evan Kelleher, Andrew Russell, Eoin Gadden, Adam O'Brien, Ross Kerrigan, Conor Molloy, Jack Hickey, David McQuaid, Jamie Connolly, Glen Brady, Harry Hogan, Thomas Coloe, Niall Mulvey.
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