O'Donovan Rossa GAA Notes
June 25, 2009
The O'Donovan Rossa senior footballers preserved their senior
football status for next season after they held their nerve in
dramatic fashion to emerge victorious by two points over Ilen Rovers,
on a 2-6 to 0-10 scoreline, after a tense relegation play-off
encounter played last Sunday, in Castlehaven.
Skibb were fortunate to hold a slender two point lead at the interval
having failed to play to their undobuted full potential with
goalkeeper Damien Long producing an inspired performance between the
posts. Rob McCarthy maintained his composure to billow the net with a
close range drive before a long range drive from inter county ace
Conor McCarthy landed in the net. Skibb started the second half
sluggishly allowing Ilen to regain the initiative and hold a one
point lead entering the final quarter.
Skibb benefitted enormously from the introduction of fresh legs in a
tension filled finale to stage a heroic comeback. Conor McCarthy
levelled proceedings from a free before precocious young talent
Thomas Hegarty nonchalantly struck a peach of a point from long range
before Donie "g Hodnett sealed a crucial victory with the insurance
point deep into injury time.
Scorers ñ O'Donovan Rossa: Conor McCarthy 1-2, 0-1 free, Rob McCarthy
1-0, Thomas Hegarty 0-2, Cathal Keohane, Donie "g Hodnett 0-1 each.
Team: Damien Long, Alan Tanner, Kevin Cotter, Conor Long, Flor
Crowley, Stephen O'Brien, Paddy Nealon, Pat Gilmore, Liam Hazel, Rob
Long, Conor McCarthy, Ger Minihane, Rob McCarthy, Colin Crowley,
Thomas Hegarty. Subs: Cathal Keohane, Donie "g Hodnett, Paudie
Crowley, Daniel Hazel, Niall McCarthy Snr.
The senior footballers, who currently top their Division 2 Kelleher
Shield league table, have two more games remaining to conclude their
league programme, away to a Beara select team and at home to Mallow.
The top two teams at the end of the Kelleher Shield season will be
promoted to Division 1 football for next season.
The junior footballers, who were drawn to play Clonakilty in the
third round of the junior football championship, resume league action
when they entertain Newcestown in the Rossa Park next Monday evening
at 8pm. The winners of the Skibb v Clon clash will play the winners
of the St. James v St. Oliver Plunketts's clash in the quarter-final
stages of the championship.
The junior 2 hurlers are in championship action this Sunday afternoon
when they travel to play Gabriel Rangers in the first round of the
championship at 4pm. The junior 1 hurlers were drawn to play the
winners of the Kilbrittain v St. Oliver Plunkett's winners in the
quarter-final of the junior hurling championship.
The minor footballers resume league action this Thursday evening,
June 25, when they travel to Blackpool to play St. Nick's. The minor
footballers have two more league games to play in their section, at
home to Fr. O'Neill's and away to Mayfield, to play before July 12.
The draw for the third round of the minor football championship will
take place on Thursday, July 16.
The junior D footballers begin their league campaign with an away
game against Bantry this Friday night in Wolfe Tone Park, at 8pm. The
junior Ds are also due to play Ilen Rovers and Castlehaven in their
league campaign.
Anyone looking for tickets for the Munster football final between
Cork and Limerick, scheduled for Sunday, July 5, should contact
Nealie McCarthy or John O'Driscoll, family tickets are available and
must be ordered by this weekend.
There was no winner of the lotto draw which took place in The
Fairfield Bar last Monday night. The numbers drawn were 14, 17, 21
and 24. The consolation prize winner was Anthony O'Shea. Next week's
lotto draw will be held in The Horse and Hound and will have a
jackpot of e6,250.
John Bohane,
Secretary O'Donovan Rossa
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