S.F.L. Division 3 Tinryland 3-8 O’Hanrahans 4-5
This 2nd round Division 3 fixture on Saturday last in Rathcrogue was certainly a game of 2 halves.
With the elements in their favour the O’Hanrahans dominated the first half scoring. The townsmen had the ball in the Tinryland net as early as the 1st minute when wing forward Keelan Lacey crashed the ball past Darren Murphy. Three further points from Joe Doran increased the Blues lead to six points by the 15th minute before Conall O’Shea opened the Tinryland account after good play by Sean Murphy. Thirty seconds later Tinrylands best player Peter Hennessy slotted over a good point after good work by Brian McGrath. It got even better then for Tinryland and Hennessy when his 45 went direct to the O’Hanrahans net to leave only one point separating the teams after 20 minutes. The O’Hanrahans response to Peter Hennessy’s goal was swift and corner forward John Ryan had the ball in the Tinryland net within seconds of the kickout. Another Blues major from Joe Doran two minutes later stretched the lead to 7 points and despite another Peter Hennessy point in the 27th minute the O’Hanrahans finished the half on a high note with a Keelan Lacey goal and a Danny Thompson point. Half Time score O’Hanrahans 4-4 Tinryland 1-4.
When referee Damien Brady re-started proceedings Tinryland now had wind advantage playing into the Wexford end of the pitch. Within 3 minutes another Peter Hennessy 45 ended up in the O’Hanrahans net and when Padraic Whelan pointed one minute later Tinryland had reduced the Blues lead to 5 points. It was all Tinryland now and a Glen Doyle point combined with a Conall O’Shea goal left only the minimum separating the teams with 20 minutes still remaining.
With the weather deteriorating by the minute it was all Tinryland at this stage but wayward shooting and bad decision making kept the game scoreless for the next 15 minutes as O’Hanrahans introduced Karl and Barry English into the fray. The scoring famine finally ended when Glen Doyle levelled matters with 6 minutes left and when the same player slotted over another point one minute later it looked like the home team had hoovered up all the league points such was their domination. The Blues had other ideas however and it took a brilliant Darren Murphy save to deny them victory before the town team finally got back on level terms when Danny Thompson converted a free in the dying seconds which was their only score of the 2nd half.
Outstanding for Tinryland were Peter Hennessy, Sean Murphy, John Dempsey, Matthew Gleeson, Paddy Walshe, Glenn Doyle, Conall O’Shea and Adam Mullen. O’Hanrahans prominent players were Danny Thompson, John Ryan, Lazzy Meaney, Blake Holmes, Milo Feehan, Joe Doran and Keelan Lacey.
Tinryland: Darren Murphy, Padraic Whelan 0-1, Ciaran Byrne, Bradleigh Nolan, Paddy Walshe, Adam Mullen, Matthew Gleeson, Sean Murphy, Peter Hennessy 2-3, John Dempsey, Cian McCreanor, Brian McGrath, Conall O’Shea 1-1, Glen Doyle 0-3, Eoghan Hosey. Sub: Eoin Townsend.
O’Hanrahans: Owan O’Gorman, Thato Rammusi, Lazzy Meaney, Jason Kehoe, Ciaran Timmons, Milo Feehan, Ger Sinnott, Blake Holmes, Allen Owens, Keelan Lacey 2-0, Danny Thompson 0-2, Frank Ndahiro, Joe Doran 1-3, Jason Kenny, John Ryan 1-0. Subs: Karl English, Barry English.
Referee Damien Brady (Eire Og)
