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Boston GAA Tir na nOg, Shamrocks draw

February 16, 2011

By Staff Reporter

By Connie Kelly

It was the battle of the giants in women’s football Sunday when Tir na nOg took on the Shamrocks, and no one was dissappointed with the 2-9 to 3-6 draw.

The Shamrocks were first on the board with a point by Liz O’Shea after two minutes. Brona Holland leveled it after four minutes. Maria McGrail put the Shamrocks ahead in the ninth minute, but Holland leveled again from a free at 15 minutes. A minute later, Caroline Egan rocked the Shamrocks for the first goal of the game. Tir na nOg’s Holland added another point from a free 8 minutes later, but the Shamrocks continued to pressure.

Marie Corkery, Tir na nOg’s goalie, made some brilliant saves and Maria McGrail pulled one back for the Shamrocks. Rosie Kinsella was fouled 35 yards out and star forward Holland sent it over to make it 1-3 to 0-2. After 24 minutes, Theresa Molohan pulled one back from a free. But disaster hit Tir na nOg when Holland had to be carried off with an ankle injury two minutes before the half. The Shamrocks took advantage, with Denise Dunnion hammering home a goal in injury time and Theresa Molohan and Maria McGrail adding a point each to make it 1-5 to 1-3 at halftime.

The second half was every bit as exciting. After several wides by the Shamrocks, Denise Dunnion sent over a free. Ann Maria Cahill for Tir na nOg had a point from play. Molohan had one back for the Shamrocks in the 11th minute, but it was Caroline Egan who had the crowd on their feet with a well-taken goal in the 16th minute, followed a minute later with a point to make it 2-5 to 1-7. But once again the Shamrocks rallied with a point from Molohan and two minutes later an excellent goal by Charlotte Curran.

Once again it looked like the Shamrocks were going to pull it off with only 4 minutes to go and a 3-point lead. Caroline Egan found super sub Vivian open and she put it in the back of the net. Egan had Tir na nOg ahead on the next play. Now well into injury time, the Shamrocks made one last all-out effort and McGrail put it between the posts.

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Football

McAnespies destroyed Kerry in senior football, 1-14 to 0-3, in the poorest showing ever by a Kerry team. Nigel Regan had 1-7 for McAnespies while Joe Coyle and Michael Slowey each had two. Paddy McCusker, Martin Harvey and John Cadden also scored.

Pat Fenton had Kerry’s two points in the first half and Kerry went 30 minutes in the second half before Sean Geary put one over on the stroke of time.

Cork fared much better in their game with Shannon Blues, winning 2-12 to 0-14. Frank Delaney dominated centerfield and had one of Cork’s goals. Michael Cronin also had an excellent game, as did Mick Lynch in the backs and Anthony Lynch. Up front, Gerry Hanley and Anthony Buckley took care of business. For the Blues, David Nester tried to keep them in the game with 7 points. The Driscoll brothers, Pat and Brendan, had some good moments.

Wolfe Tones ended the season for 1997 Northeast champs Connemara Gaels, winning 4-8 to 1-7. Barry Allen scored3-4. The Tones must now fancy their chances of going a long way with players like Paul Meade, Ray Butler, Barry Allen, Keith Doyle and Morgan Flanagan in goals. They face Aiden McAnespies in their final game.

St. Christopher’s walked all over favored St. Pat’s, 1-8 to 0-7, in intermediate football. James Howard at midfield kept a steady supply of ball to his forwards. The winners had points from Mick Mahoney (2), Allen Hennessy (2), Willie Lombard (1), and Gary O’Neill 1-1. St. Pat’s, without Mickey Joe Hynes, their marksman, and James O’Donoghue struggled for most of the game and took 18 minutes to register their first point, by Ronan Goulding. Cyril Wallace tried to keep the Pat’s in the game.

Hurling

In senior hurling, Tipperary topped Cork, 2-14 to 2-12. James Howard had all of Cork’s 1-5 in the first half, while Tipp got goals from Gerry McGuire and Michael Cole (1-1) and points from Paul Skelly (3), Aiden Butler (1), Chris Dunne (1), and Kenny Laurence (1) to make it 2-7 to 1-5 at halftime.

Howard continued his assault in the second half with 5 points. Mick Lynch added 2 and Kieran Fitzgibbons sent a lovely pass to Connie Mahony, who stuck it to the back of the net for Cork. But it was not enough for a better balanced Tipp team, who knocked over e8 points in the half from Skelly (3), Cole (2), Laurence (1), McGuire (1) and Butler (1).

In Junior hurling, Cork beat Tipperary by 0-11 to 2-2. Keith Murphy had a good outing for Cork with 5 points. Best for Tipperary, in the backs, was Johnny O’Connor and, in goals, Steven Francis.

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