Carlow Credit Union Football league Div 1
Tinryland 3-18 St. Patricks 2-14
High scoring was the order of the evening when defending league champions Tinryland gained their first points in this years competition at the expense of fellow Intermediate team St Patricks in round 6 on Friday last.
On a brilliant evening for football, it was the men from the banks of the Slaney that opened the scoring in the 4th minute with a Jack Kennedy point after his goalkeeper Gerry McGuill had made a brilliant save seconds earlier at the other end. Tinryland edged into a three-point lead with points from Jamie Doyle, Diarmaid Walshe and Cormac O’Brien before they put daylight between the teams with a Paddy Regan goal after great play by Ross Moran and Niall Lowry.
St. Patricks midfielder Stephen Metcalfe and Tinryland’s Jamie Doyle traded points before the Tullow men got right back in contention with a Cian Doran goal mid-way through the first half. Further St. Patricks points from Jack Kennedy (2) edged the away team ahead by the minimum margin before Tinryland finished the half in style with a well worked Danny Moran point and a brilliant goal from the pacy Cormac O’Brien after good play by Rory Doyle and Paddy Regan.
Half Time score Tinryland 2-8 St. Patricks 1-7
When referee Patrick Murphy started the 2nd half Tinryland replaced Co. player John Murphy with his namesake Sean and goalkeeper Chris Townsend with Conall McGuire.
Like he did at the start of the first half Jack Kennedy opened the scoring for St. Patricks before the home team added a further 3 points via Ross Moran, Cormac O’Brien and Jamie Doyle from a free won by himself. Tinryland moved into a seven-point advantage by the 48th minute with further points from Diarmaid Walshe and Cormac O’Brien before another Tullow rally that featured a well worked goal from Stephen Metcalfe which left 4 points separating the teams with 10 minutes remaining. Both sides began to empty the benches at this stage with Cian Murphy, Eoghan O ‘Toole and Conor Brophy entering the fray for the away team. Tinryland however were not going to be denied their first win under Wexford manager Eamon Whelan and coach Shane Cullen and they finished the game with another goal from former Co player Mark Mullen together with points from Lorcan O’Connor, Danny Moran,and Mark Mullen (2). St Patricks showed that they also will be a force in the upcoming Intermediate championship with further Jack Kennedy points which brought his tally to 9 in total.
Tinryland who had 9 separate scorers will finish their league campaign in two weeks away to Old Leighlin while St. Patricks will play Rathvilly in round 7 on the same date.
Tinryland: Chris Townsend, Michael Hosey, Conor Ryan, Jamie Walker, Ross Moran 0-1, , Niall Lowry, Lorcan O’Connor 0-2, Paddy Regan 1-0, John Murphy 0-1, Rory Doyle, Diarmaid Walshe 0-2, Mark Mullen 1-2, Jamie Doyle 0-3, Danny Moran 0-3, Cormac O’Brien 1-4. Subs: Sean Murphy, Conall McGuire, Peter Hennessy Cian McGuire Tomas Murphy,
St Patricks: Gerry McGuill, Jamie Ansbro, Lee Kavanagh 0-1, Niall Gahan, Cian Doran 1-0, Dylan Gorman-Comerford 0-1, Ronan Healy, Stephen Metcalfe 1-1, Eoghan Cleary, David Orbinski, Cathal Healy 0-1, Adam Cleary, Jack Kennedy 0-9, Cian Gorman-Comerford, Luke O’Brien 0-1. Subs: Cian Murphy, Conor Brophy, Conor Murphy, Eoghan O’Toole, Kyle Doran.
Referee Patrick Murphy Fenagh
