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GREAT
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St.Colmans 3-08 Barryroe 2-10 |
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Great scenes of excitement greeted the final
whistle in this county B minor hurling final as jubilant St.Colmans supporters poured
onto the pitch in Brinny at the weekend to celebrate a momentus & historic
win for the Cloyne/Russell Rvrs. minor amalgamation.This win looked highly
unlikely for about three quarters of the contest as Barryroe who had some
wonderful exponents of the game in their ranks showed wonderful determination
& composure & really put it up to the men from the hurling stronghold
of Imokilly.Both teams had very impressive wins in the semi finals.Barryroe
accounted for Tom Kenny’s Grenagh & St.Colmans taking the honours in style
against Ballygiblin from Avondhu.
After a shaky opening by both teams it was Barryroe
who were first to raise the white flag when their highly skilful forward John
O’Donovan pointed from a free.This was quickly followed by a long range Paudie
O’Sullivan free.In a three minute spell on the 15th & 18th
minutes it was O’Donovan again who netted twice,The first coming when he
followed up after a great Alan Reilly save in the St.Colman’s goal to score
from close range.The second goal came after some hesitancy in the St.Colman’s
defence.Four minutes later the same man increased the Barryroe margin with
another well executed point.With 22 minutes gone Barryroe looked as if they had
the game sewn up when they led by 2-02 to 0-01.
Paudie O’Sullivan with a trademark free kept
St.Colmans in touch,after an excellent solo run he then setupTomas Ryan for an
outstanding goal as the interval beckoned.Going in for the break St.Colmans had
restored respectability to the scoreline at a crucial stage of the game with a
goal now separating the teams.
The second half started with both teams exchanging
points courtesy of Brian O’Donoghue for Barryroe & Paudie O’Sullivan for
St.Colmans.Barryroe then took control of the contest with four long range
points in quick succession that gave the a seven point advantage.With about 13
minutes left on the clock and Barryroe leading by double scores (2-08 to 1-04)
the landscape was not of a healthy nature for the men from Imokilly.Entering
this game the St.Colman’s mentors were concerned at the age level of this very
young side,7 of which are still u16 & that they might struggle to
curtail a more physical Barryroe
outfit.,this proved to be the case.The master stroke occurred with the moving
of Alan Reilly from goals to the forward line when he narrowed the margin with
a well taken goal with 8 minutes remaining.It was what St.Colmans badly needed
at this stage of the game.A renewed confidence enveloped the young St.Colman’s
side as they took the game by the scruff of the neck in the closing ten
minutes.Antoin Walsh,James O’Sullivan,Tom O’Shea,Paudie O’Sullivan & Mikey
Walsh began making inroads as they took control.Tadgh Crowley,Maurice
Lynch,David Jermyn & Richard Barry dominated in defence.Barryroe pointed
against the run of play & were now enjoying a 5 point cushion.Paudie
O’Sullivan’s accurate free taking narrowed the margin to 2 points after fouls
on himself & the very lively Anthony Walsh who was causing havoc to the
Barryroe defence.Once again Barryroe courtesy of Tadgh Harrington made it a
three point game with an excellent long
range strike from deep inside his own half.Anthony Quinlan now operating on the
edge of the square set up captain Jamie Costine only to see his shot that had
goal written all over it shave the top of the crossbar to leave Barryroe with a
two point margin & two mimutes left on the clock.A long sideline puck from
St.Colmans was only cleared as far as the 21 metre line when the inrushing Tom
O’Shea with only one thing on his mind rattled the back of the Barryroe net,in
what was a fitting manner to secure a county title,it was now St.Colmans 3-08
Barryroe 2-10,heartbreak for Barryroe after so much domination but the
accolades must go to the never say die mentality of a wonderful young
St.Colmans side.This St.Colmans team have trained since early March culminating
in at least 50 sessions & it was this comittment that carried them through
the last ten minutes of a memorable contest.Going into the game manager Neil
Reilly said “that if St.Colmans were within shouting distance of Barryroe with
five minutes remaining that their fitness level would take the tie”a very
accurate observation indeed.Congratulations to the St.Colmans team,mentors
Neill Reilly,Micheal Walsh,Pa.O’Shea,Dick Fitzgerald & of course the “alright
on the night man”the unflappable Dermi O’Shea,congratulations to you all.
East Cork Oil Sponsored JAHC
Cloyne 1-06 Russell
Rvrs. 1-10
This one will not
enter the realms of being described as one the classic local derbies.It was an
uneventful hours hurling that never lived up to the hype that surrounded the
fixture.It will only be remembered for all of Cloyne’s scores coming from David
Ring and the dominance of Kevin Hartnett.The first half belonged to Rovers as
they swept aside Cloyne’s ambitions of progressing.After 3 minutes Rovers went
into pole position with a sweetly pointed free.This was the trend for the first
quarter of an hour as Rovers picked off point after point.With 12 minutes gone
Rovers raced into a four point lead with Cloyne still in the starting blocks.A
David Ring free opened Cloyne’s account midway through the half.this was
cancelled out by another pointed free from Rovers.With 11 minutes of the first
half remaining & Rovers enjoying a 6 point advantage Cloyne managed to make
an impact on proceedings.After some good work by Sean Motherway & Aidan
O’Brien Cloyne were awarded a free about 35 metres out,David Ring obliged with
a well struck goal,this seem to add some urgency to the Cloyne challenge,not
for long.Two minutes later Rovers cancelled out the Cloyne upsurge with a well
taken goal.David Ring added a point just before the half time whistle to leave
the score at 1-08 to 1-02 in favour of the Shanagarry men.
For the first quarter of the second half we
witnessed a rejuvenated Cloyne fifteen,if the same had occurred in the opening
quarter we might have been looking at a different scenario.After 2 minutes it
was David Ring with a well taken point from play to narrow the margin.In a 2
minute spell he added another 2 points from frees.It was now down to a 3 point
game,the introduction of Christopher Ring at the break had made an impact.This
was Cloyne’s half as they shut out the Rover’s second half challenge.Nine minutes
gone once again a David Ring free brought it down to 2 points,still no reply
from Rovers as Cloyne whittled down their advantage.With Cloyne dominating the
second half they failed to capitalise on the progress they had made.It was 20
minutes of the second half before Rovers scored (65).They then added another
point (F) with about 2 minutes remaining.Russel Rovers deserved the laurels on
the night,but maybe if Cloyne had opened the first half in the manner of the
second, the landscape might have taken on a different shape,this was not the
case & Russell Rvrs.deservedly took the spoils.Graham Fleming,Aidan O’Brien
& James Nyhan put in a good hours graft for Cloyne.
Cloyne:Alan Reilly,Tom
O’Shea,John Aherne,James Northridge,Graham Fleming,James Nyhan,James
Lynch,Vincent Cusack,Ross McCarthy,Thomas Cahill,Aidan O’Brien,David
Ring(1-06),Eamon Dunne,Sean Motherway,Maurice Lynch,
The weather forecast for Saturday was for gales
gusting between eighty & a hundred miles per hour,it materialised in
Carrigtwohill in a red & black format & left a trail of destruction in
it’s aftermath,Blackrock bore the brunt of it as they were unceremoniously
savaged by Cloyne.It was one of Cloyne’s finest hours in hurling & was
atonement for the semi final heartbreak of 2003.
Blackrock hit the ground running when with two minutes
gone they registered their first point,they intended sending out a clear
message that they were not going to hang about.Three minutes later Cloyne were
awarded a side line ball about 45 metres out,Diarmuid O’Sullivan took a gem of
a cut,straight between the sticks all square.Blackrock were quick to reply two
minutes later with a point & on nine mins.increased their lead with a well
placed free.The game then took a dramatic turn,Cloyne were awarded a 65,Maurice
Cahill duly obliged.From then on Cloyne went into overdrive as they gradually
set about taking Blackrock to pieces.Paudie O’Sullivan levelled matters after
eleven mins.with a free.From the puck out,Mike Naughton won the ball and
delivered a low pass straight to Phil Cahill who neatly flicked it to Paudie
O’Sullivan who gave Frank Barry no chance as he drove it low to the back of the
net.A minute later Diarmuid O’Sullivan added another point from a free.This was
quickly followed by a wonder point from Victor Cusack who was causing the
Blackrock defence major headaches.Phil Cahill then turned his marker with some
sweet stick work to push Cloyne further ahead on 17 mins.The score stood at
1-06 to 0-03 in favour of Cloyne.There then occurred an off the ball incident
in the middle of the pitch involving Diarmuid O’Sullivan which saw play held up
for over 2 minutes,this I feel was as result of early niggling after 5
mins.which was not curtailed and was allowed develop and frustration boiled
over,it was not at all pleasant.When play resumed Maurice Cahill added to
Cloyne’s tally with two wonderfully struck 65s on 25 & 28 minutes.John
Cotter then struck an excellent point off balance.With time added on Paudie
O’Sullivan struck another free quickly followed by a Phil Cahill point.Cloyne
had the Rockies where they wanted them at the interval with a mountain to climb
as they led by 1-11 to 0-03.It was obvious Blackrock were going to throw
everything at Cloyne at the resumption.That notion was soon dispelled when
within a minute of the restart a perfectly executed Diarmuid O’Sullivan pass
found Conor Cusack who made no mistake with a trademark goal,there was no “miss
of the year”this time,you do not give Conor Cusack that amount of leverage
& expect not to pay the price.With three minutes gone Phil Cahill added
another point,at this stage Blackrock had not scored since the 9th
minute of the first half.The Cloyne full back line was magnificent,Eoin
O’Sullivan Kilian Cronin & Declan Motherway caused untold frustration to
the Rockie’s full forwards.Maurice Cahill is as good as they come,his long
range shooting is excellent.With 5 minutes gone Blackrock pulled back a
point.This was quickly cancelled out by a Paudie O’Sullivan free.John Cotter
& Paudie O’Sullivan(F) added another brace of points to consilidate the red
& black lead just before Liam Meaney pulled back a goal for the Rockies
after ten minutes ,it was too little too late as Cloyne tantalised them with
their sharp accurate passing.With twenty minutes remaining Blackrock’s frustration
was evident,their game plan in tatters led them to conceding five frees in the
closing quarter which Paudie O’Sullivan duly converted.It got even worse when
Joe Young & Wayne Sherlock already on yellow cards took early showers.Iain
Quinlan was having a better second half after an uncomfortable start,his
contribution was much more effective,he seems to be finding things difficult in
the left half forward position in his last few outings with his play lacking
the fluency he has become known for.Blackrock pulled back another point with 14
mins.remaining which was to be their final contribution of the evening while
Cloyne went on to add another six points.After last year’s county final it was
widely thought would Declan Motherway & Phil Cahill withstand the rigours
of another SHC campaign.On Saturday evening’s performance both players have a
huge contribution to make,Declan Motherway had a faultless hour & has never
looked sharper.On the other hand Phil Cahill was Cloyne’s ace in the
pack,provider,playmaker & stick wizard,his deft touches created ample
opportunities for the Cloyne forwards.On the night Cloyne ripped Blackrock
apart who for most of the second half were rudderless.It was one of Cloyne’s
finest hours & the manner & style in which they executed the task left
a lot of the supporters in awe & disbelief at the scoreline.To say Cloyne
were good is not an accurate description of their performance,they were simply
breathtaking.
Cloyne:Donal Og Cusack,Eoin
O’Sullivan,Kilian Cronin,Declan Motherway,Diarmuid O’Sullivan(0-2 1F),Maurice
Cahill(0-3 65s),Michael Naughton,John Cotter(0-02),Domhnall O’Sullivan,Colm
O’Sullivan,Victor Cusack(0-02),Iain Quinlan(0-01),Padraig O’Sullivan(1-08 0-8
from frees),Phil Cahill(0-3),Conor Cusack(1-01)
Substitutions:Brian Fleming for
Eoin O’Sullivan(inj)
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For the opening seven minutes Cloyne’s intentions
of taking the points in this SHL tie were of a positive nature.The Glen soon
dismantled any notions with a powerful first half display that left Cloyne
trailing by 2-08 to 0-04 at half time.Cloyne were first to open the scoring
with a point from midfielder Domhnall O’Sullivan after two minutes.A minute
later Conor Cusack had Cloyne two points to the good.From the resulting puck
out the Glen managed to pull a point back.There then followed one the best
moves of the the half when Victor Cusack combined with Phil Cahill to put
Cloyne 0-03 to 0-01 up with four minutes gone.After this the Cloyne challenge
collapsed.In a four minute spell the Glen were in front after converting 3
consecutive frees.Cloyne were all over the place as the Glen dominated
midfield.With fourteen minutes gone a dreadful error by James Nyhan allowed the
Glen in for their first goal.Iain Quinlan managed to pull a point back.The Glen
continued to pick off long range points which was a major factor in the lead
that they now enjoyed. As Cloyne struggled to contain them for the remaining
ten minutes of the half the Glen were gifted another goal.With twenty minutes
gone Cloyne had a mountain to climb as the Glen led by 2-08 to Cloyne’s 0-04.As
half time approached one could be forgiven for thinking that the Glen were
going to run riot in the second half with the advantage that they enjoyed,we
were wrong!
Within two minutes of the restart Cloyne were
awarded a penalty & Phil Cahill duly obliged when he struck a cracker to
the back of the net,Cloyne needed this,the clawback of the Glen’s lead had
started and Cloyne in the second half were a totally different team.Three
minutes into the restart the Glen converted another long range free which
incidentally was to be their only score until the 27th minute of the
second half.Cloyne totally outplayed them.Iain Quinlan who up until now was
having a relatively quiet evening at left half forward was beginning to make an
impact.The constant fouling of Colm O’Sullivan was stemming the flow of the
game,the reaction was a worrying aspect for Cloyne & one that needs addressing,in
another situation it might not be looked upon too kindly.Cloyne dominated the
game for the entire second half and scored some very good points,a feature
absent in the first half.Cloyne might have collected the points and their
second half performance warranted this but their total of nine missed scoring
chances did not help matters and saw the Glen come out on top by the odd goal.
Cloyne:Sean Motherway,Declan
Motherway,Kilian Cronin(0-1),Eoin O’Sullivan,Brian Fleming,James Nyhan,Michael
Naaughton,John Cotter,Domhnall O’Sullivan(0-2),Victor Cusack,Colm
O’Sullivan(0-1),Iain Quinlan(0-3),Aidan O’Brien,Phil Cahill(1-1),Conor
Cusack(0-2)
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Evening
Echo SHL: Cloyne 4- 12 Delaneys 1- 10
With
just over four weeks to Cloyne’s senior hurling championship tussle with
Blackrock they continued their build up with a good solid SHL performance
against Delaneys.Cloyne’s second half form was excellent in which they
outclassed Delaneys to secure the league points.
Cloyne lined outt with quite a few positional
changes and minus the services of some of the more experienced players.The game
started brightly for Cloyne when after 3 minutes Conor Cusack put Cloyne in
front with a superb goal.For the first 10 minutes it looked as if the game was
shaping up as a landslide win for Cloyne,the observation was premature.Paudie
O’Sullivan pushed Cloyne ahead with a well pointed free from about 45 metres
after 5 minutes.Aidan O’Brien having a very good first half made it 1-02.Conor
Cusack came very near to getting a second goal,but the Delaney’s keeper pulled
of a string of successive top drawer saves,one of them once again from Conor
Cusack from close range was goal keeping of the highest standard.Delaneys registered
their first point with 13 minutes gone,this was quickly followed 2 minutes
later by a goal,3 minutes later it was all square.Delaneys notched up another
point to give them the lead.So effectively in a 6 minute spell they wiped out
Cloyne’s advantage.James Nyhan restored parity with a well taken point after
twenty minutes.Four minutes later Phil Cahill with a perfectly executed goal
restored Cloyne’s lead.Delaneys hit back with two excellently struck
points,both from deep inside their own half to level matters.On the half time
whistle they pointed again to give them a one point lead at the interval Cloyne
2-03 Delaneys 1-07.So after all Cloyne’s dominance of the first half they found
themselves trailing.
The second half was only 3 minutes old when a
Paudie O’Sullivan free set Cloyne up nicely.This was quickly followed by a
James Nyhan point to restore Cloyne’s lead.The second half was just six minutes
old when a well worked move saw James Nyhan set Phil Cahill up for his second
goal of the game.Three minutes later Delaneys got a point which was their first
score of the second half.Cloyne replied with an Iain Quinlan goal.The game was
gradually slipping away from Delaneys as Paudie O’Sullivan,Aidan O’Brien &
Mike Naughton pushed Cloyne further ahead with consecutive points,Cloyne were
picking off points at random,a feature that has been absent in their last few
outings.Delaneys added a further 2 points on 15 & 20 minutes,but Cloyne
replied with 2 points from James Nyhan & one each from Maurice Cahill &
Paudie O’Sullivan(65).It was a well balanced performance from Cloyne.The
midfield pairing of Domhnall O’Sullivan & Iain Quinlan was very impressive
while at the back Brian Fleming gave nothing away in a reshuffled defence.In
the end Cloyne were fully deserving of the points.
Cloyne: Alan Reilly,Declan Motherway,Brian Fleming,Eoin
O’Sullivan,James Lynch,Maurice Cahill(0-01),Mike Naughton(0-01),Iain
Quinlan(1-0),Domhnall O’Sullivan,James Nyhan(0-4),Aidan O’Brien,(0-02),John
Cotter,Padraig O’Sullivan(0-04),Phil Cahill,(2-0),Conor Cusack,(1-0)
For most
of the first half of this SHL tie in Ballynoe on Sunday evening,Cloyne
encountered what can be best described as a stubborn St.Catherines side who
refused to be overawed by last year’s county finalists.Cloyne minus the
services of Diarmuid O’Sullivan & Donal Og Cusack who were on inter county
duty found it difficult to come to grips with the game for the whole of the
first half.After
four minutes St.Catherines were first on the board with a well taken point,this
was the pattern for the first fifteen minutes.Cloyne allowed St.Catherines
dictate the game and they enjoyed a three point advantage with twelve minutes
played.Paudie O’Sullivan was first to raise the white flag for Cloyne and
basically that was Cloyne’s contribution until the 28th minute.Cloyne
had a succession of wasted chances one after the other,while on the other hand
St.Catherines added a further three points.With 17 minutes gone Cloyne were
awarded a free about 30 metres out with Paudie O’Sullivan opting to go for goal
St.Catherines duly dealt with it.Victor Cusack,Iain Quinlan,James Nyhan &
Domhnall O’Sullivan all had opportunities to keep Cloyne in touch but failed to
do so.With 28 minutes minutes gone St.Catherines enjoyed a five point
advantage,Iain Quinlan struck a well taken point which seemed to jolt Cloyne
into action.Maurice Cahill quickly followed with a trademark point from inside
his own half,then just on half time Paudie O’Sullivan narrowed the margin with
another point,so in the space of two minutes Cloyne were back in the contest
with a half time score of 0-6 to 0-4 in favour of St.Catherines.The second half
started with referee Gerry O’Connell barely having time to get the whistle out
of his mouth,when Conor Cusack had the ball in the back of the net.It was the perfect
start for Cloyne.Two minutes later it was Paudie O’Sullivan who stretched
Cloyne’s lead with another point.This was Cloyne’s best spell where they
eventually took control of the game.James Nyhan went narrowly wide after 6
minutes,a minute later Paudie O’Sullivan stuck another point over the bar with
still no reply from St.Catherines,This was quickly followed by a Victor Cusack
point.Cloyne were now enjoying a four point advantage.It was fourteen minutes
before St.Catherines got their first score of the second half.With 21 minutes
gone St.Catherines were awarded a free and duly converted.From the puck out
Iain Quinlan gathered the ball found Paudie O’Sullivan on the right who’s inch
perfect pass found James Nyhan,back of the net,Cloyne 2-07 St.Catherines
0-08.Paudie O’Sullivan added another point with about four minutes remaining.As
full time approached St.Catherines pulled a goal back from a well struck
free,by this time Cloyne were well in control.Not a game that will live in the
memory.St.Catherines scored 1-04 from frees where on the other hand Cloyne had
eight scoring chances go wide in a game that they really should have exerted a
lot more dominance.
Cloyne: Alan Reilly,Declan Motherway,Kilian Cronin,Eoin
O’Sullivan,Brian Fleming,Maurice Cahill(0-01),Mike Naughton,Iain
Quinlan,Domhnall O’Sullivan,James Nyhan(1-0),Colm O’Sullivan,(0-01),John
Cotter,Padraig O’Sullivan(0-05),Victor Cusack,(0-01),Conor Cusack,(1-0)
Substitution:Aidan O’Brien for Colm O’Sullivan (B/S)
Referee:Gerry
O’Connell
A
goal after thirty seconds of play & a goal at the death were two
determining factors of the game.An Abernethy Cup semi final that bounced all
over the place in the last fifteen minutes.Cloyne conceded a multitude of frees
that Bride Rvs.accepted & coverted.After a bright opening which saw Phil
Cahill raise the green flag after thirty seconds the omens were looking good.It took Bride Rvrs.a while to settle & get some rhythm into their
play after such a hammer blow.Mike Naughton then slotted over a point to make
it 1-01 for Cloyne.Bride Rvrs.pulled back a point with five minutes gone.Then with a wonderfully executed move between Mike Naughton & Colm
O’Sullivan which had goal written all over it should have pushed Cloyne further
ahead but failed to materialise.In a ten minute spell Bride Rvrs.were on level
terms until a 16th minute point by Mike Naughton gave Cloyne the
advantage once again.A minute later Victor Cusack pointed & Cloyne seemed
to to have regained control of the game.James Nyhan added another point on 18
mins.The final ten minutes of the first half was where the game changed.A scrambled
ball in the Bride Rvrs.goalmouth saw Paudie O’Sullivan on hand to hook it over
the goaline to give Cloyne a 2-04 to 0-05 lead with nine minutes of the first
half remaining.The intervening nine minutes of the first half was one of huge
importance for Bride Rvrs.when they scored which could be considered two of the
most important points of the game on 29 & 30 mins.Cloyne who dominated the
first half could not manage to drive home their superiority,that is why those
two points were crucial,Bride Rvrs.established that Cloyne were willing to give
away frees at random,it was an observation that they utilised.At half time
after all Cloyne’s hard work it was a respectable 2-04 to 0-07,
The first quarter of
the second half belonged to Rovers,they dragged Cloyne all over the
pitch.Cloyne’s penchant to give away free after free played into Bride
Rvrs.hands.Cloyne’s back line normally the foundation of the team was exposed
several times & Cloyne found the Rvrs.forwards causing them a lot of
concern.With 7 minutes gone Bride Rvrs levelled the game.A lobbed ball saw Sean
Ryan finish it to the back of the net.This was quickly followed by a Diarmuid
O’Sullivan point.In the final fifteen minutes of the game the landscape
completely changed,in a six minute spell Bride Rvrs.scored five points while
Cloyne replied with two points courtesy of Colm & Paudie O’Sullivan on 14
& 18 minutes.A two point advantage, Bride Rvrs.1-12 Cloyne 2-07.Nine
minutes remaining,”the bacon well & truly sizzling”.Cloyne are awarded a
free 30 metres out,Diarmuid O’Sullivan makes no mistake,low & hard to the
back of the net & Cloyne have a one point advantage.The next nine minutes
was where Cloyne gifted Bride Rvrs.when they reverted to a ragged style of
play,constant fouling & from this Bride Rvrs.notched up three points to
give them a two point advantage.Diarmuid O’Sullivan’s goal should have been the
basis on which Cloyne won the game.Just as the end of normal time approached
Phil Cahill got on to the end of a long ball from midfield to give Denis Fitzgerald
no chance with a well taken goal,once again Cloyne had the advantage.From the
puck out Bride Rvrs.were awarded a free in the middle of the park,a lobbed ball
into the edge of the square which the Cloyne backs should have cleared, was
collected by Brian Murphy who scored a goal with the last puck of the game to
give Bride Rvrs.a two point lead with 34 minutes gone.Cloyne in their previous
three outings seem to be having difficulty scoring points,while Bride Rvrs.in
this game scored seven points from frees,an alarming amount of frees to concede
by any standard.
Cloyne: Donal Óg Cusack,Eoin O’Sullivan,Kilian
Cronin,Brian Fleming,Domhnall O’Sullivan,Diarmuid O’Sullivan(1-01),Declan
Motherway,Iain Quinlan,Mike Naughton(0-02),James Nyhan(0-01),Colm O’Sullivan,(0-01),John
Cotter,Phil Cahill(2-00),Padraig O’Sullivan(1-01),Victor Cusack,(0-01)
Substitution:Conor Cusack for Iain Quinlan (17m S/H)
Cloyne’s
opening senior hurling league game consisted of a non eventful first thirty
minutes which saw them register an Aidan O’Brien point three minutes before the
break.This basically sums up Cloyne’s first half performance.It was not pretty
stuff to watch,wide after wide & lack lustre hurling.Erins Own made all the
running.From the throw in they came at Cloyne head on,would not allow Cloyne
get any momentum into their game and literally savaged the backline.In a
fifteen minute spell Erins Own had notched up seven points with no reply from
Cloyne.By Cloyne’s standards it was a disasterous opening thirty minutes.
The
transformation by Cloyne in the second half as they say “was well worth the
admission fee”.Cloyne’s young master Padraig O’Sullivan made the opening twenty
minutes his own,in a blistering spell the game was turned on it’s head.The
introduction of Victor Cusack at the break set the wheels in motion.He ran at
the Erins Own defence & dismantled it.This is what Cloyne do best.it was a
shrewd move by the management team.The second half was three minutes old,Paudie
O’Sullivan gathered a geat pass from Phil Cahill,hit it low off the ground into
the top corner of the net.Erins Own hit back with a point then followed up with another point four
minutes later.On fourteen minutes Victor Cusack clipped a low pass into Paudie
O’Sullivan and we had another replica goal.Cloyne 2-01 Erins Own 0-09.The final
fifteen minutes was tremendous,Erins Own put another point up on the board
which was quickly followed by another great Paudie O’Sullivan goal.The feature
of his three goals was that each one was honed to suit the situation &
circumstances,that’s what made them special & the manner in which he
executed them,this young man is a delight to watch whether it is hurling or
football. With four minutes remaining David Ring proved how deadly he can be at
close range when he gave Cloyne a four point advantage with a well taken
goal.Erins Own pulled back a goal with two minutes remaining to narrow Cloyne’s
lead to a point.The remaining two minutes saw Erins Own throw everything at
Cloyne,but too little too late.Erins Own had Cloyne on the rack in the first
half,Cloyne were not at the races.Erins Own did not capitalise on this in the
second half,they gave Cloyne the freedom to do as they wished ,but Victor
Cusack was the ace in the pack,that is the reason why Cloyne collected the
points & Erins Own did not,the mathematics were easy to equate at the end.
Cloyne:Sean Motherway,Ross McCarthy,Kilian
Cronin,Eoin O’Sullivan,Declan Motherway,Maurice Cahill,Domhnall O’Sullivan,Iain
Quinlan,Aidan O’Brien,(0-01)James Nyhan,Colm O’Sullivan,John Cotter,Padraig
O’Sullivan(3-01),Philip Cahill,David Ring (1-00)
Substitutions:Victor Cusack for Aidan
O’Brien,Brian Fleming for Ross McCarthy,James Lynch for Declan Motherway,Thomas
Cahill for David Ring.
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Cloyne 6-14 Sarsfields 3-04
Not a
good game by any standards,Cloyne were far too strong for Sarsfields,the longer
it went on the worse it got & the competitive edge went out of it after
twenty minutes.With Cloyne leading 2-08 to I-03 at half time,it was a case of
going through the motions as Cloyne pressed home their superiority to finish
Cloyne 6-14 Sarsfields 3-04.
Cloyne:Alan Reilly,Tom O’Shea,John
Ahern,James Northridge,Graham Fleming,Brian Fleming,James Lynch,Vincent
Cusack,John Cotter,Thomas Cahill,(0-01)James Nyhan(1-01),David Ring(2-05),Eamon
Dunne(3-02),Kevin Lawton,(0-01) Maurice Lynch.(0-02)
Substitutions:Kevin O’Lomasney for James Nyhan;
Ciaran O’Shea for John Cotter;Darragh Canavan for Kevin Lawton;Alan
Roberts(0-01) for David Ring;Philip Considine (0-01) for John Ahern.
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Abernethy Cup:
Cloyne 4- 06 Imokilly 0- 07
In
one’s lifetime there are a lot of decisions that will cause a certain amount of
anxiety & disbelief,a lot of the spectators in Rostellan endured a very
high level of it during the course of this contest between Cloyne & the
Barony,some of the gestations contained a degree of theatrics as we were
treated to descriptions of foul play by the man with the whistle which would
not be amiss in an aerobics class.
Cloyne’s starting
fifteen was minus the services of Maurice Cahill,Mike Naughton & Colm
O’Sullivan.Imokilly, so long Cloyne’s bogey team in championship hurling were
well up for the game & started with a flourish but it was Cloyne who drew
first blood.Nine minutes into the game Paudie O’Sullivan latched on to an inch
perfect pass from Phil Cahill & drove the ball low to the left hand
corner.Six minutes later provider turned scorer,Phil Cahill had Cloyne two
goals up and no reply from Imokilly.John Cotter put Cloyne further in front
with a well taken point.Imokilly should have scored what seemed a certain goal
two minutes later but Donal Óg Cusack’s alertness prevented Imokilly from
registering their first score of the half. After twenty minutes Cloyne were in
a commanding position,this was to be Cloyne’s last score of the half.
On twenty five
minutes we entered a phase where Imokilly notched up five points (4 from frees)
prior to the break.Cloyne’s back line was outstanding,Kilian Cronin & Eoin
O’Sullivan mopped up everything.Young Brian Fleming started nervously but
settled in well,I think he will come of age this year,he is one of those
players that possesses natural ability.For the second half Cloyne introduced
Declan Motherway for Ross McCarthy.
The second half was
only four minutes old when Imokilly struck with a well taken point.Then we were
treated to three minutes of magic from Iain Quinlan in which he scored two
identical long range points in quick succession to push Cloyne further ahead.It
was then John Cotter’s turn when he edged Cloyne further in front to make it
Cloyne 2-04 to Imokilly’s 0-06.Cloyne
were reduced to fourteen men when Domhnall O’Sullivan was red carded which
could have been deemed as a harsh decision. Imokilly pulled another point back
which was to be their last score of the game,after this it was all Cloyne with
Victor Cusack adding to Cloyne’s tally with a scorching goal with about twelve
minutes remaining.Then in an off the ball incident in view of the referee which
warranted an automatic red card Diarmuid O’Sullivan was fouled.In the resulting
free nearly 100 yards out we were treated to one of those moments that you savour which makes hurling such a great
game,Diarmuid scored one of those great points that would deflate any
team.Conor Cusack added another point two minutes later.Paudie O’Sullivan
finished the game as he started, when he collected a long ball from Diarmuid
which was an inch perfect pass and looked as if it was perfected many times in
the front garden in Scariff,he duly
buried it in the left hand corner of the net.The second half belonged to
Cloyne, they outplayed Imokilly with a brand of power hurling.This Cloyne team
were extremely fit & well balanced.As the game progressed they looked as if
they had numerous options especially when they were reduced to fourteen men the
game plan remained disciplined,this was a good aspect of their play & in
the end it paid dividends.
Cloyne: Donal Óg Cusack,Eoin O’Sullivan,Kilian
Cronin,Brian Fleming,Ross McCarthy,Diamuid O’Sullivan(0-1),Domhnall
O’Sullivan,Iain Quinlan(0-2),Aidan O’Brien,James Nyhan,Victor Cusack(1-0),John
Cotter(0-2),Padraig O’Sullivan(2-0),Philip Cahill(1-0),Conor Cusack(0 -1)
Substitution:Declan Motherway for Ross McCarthy (Half Time)
Referee:Cathal
McAllister
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SH Challenge Cloyne
4-11 Cork U21s 1-11
A good workout for
the senior team last Sunday morning saw Cloyne stamp their authority on the
game after twenty minutes.It started sluggishly enough before either team found
their footing,but after this we were treated to some nice passages of play by
both sides,nothing to set the pulse racing though.Cloyne opened the scoring
with a well taken Victor Cusack goal on 9 minutes followed 4 minutes later by
another goal from Colm O’Sullivan.Then in quick reply the U21s netted from the
puck out.We then hit a purple patch in the game where very little happened with
Cloyne scoring 2 points for the remainder of the first half one an excellent
long range effort from Maurice Cahill & Iain Quinlan.
The Cork U21s put 4
points up on the board before the break leaving the half time score Cloyne 2-02
Cork U21s 1-04.
The
second half started with Cloyne showing a lot more urgency in their play with
an aim to ending this as a contest with 3 fast points courtesy of Iain
Quinlan,Aidan O’Brien & James Nyhan.Victor Cusack netted once again to push
Cloyne further ahead.The U21s replied with 3 points.Conor Cusack replied with a
point for Cloyne leaving the score with a quarter of an hour remaining Cloyne
3-06 Cork U21s 1-07.Then Dave Ring ended it as a contest with a well taken goal
4 minutes later.It was point for point for the remainder of the game with
Cloyne notching up a further 5 points to the U21s 4 one of these being an
outstanding long range effort from Kilian Cronin.Full time score Cloyne 4-11
Cork U21s 1-11.Cloyne had impressive displays from Ross McCarthy,Kilian
Cronin,Maurice Cahill & Victor Cusack.
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