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St. Columbkilles
0-15 Christophers 2-8
It was Donaghmore to the fore as Paddy McKenna scored the winning point
with the last kick of the game to win the game for St. Columbkilles
and put them into an all Brighton semi-final against
St. Columbkilles started well and went up by a five points to
no score lead early. Jonathan Daniels
and Eugene Greaney put the ball over the bar for St.
Cols. Paul Cronin played well at wing
forward for the
Christopher’s
started the second half strong and leveled the scored with two early
points. Then a goal came from Steven
Curley, who ran 45 yards before burying the ball and giving Colin Murphy no
chance at making a save. Murphy had
earlier denied Christophers two golden chances with
magnificent saves. St. Cols too had
their chances as Jonathan Daniels, Mick Lyons, and Ryan Bradley all came close
to finding the goal. With Christophers leading by three points things looked bleak
for St. Cols, but some changes brought them back into it. Kieran Flaherty was introduced to the middle
of the field and scored a wonderful point as well as linking up well with his
back line. St. Cols went ahead by two
points but Christopher’s leveled the scores in the dying minutes with two Mark
O’Sullivan free kicks. With seconds on
the clock Paddy McKenna won the ball and popped it over the bar from 30 yards
to send his side into next weeks’ semi finals against
St. Cols: Colin Murphy (Gaillimh),
Philip Cox (Gaillimh), Brendan Foley (Loch Garman),
John Cunningham (Tir Chonaill), Niall Clarke (Ath Cliath), Rory McTiernan (Gaillimh), Mick Lyons (Ath
Cliath), Donnacha Lee (Ath Cliath), Paul Cronin (Chill Maintain), Ryan Bradley (Tir Chonaill), Paddy McKenna (Tir Eoghain),
Eugene Greaney (Gaillimh),
Jonathan Daniels (Chill Maintain).
Subs: Kieran Flaherty (Ath Cliath), Rory O’Donnell (Ath Cliath), Colm Morris (Ros Camain), Steven McGarrigle (Aontroim), Gerry McMahon (Ath
Cliath). Christophers: G.
Galvin, N. Ryan, J. Griffin, J. Fitzpatrick, J. Dewane,
P. McCarthy, D. Kenneally, J. Young, S. Curley, W.
Lombard, A. O’Neill, J. Howard, P. Dwyer.
Also at the weekend
the Shamrocks defeated Tir na
nOg by a score of 5-18 to 2-5, while the Shannon
Blues ensured that they finished the season as the top dog by beating
Armagh-Notre Dame by a score of 3-10 to 0-9.
Darragh Kinnevey
scored two goals and James Kilcullen put in a superb
performance in the middle of the field to see the Blues through. Armagh-ND now have
to wait for the result of the Donegal versus Wolfe Tones game to see if they
have a playoff game against the losers.
The Blues and McAnespies are in the semis.
Schedule
The schedule for
the next week and into next weekend has been thrown into somewhat of a
crunch. With so many possibilities of
playoffs the first part of the week is full.
Sunday’s games that were cancelled will be replayed during the week, and
any ensuing playoff possibilities are covered.
Mid-Week Playoffs
Monday, August 15
4:00 Senior
Hurling: Wexford v
5:30 Senior
Football: Wolfe Tones v Donegal
Tuesday, August 16
4:00 Junior
Hurling: Cork v Wexford
5:30 Senior
Football: Kerry v
Wednesday, August
17
4:00 Senior
Hurling: Wexford v
5:30 Senior
Football: Losers of Monday’s Wolfe Tones
v Donegal game v Armagh-Notre Dame.
Saturday August 20
2:30 Junior
Football Semi-Final: Wolfe Tones v
McAnespies
4:00 Junior
Hurling: Fr. Tom Burke’s v winners of
Wexford v
5:30 Intermediate
Football Semi-Final: St. Columbkille’s v
Sunday August 21
11:30 Ladies Senior
Football Semi-Final: Tir na nOg v
Roscommon
1:00 Junior
Football Semi-Final: Donegal v
2:45 Senior
Football Semi-Final: Shannon Blues v
Donegal/Armagh-ND/or Wolfe Tones
4:15 Senior Hurling
Semi-Final: Tom’s v
5:30 Senior
Football Semi-Final: McAnespies v
Donegal or Wolfe Tones
There will be a
month’s mind mass for Oliver Briody during the week,
date and time to be booked.