Intermediate team lose top of the table clash with Rahoon/Newcastle

Kilnadeema/Leitrim 3.04 Rahoon/Newcastle 2.08

Kilnadeema/Leitrim and Rahoon/Newcastle clashed in a top of the table Intermediate game in Athenry on Sunday June 8th. With Kilnadeema/leitrim unbeaten and Rahoon/Newcastle with one defeat going into this game it was hoped for a classic between two sides with title ambitions. This was never a classic though with low scoring the order of the day. Kilnadeema/Leitrim opened the scoring very early when Eamon Hyland pointed. Tom Tierney soon doubled the lead with a pointed the lead with a pointed free. Goals were plentiful in this game and the first arrived on four minutes for the city side when Full Forward Brian Cloherty scored to put his side into a early lead. Tom Tierney soon had it level again with another pointed free. We had to wait thirteen minutes for the next score and it was a significant one when Tom Tierney goaled for Kilnadeema/Leitrim. Niall Carr with a free got Rahoon/Newcastle only their second score on 22 minutes before Brian Cloherty got in on the act again soon after with his second goal to put his team back in front 2.01 to 1.03. Niall Carr then pointed a 21 mtr free and hid midfield partner Emmett Heffernan added a point from play in injury time before Dermot Tarpey had the final score of the half soon after to leave the score at the break 2.04 to 1.03 in the city sides favour. While the first half was interesting it was hoped for better fair in the second. Niall Carr with his third point opened the scoring early in the second half before David Tierney pointed a free on 7 mins. Like the first half the scoring ratio did not improve and we had to wait until the 16th minute od the second half for our next score when David Tierney lashed on a loose ball to rattle the net and put Kilnadeema/Leitrim back in the game, only one point behind. Martin Kelly then shot a point for Rahoon/Newcastle from play on 18 mins and he scored again nine minutes later, again from play to put his side ahead by three. We then had a dramatic last few minutes when first county star David Tierney shot his second goal with two minutes to play. Just when it seemed like Kilnadeema/Leitrim might get something out of the game Enda Feeney seeped up to shot the winning point for Rahoon/Newcastle from play to end a dramatic if poor  game on a final score line of 2.08 to 3.04.

Scorers: David Tierney 2.01, Tom Tierney 1.02, Eamon Hyland 0.01.

 Team Lineout: Mark Herlihy, Gearoid Whelan, Kevin Boyle, Ramie Larkin, Liam Geargthy, Eamon Hyland, Aiden Spaight, Niall Tierney, Brian Daniels, David Spellman, David Tierney,  Michael Regan, Tom Tierney, Daniel Burke.
Subs used: Patrick Deely, Brian Costello, Michael Flanagan


Tom Tierney shows his skill against Rahoon/Newcastle