Match played in Kilskere at 7.00 p.m. on a pitch in the finest of order.Touch chilly but ideal for football.Kilskere stewards on their game and Jimmy Brady and Peadar Byrne Senior looked after me well securing me a sideline seat.Much appreciated lads.Thanks.
Dunderry Team.
David Jennings
David Mc Cormack John Kelleher Darren Callaghan
Alan Garry Finn Stephens Swiss Clarke
Ted Dowd Paddy Kenneally
Simon Carty Lar Callaghan Seamus Harte.
Ivan Mc Cormack Bob Doherty Stephen Coogan.
(Capt.)
This is a match Dunderry had pencilled in as a likely win on the basis that Michaels had been badly hit by emigration and we had already beaten them in the League.As it transpired League form went out the window and a number of their emigrants had returned home.The first ten minutes totally belonged to Michaels as they ran us ragged,scoring two minors from play and one from a free.They were totally dominant at midfield and won the majority of the breaking ball.
From the kick out after the pointed free Kenneally fielded well ,went on a solo run and passed to Ivan who took his point well.They won the kick out and sprayed the ball around until Finn fouled ,a free they converted. Michaels gather kick out but over held.Ted takes free to Ivan to Carty to Swiss to Bob to Stephen Coogan.Wide.
They win kick out and play keep ball until Carty breaks in and secures ball,to Swiss to Finn to Harte to Ivan to Finn,blocked and Michaels secure possession.We foul and they play keep ball until penalised for over carrying.Disciplined play by Dunderry backs.Jennings finds Harte to Lar whose punt falls to the Michaels full back.They patiently play ball towards our goal until Swiss is penalised and they work a point from the resultant free.With Michaels dominating midfield a Dunderry back is a hateful job.
Harte breaks ball to Finn to Lar to Alan Garry to Kenneally .Wide.Michaels pick ball from ground from kick out and we hit free wide.At this juncture our Padraig,who cannot get the attention of his father Finn abandons me and goes to his mother.Carty wins break from kick out and to Ted to Swiss to Kenneally .Point.Harte breaks kick out to Ivan who solos and lets across the goalmouth,where it is collected by their goal man who mounts a counter attack ,which our backs break up and earn a free.Taken by Finn to Bob,who is bundled off ball and is penalised.The hop of the long free deceives Davy Mac and falls fortunately for his man ,who buries it in the back of the net.We are in big trouble.Michaels 6 gathers kick out and they embark on an intricate passing movement which Kelleher breaks up ,to Finn to Swiss To Carty to Coogan.Fouled.Coogan misses free.1-5 to 0-2 against us still.Michaels win kick out again and their long ball in is put over sideline by Kelleher interception.Michaels earn free from kick out which they convert.Finn wins ball from kick out to Coogan to Ivan who lets across goal,where Michaels mop it up and counterattack ,which in turn is ended by Jennings who passes to Finn to Simon to Lar to Ted ,when Michaels regain possession and counterattack and earn a free ,which Garry intercepts,to Lar to Harte who lets it in to Bob who breaks it to Kenneally bearing down on goals and who bravely follows through when ball goes out of control hurting himself.No coward he.Swiss gains possession from free out and is fouled.Stephen kicks it wide.Darren Fay replaces Ivan.Hard on Ivan I thought.They win kick out and Kelleher gathers long ball in and to Harte to Fay ,whose long ball in is gathered by Michaels who counterattack is freakishly broken up by Davy Mac who somehow prevents a certain goal. Finn gathers and back passes to Jennings,to Swiss to Davy Mac ,to Finn,who pass is intercepted and a point is registered against us.We fight on.Swiss's pass is intercepted but Michaels hit wide. Ted wins kick out,to Finn to Bob,loses ball .Their counter attack results in a wide.We win free from kick out ,which Lar takes to Simon ,who is fouled.Lar hits to Bob who returns to Lar who pops over a minor.Half time.1-7 to 0-3.We were very very poor that half.Big deficit to make up.You would have to wonder at the wisdom of starting the minors after a hard County match yesterday.Are they firing on all cylinders?.Whatever about them there is no excuse for the rest of them.
Aaron Newman replaces an injured Kenneally and starts at corner forward.Fay is now on the forty and Ted and Lar in the middle.Bob and Stephen are a two man full forward line.We resume and Ted breaks ball to Harte to Lar who lets in long to Bob to Garry whose pass is mistimed and Michaels counter attack.Finn breaks it up and is fouled.Ball travels from Lar to Ted to Finn to Davy Mac to Lar to Stephen to Ted ,who lets in long ball which hops wide.Bit more urgency about us.Michaels win break from kick out and let in long and Red Callaghan breaks it up ,to Ted to Finn to Swiss to Harte to Stephen .Point.We retrieve ball from long pass in by Michaels with a good block abd Finn to Swiss to Finn to Ted to Stephen.Fouled.Short to Bob who lets across goal and is deflected for a 50.Stephen misses.Kick out breaks to Stephen whose shot falls short to goalie and they counter attack the whole way up the field and score a point.Michaels win kick out and play keep ball until Finn secures possession and lets in long to Carty to Fay to Stephen to Harte .Fouled.Handy free.We miss it.Fay to Finn to Harte to Newman ,hits awkward ball to Bob .Ball lost but Michaels over carry and Newman converts free.Fay wins ball.To Harte ,to Swiss to Finn,to Newman,blocked,Harte blocks a Michaels free and lets in long ,where Michaels retrieve .In turn their long ball in is gathered by Swiss,to Ted to Fay to Finn to Carty ,whose pass is misplaced to a Michaels man.They work up the field and score a minor.Jennings to Swiss to Finn,in low to Stephen to Harte ,back to Stephen.Point.6 points down now.
Bob breaks kick out to Harte to Stephen.Wide.Andy Coogan on for Bob.Fay in full forward,Swiss gets break from kick out and to Finn,who lets in long high ball towards Fay ,who somehow gets it and bears down on goal.He is through and shoots.Somehow the goalie diverts it for a fifty.We earn free from short fifty which Newman converts. Game on.Andy to Swiss to Harte to Ted ,back to Swiss.Point.Lar to Ted to Stephen to Andy .Wide.Lar to Harte ,back to Lar.Free to us.Point by Stephen.13 minutes left.3 points in it.Ted fouled.Takes it quick to Stephen.He is fouled.Takes Lar by surprise with quick free,but Lar responds well and to Finn on the burst,who lets fly.Wide.Harte wins kick out,to Carty to Andy.Across the goal.Wide.Micheal's miss clear chance at goal,not once but twice and eventually send wide.Regan introduced for Michaels.On Garry.From a Harte free kick Lar drops ball on top of Fay outside the square.He goes for it fairly and is wrongly blown.Probably the only mistake made by the ref.who otherwise is having a good game.Good defending by us breaks up the resultant Michaels attack and we work ball to Stephen who is fouled.Ball floated in for Faye ,but falls to Newman,whose overhead kick is caught by the goalie who hits over the sideline.Swiss and Regan exchange pleasantries.Lars sideline ball is deflected for fifty.He hits it short and fielding Michaels man is fouled.Swiss gathers free kick and is fouled thirty yards out.Coogan converts,Two point game .5 minuted left.Michaels get possession and their attempt to play keep ball is broken up by Andy,to Simon to Ted to Aaron.Fouled fifty yards out.Put it on top of Darren they roar.Ball breaks to Andy.Wide.Jasus they say.We break up Michaels attack and earn line ball fifty yards out.Last chance saloon.Swiss lets it in .Fay breaks it but Michaels win break.Final whistle,. 1-9 to o-10 for Michaels.
Ref .Watch.Did a great job,save penalising Darren FAy when he did.
Crowd.For the time of year the crowd was big and well humoured.Massive Dunderry support.
Analysis.
We were all over the shop the first half ,which was not good.Probably a mistake to start the minors who playd yesterday for the County as were not themselves.I wonder if they ran out of steam?I would say that the management have much to ponder.In fairness they have never had the full panel available to them.Aside from that we were very flat and ponderous the entire first half.When Stephen was off colour on thr free taking arena we had no replacement on the field after Ivan went off and until Aaron came on.Probably the selectors delayed too long in making changes,but when the eventually did we started to play with something approaching the potential we have.
We completely dominated the second half ,when the positional switches and replacements were felt .Midfield is a problem area.
We could have snuk a result but overall Michaels were the better team.
From now on it is effectively knockout.A hard road ahead.
I hate making these criticisms as I know only too well what it is like to be under pressure in the management arena,being the last Dunderry Manager to manage a Senior Team,before we reverted to Intermediate.
The challenge is formidable and rven lads with Senior All Irelands and All Stars havent been able to manage us back up.Pressure lads,pressure.Keep the faith.
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