Kerry Petroleum Junior Premier Football Club Championship:
Group B Round 3
@Ballymacelligott GAA Grounds.
Ballymacelligott 3-11 Annascaul 1-13
Ballymacelligott and Annascaul came into this game with three points each. Sixteen minutes into the first half, Michéal Reidy intercepted a ball in the half-back line, an Annascaul move to up the pace after a Donal Daly goal, he took the ball out of danger into the forwards and Aidan Breen scored a point. This determination and work rate communicated that Ballymac were determined to fight hard for this game.
Ballymac played with a strong wind in the first half. Aidan Breen opened the scoring with a pointed free from Ballymac and Annascaul’s Jason Hickson matched this with a point from a free. In the 21st minute, Daire Keane hit a great ball towards the net only for it to rebound. Niall Collins was there to catch it and passed it to Donal Daly who scored a goal.
Michéal Reidy stopped Annascaul’s counteroffensive that resulted in an Aidan Breen point. Thomas Ashe for the Western side scored a point, his teammate Cathal Ferriter scored a goal and another point from Jason Hickson put Annascaul in the lead for the first time Annadcaul 1-03 Ballymac 1-02.
Aidan Breen scored three points. He followed with a free that Niall Collins caught and with great foresight he saw that Dan Shea was loose and the ball ended up in the back of the Annascaul net. Dan Shea added another point leaving the half-time score: 2-07 to 1-03.
In the second half, Both teams traded points, and ten minutes into the half Vinnie Horan scored a goal. The score now was 3-09 to 1-05. Annascaul scored a point followed by another for Ballymac from Daire Keane. Annascaul scored four points on the trot. Dara Broderick scored the last point from a free for Ballymac. Annascaul scored the final three points of the game from Aidan Crean, Jason Hickson, and Killian Falvey.
Team and Scorers: Christy Leen, Mike Sweeney, Tadhg Brick, Darragh Sweeney, Cian Counihan, Josh O’Keeffe, Michéal Reidy (0-1) Dan O’Shea (1-02) Aidan Breen (0-6 _3F) Daire Keane (0-1), Vinnie Horan (1-0), Adam Sheehy, Niall Collins, Brian Lonergan and Donal Daly (1-0),
Subs used: Tomas O’Connor, Dara Broderick (0-1F), Pádraig McCarthy and Dara Regan,
A home game is fantastic for the players and for home supporters. It adds to the enjoyment of the day to play on your own pitch in front of a good home crowd. We thank all our loyal supporters who support us at every game. An amount of work goes on behind the scenes to prepare for these home games. We sincerely thank our Field Committee for the excellent playing surface and the presentation of the grounds. A big thank you to all our voluntary stewards who give so much of their time at home games, to our lotto sellers and our club shop helpers. It takes a Community. It could not be done without you.