Kilnadeema/Leitrim
Hurling Club
Cumanan Luthchleas Gael Cill na Dioma - Liathdroim
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Cumanan Luthchleas Gael Cill na Dioma - Liathdroim |
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Kilnadeema/Leitrim Under 21 team 2007 |
Under 21 team survive to fight another day
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Under 21 Championship Pre-Quarter Final played
in Loughrea on Sunday June 24th |
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The Under 21
Championship at the best of times is a tough physical
competition played between very fit and quality hurlers, but the
problem facing Kilnadeema/Leitrim in their Pre-Quarter final against
Kilbeacanty was that three of their best players could not line out
for various reasons. Michael Hedderman (The team captain) has a long
term injury, Fergal Nevin who went to America for the Summer but
returned only to be stopped playing because of the 60 day rule, and
Padraig McLoughlin who was on Holidays. The game was played in
Loughrea on Sunday June 24th in a continual downpour. With the clubs
having already meet in the Minor and Intermediate Championships,
their was always going to be a bit of rivalry built up for this
game. Shane O'Looney continued his recent good form when he opened
the scoring on 3 minutes with a point from play. Free taking was the
big downfall last year when the team lost in the semi-final to Beagh
by one point but this time Sean Burke had no such problems as he put
them over from all angles and distances. He scored his first on 4
minutes from a 65 before Pat Regan got Kilbeacanty off the mark on 9
mins with a point from play. Alan McCarthy, who was to be
Kilbeacanty's best forward all through then equalised with a point
from play on 10 mins after been set up by Stephen Lambert. Sean
Burke, who played the game with a troublesome shoulder injury then
took over the show as first he scored two points from free's on 13
and 15 minutes both from midfield. Then on 16 mins he struck a long
ball into the Kilbeacanty square which somehow cleared everybody and
ended up in the net after the good work done first by Ruairi
Costello in setting up Sean for the shot. This brought the score to
1.04 to 0.02. Alan McCarthy then pointed from play on 23 mins after
the build-up involved an injury to Ruairi Costello. Then
Kilnadeema/Leitrim's second Midfielder Brian Gardiner scored a
lovely point on the run to close out the first half with the
scoreboard reading 1.05 to 0.03. Niall Shaughnessy replaced Michael
McLoughlin at the start of the second half as Sean Burke opened the
scoring with another free and Keith Reilly replayed for the South
Galway side with a point from play one minute later. The game
changed totally 2 minutes alter when Alan Fahy got on the end of a
long Noel Glynn free to shoot past Mark Herlihy and close the gap to
2 points. Sean Burke then added another free which was replayed to
immediately by Noel Glynn who shot a great point from play. Steven
Lambert brought it even closer with another point from a free on 10
mins before Gearoid Whelan scored the point of the game when he shot
over from 70yards out near the sideline to really lift the
Kilnadeema/Leitrim. Two quick points from Alan McCarthy and Noel
Glynn had the game all tied up by the 18th minute at 1.08
apiece. Colm Kelly now replaced Niall Shaughnessy as the game was
now there for the taking by both teams. Alan McCarthy from play and
a Noel Glynn pointed free from 80 yards had Kilbeacanty 2 ahead for
the first time as the clock ticked near the finish.
Kilnadeema/Leitrim were not giving up though without a fight
as first Sean burke pointed a free on 31 mins and then when all
seemed lost up stepped Brian Gardiner to score a wonderful point
from play in front of the dugout and surrounded by 3 players to save
his team from defeat and give them a chance to fight another day on
a final score line of 1.10 each. This was an enjoyable game played
in very poor condititions and will be worth seeing again in the
replay. |
Action Photo's of the game
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