The Kerry Petroleum: Premier Junior Football Club Championship Group 2 Round 2
Ballymacelligott V Churchill
Date: Friday, August 9th 2024.
Venue: Ballymacelligott
Ballymacelligott V Churchill
Date: Friday, August 9th 2024.
Venue: Ballymacelligott
It was an excellent evening for football in Ballymacelligott on Friday when Ballymac hosted Churchill in a crucial Round 2 clash of Group 2 of the Junior Club Championship.
The game kicked off with a bang for Ballymac, who swiftly netted two goals before the lotto sellers could even pack up. The home team held onto their lead until the final whistle, despite a spirited second-half performance by Churchill that saw them outscore Ballymac. But those two early goals were a tough mountain to climb.
Aidan Breen opened the scoring with a point, followed by a goal. Aidan was involved again with Donal Daly to help Vinnie Horan score another. Donal Daly popped over a point, and Ballymac were 2-02 in the lead with eight minutes on the clock. Donal Daly scored another point before Churchill’s Darragh O’Sullivan opened the scoring for Churchill. Both Donal Daly and Darragh O’Sullivan scored a point for their sides. Michael Herlihy and Michéal Reidy added a point each for Ballymac. Churchill added a point just before Aidan Breen dispossessed Churchill on the ground and walked the ball into the back of the net. Churchill scored their last point of the half before Ballymac added two points from Captain Vinnie Horan.
The Half Time score: Ballymacelligott 3-07 Churchill 0-4
Daragh Regan’s point opened the scoring for Ballymac in the second half. Darragh O’Sullivan followed with the opening point for Churchill. Two Points from Michael Herlihy and Daragh Regan extended Ballymac’s lead to 3-08 to 0-5 with 23 minutes left to full time. Churchill scored a point from Ivan Parker, and Darragh O’Sullivan hit the back of the net to bring Churchill’s score to 1-06. Vinnie Horan and Niall Collins
added two points for Ballymac. Darragh O’Sullivan and Vinnie Horan added a point for each of their teams. With 10 minutes left, the score was Ballymac 3-12 Churchill 1-09. In the 28th minute, Churchill was awarded a penalty, and Darragh O’Sullivan scored a goal. This was Churchill’s last score of the game. Maurice O’Connell scored the final point for Ballymac.
Final Score: Ballymacelligott 3-13 Churchill 2-09
Ballymacelligott Team & Scorers.
Christy Leen, Josh O’Keeffe, Daniel O’Shea , Sean Rice, Michéal Reidy (0-1), Tadhg Brick (1-0), Daragh Sweeney, Aidan Breen (1-1), Cathal Dunne, Adam Sheehy, Vinnie Horan,Captain (1-3), Michael Herlihy (0-2), Brian Lonergan, Donal Daly (0-2), Daragh Regan (0-2).
Christy Leen, Josh O’Keeffe, Daniel O’Shea , Sean Rice, Michéal Reidy (0-1), Tadhg Brick (1-0), Daragh Sweeney, Aidan Breen (1-1), Cathal Dunne, Adam Sheehy, Vinnie Horan,Captain (1-3), Michael Herlihy (0-2), Brian Lonergan, Donal Daly (0-2), Daragh Regan (0-2).
Ballymacelligott Substitutes IntroducedNiall Collins (0-1), Eoin Creedon,Brian Cassidy, Andy Rogers and Maurice O’Connell (0-1)
Manager: Ian Blake
Selectors: Tony Silles, Gene O’Keeffe, Mike Broderick & Padráig Laide.
Selectors: Tony Silles, Gene O’Keeffe, Mike Broderick & Padráig Laide.
Physical Trainer: Anthony O’Leary. Physio: Mark Thompson
Stats/Logistics: Aidan Savage and Bridget Leen.
We send our sincere condolences to the family of the late Tim Collins, Tim is Grandad to our senior player Darragh Sweeney and ladies player Aoife, thinking of Paula and Liam at this time. We appreciate the fact that Darragh played our championship game Friday night. May Tim RIP.
A few facts
2 Players: Missing due to injury ( Cian Counihan) and sickness (James Kenny) from the starting 15 team V Renard last week.
1 Player: Maurice O’Connell made his Championship Debut and scored his first Championship point.
1. It was good to see Eoin Creedon play his first game since Mid May when he sustained an injury to his shoulder.
The Ballymacelligott main pitch will close on Monday 12th August for remedial work to the pitch and we aim to have a top-quality playing surface available for all footballing activities by early summer 2025.
Thank You from the Lotto Committee
The Ballymacelligott GAA Lotto Committee wishes to express our heartfelt gratitude to everyone who supported our lotto sales at all our home games in 2024. Your support at every game is genuinely appreciated, and we sincerely thank you for your generosity.
The Lotto is the backbone of our income for the year, and it helps us have an income every week. The sales at home games and neutral games at our pitch boost sales every year and make a big difference to our balance sheet at the end of the year.
Our pitch is being closed for necessary remedial work. We will miss the lottery income from our game sales. Anyone who wishes to support our lotto going forward can do so online here or by contacting any member of the lotto committee. We look forward to seeing you all in 2025 on our own top-class playing pitch. Go mara sibh céad.
Some photos from today.
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