The Credit Union SFL Div 1 Round 9
Kilcummin 1-12 Ballymacelligott 0-15
Venue: Kilcummin Date: 31st May 24
Ballymacelligott travelled to Kilcummin on Friday evening. The squad was missing a lot of players due to injuries, exams and holidays. The players who togged out did the club proud with some great performances for some of the new players who joined the squad in 2024. It was an ideal evening for football and the sun shone brightly over Pairc Chuimín.
Donal Daly opened the scoring with a point for Ballymac followed by two from Keith O’Leary and Sean Doolan for Kilcummin. Keith O’Leary’s point coming from a 45 following a save by Christy Leen in goal for Ballymac. Micheál Reidy leveled the game with a point for Ballymac;
For the next twelve minutes Ballymac failed to score and Kilcummin notched up two more points leading by double scores with seventeen minutes gone.
Donal Daly scored a point, Kilcummin matched it. Tomás O’Connor scored his second for Ballymac and Gary O’Leary for Kilcummin added another. Daniel O’Shea was fouled and Donal Daly scored a point. Sean Doolan scored Kilciummins last point of the game and Donal Daly and Tomás O’Connor added two for Ballymac to leave the game all square at half time. James Kenny worked particularly hard in this half and was very sharp and accurate in his ball passing to his team mates.
Half Time Score: Kicummin 0-7 Ballymacelligott 0-7
Andy Rogers scored his first point for the Ballymac Senior team and the opening point of the second half withing a minute of the throw in. Eleven minutes passed before the next point was scored by Sean Doolan for Kilcummin. Michael Helihy and Donal Daly added two more and Kilcummin scored to bring the teams level at 0-9 each with 15 minutes left to play. Donal Daly and James Kenny added two points for ballymac before Sean Doolan converted from a free. Daniel O’Shea did some great work and passed the ball to Donal Daly and Ballymac were in the lead by two points.
However Kilcummin were not going to leave this game go and a point from a free from Sean Doolan and goal from Matt Keane in the 26th Minute gave them a two point lead. Some good defending by Ballymac held the opposition scoreless for the final five minutes and Donal Daly scored two points, one at the very last minute to give Ballymac another point on the County League Table.
Full-Time Score: Kilcummin 1-12 Ballymacelligott 0-15
Next week we travel to Killorglin to play Laune Rangers in the penultimate round of the Senior Football League 2024.
Team and Scorers:
Christy Leen, Cathal White, Brian Cassidy, Sean Rice, Josh O’Keeffe, Tadhg Brick, Andy Rogers (0-1), Micheál Reidy (0-1), Daniel O’Shea, Adam Sheehy, Tomás O’Connor (0-1), Michael Herlihy (0-1), Shane McGillicuddy, Donal Daly (0-9) and James Kenny (0-1).
Substitutes Used:Barry Lyons and Skye Lynch.
We wish all our players doing the Leaving Cert every success next week and we thank them all for their commitment, to our club, in what is a very demanding year for them.
Aidan Breen, Eoin Creedon, Maurice O’Connell,Daragh Regan, Cathal Dunne,
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