Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Ratoath V Dunderry.Hurling league 27/02/2011

Played in pleasant conditions in Ratoath about 12.30.

Dunderry Panel.
                                             Paddy Kenneally
Davy Stephens                   Davy Mc Cormack                        Damian Bruton

Darren Callaghan               Ivan Mc Cormack                          Joey Martin

                Brendan Wright                         Killian Minogue

Dylan Keenan                        Kevin Bruton                               Chris Harrington

Owen MC Cormack               Evan Stephens                            Paddy Gorey

SUBS.
Eddie Maguire
Paddy MC Geogh
Darren Clabby
J.P.Kenneally
Stephen Coogan
Shane Mooney

Managers for day.Tommy Coogan and Tommy Keenan.
From the throw in Wright hand passed back to Mc Cormack(I),who drove it to Bruton(K) ,who hand passed to Stephen(E) ,who struck a minor.
From the puck out Ratoath drove ball up the field and over the bar.
From puck out ball worked to Keenan.Unlucky with handpass,which is intercepted from a scoring position.Referee very fussy on both sides.Hard from sideline to know why he is blowing for frees.In his favour both sides suffer .
From a free in half back line Stephens(E) catches ball and scores a second minor.
Mc Cormack (I) drives a massive free off target and his brother cannot stop it going wide.Ref gives free against Ownie.
Ratoath score a well worked point from play.Keenan makes a good catch and is fouled about 80 yards out.Minogue takes free.Has the distance but to the right and wide.
Twenty minute mark Ratoath score a point from a well struck long distance free.
Minogue delivers good free to full forward line.Either Stephens or Gorey are fouled.Ownie converts resultant free.
Damian Bruton blown for harmless free.Ratoath convert.
Keenan ploughed out of it.Ref gives free against him.He and Mc Cormack protest .Couldn’t blame them.Ref advances ball 14 yards.Ratoath score.Minogue wins puck out,drives to Bruton,who catches on the run and scores a good point.Mc Cormack (I) wins free after tough broken play 80 yards out.Ref advances ball 14 yards .NOT CLEAR WHY.something said?Ownie scores from free.
Davy Mac on the burst gets fair belt on leg while kicking ball to safety.Goes down and stays for a while.Recovers.
Long distance free from Ratoath well cleared by full back line and half back line all of whom are playing well.Long ball into our full forward line.Ownie in possession is fouled and scores the resultant free.Stephens (E) is fouled in tough passage of play.Ref moves ball 14 yards nearer goal.Ownie scores a good long distance free.Wright earns free 30 yards from our goal ,driven to full forward line.Gorey wins ball and fouled.Owenie converts.
Harrington wins good ball but snatches shot.Wide.
Half time score per ref.Dunderry 0-9.Ratoath 0-6
Clabby on for Harrow at half time.Dunderry win throw in and work ball into scorable position,but spurn chance.Dunderry earn free 40 yards out and near side line.Ownie misses.Davy Mac earns hard ball .Passes to Keenan about 50 yards out.Wide.Clabby earns hard ball.Gets overexcited and crosses sideline.He’s young and hardy and will learn.Davy Stephens harshly blown against about 60 yards from goal.Free converted.Minogue earns free.Wide.Finn battles hard for ball and hits under pressure.Wide.Martin makes way for Coogam(S).Finn and Wright earn a free in passage of tough play.From half way line Ownie hits it wide.
We need to score or we will be beat.
Ratoath score from open play.Finn earns free 70 yards from goal.Elder Mc Cormack shapes up and scores from free.Duck broken.Gorey earns handy free 70 yards out,Elder Mc Cormack misses.Finn fouled again.Ownie hits free.Gorey collects and heading for corner hits angled shot to top left hand corner of net.Millane couldn’t do better.Finn fouled by chop.Free missed.Ratoath empty bench.Davy Mac fouled,but free given against him.Even Ratoath supporters puzzled and perplexed.Resulting free converted.Coogan fouled and Mc Cormack junior converts point.
Wright and Finn switch,the latter to midfield.Ratoath given free 40 yards out.Go for goal and a rasper just over the bar.Kenneally the younger on for  Bruton the younger.Ratoath given free which is dropped into goalmouth and an overhead pull is acrobatically saved by Kenneally the elder.Match ends.
Dunderry  win by 4 I think.

This was a nice game played in a sporting spirit.Both teams will meet tougher opposition.The blend is good and they work well for each other.Support play and lack of selfishness is encouraging.This team shows definite promise and when missing players return (and manager),selectors have good mixture of experience and youth to mould .Once they keep balance displayed in this game progress is likely.
All played well.The older players excelled and the younger contingent  did well too.Maybe the bench could have been emptied to and the other lads given a run.But there you are,horses for courses.
I like the interaction between management and players.
The band of brothers and super “D” full back line is worth supporting.

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