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Kilnadeema/Leitrim 2.07 Tynagh/Abbey-Duniry
0.02
Defending Under 14 Feile na nGeal champions
Tynagh/Abbey-Duniry
were expected to
be a strong force again in the 2008 championship
and were expected to be very strong opponents
for Kilnadeema/Leitrim when they meet in Tynagh
on Monday April 14th. Having already been
defeated by Craughwell earlier in the group,
Kilnadeema/leitrim needed a won to finish up as
high up in the table as possible to avoid a
tough quarter final draw. To everybody's
amazement this turned out to be a very one sided
game with Kilnadeema/Leitrim dominating from
start to almost the finish.
Tynagh/abbey-Duniry showed none of the class and
skill they had demonstrated in earlier games.
Kilnadeema/Leitrim had the breeze in the first
half and were off the mark very quickly with a
brilliant goal by man of the match Brain Molloy,
who collected a long Dara O'Donoghue delivery
before taking on the home defence and blasting
the ball past a helpless goalkeeper. Centre Half
Forward Martin O'Brien followed this up with a
mighty point from out near the sideline.
Kilnadeema/Leitrim were playing really well at
this early stage and this continued five minutes
alter when Tony Molloy shot a lovely point after
been set up by Cillian Dowling to open up a five
point lead. Brian Molloy then scored a classy
point after cutting in from near the corner flag
and shooting over from a tight angle. probably
the point of the half was scored shortly after
when midfielder Jacques Chahin raced through and
shot a wonderful point on the run from all of 50
yards to leave the score now reading 1.04 to no
score after 11 minutes. Brian Molloy, who was
causing the Tynagh/Abbey-Duniry defence all
kinds of problems soon added another point,
again from play. Tynagh/Abbey-Duniry were
creating very little and missed an easy free on
18 minutes to open their account. The final
score of the half arrived on 20 minutes from who
else but the scoring star Brian Molloy again
from play over 40 yards out. to leave the half
time score at 1.06 to 0.00. Kilnadeema/Leitrim
had done brilliantly so far, but were now facing
the breeze and I'm sure a backlash from their
opponents, but never materialised as straight
away from the throw in Cillian Dowling was
fouled in front of goal and up stepped Brian
Molloy to blast the 21 to the net and all but
end the contest. Things might have been
different had the Kilnadeema/Leitrim defence not
stopped a pile driver from Shane Flynn shortly
before this. Flynn did add a point from a free
immediately after before the goal arrived.
Tynagh/Abbey-Duniry piled on a lot of pressure
for the next 15 minutes, but their only reward
was a Paul Killeen point from a free after Shane
Flynn had missed a few scorable free's before
hand. It was only fitting that Brian Molloy had
the final score of the game , a free on 17
minutes after playing his best ever game for the
club. The final whistle was greeted with great
joy and surprise on a final scoreline of 2.07 to
0.02. This result changes the group completely
and see's Kilnadeema/Leitrim sitting proudly on
top of Group A of Feile na nGeal at the moment.
Who would have ever though this was possible.
With Liam Mellows to come next, that is where
they will hope to stay.
Scorers: Brian
Molloy 2.04, Tony Molloy 0.01. Martin O'Brien
0.01, Jacques Chahin 0.01.
Team Lineout: Stephen Roche, Evan Curley, Conor
Cunningham, Fergal Broderick,
Dara O'Donoghue, Dara Curley, Conor Howard,
Jacques Chahin Ryan Murray, Tony Molloy,
Martin O'Brien ,Tommy Mottram, Cillian Dowling,
Eoin Morrissey, Brian Molloy.
Subs used: Ciaran Callagy, Liam Kelly, Daniel
Mottrom. Keith Callanan
Tony Molloy shows his solo skills
Jacques Chahin drives another ball into the
forwards against Tynagh/Abbey-Duniry in the
under 14 championship
Dara O'Donoghue clears the ball that set up the
first Kilnadeema/Leitrim goal despite the
attention of
Shane Flynn of Tynagh/Abbey-Duniry.
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