Clones through to the next round
UNIVERSAL GRAPHICS JUNIOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP.
Clones came into this game as favourites to take the result and in the end they justified that tag with a performance that had the result wrapped up some time before the finish but in fairness to this Killeevan side they battled to the end even the was a lost cause and put a bit of respectability on the score board by the finish. The opening 20 minutes was a fairly even affair with the sides level on 3 occasions and some excellent passages of play, but Clones finished the 1st half strongly for an unanswered 1-4 to lead by 7 at the break. In the early stages of the second-half Clones laid the foundation for victory as they simply blitzed Killeevan out of this contest, hitting them with 2-3 in the opening 7 minutes, the goals coming within a minute of each other, leaving Killeevan facing a mountainous task of a 16 points deficit at that stage. To their credit they buckled down to some hard work and registered 2-4 without reply between the 8th and 21st minutes of the 2nd half to bring the margin down to the more manageable proportions of 6 points. In the end though they were unable to make any further inroads as Clones rallied in the closing stages to push the winning margin out to 8 points by the final whistle for a deserved victory.
Teams and Scorers: Clones: Christopher Cadden, Matthew Newell, Eugene Holland, Eoin McQuaid 2-1 (0-1f), James Mealiff 0-1, Fintan Kelly 0-2, Ryan Rooney, Adrian Alford 0-7 (3f), Fabian Beggan 0-1, Darragh Holland 0-1, Colum Connolly, Luke Rehill, Patrick McKenna 1-1, Emmet McEntee, Evan Mulvaney. Subs: Declan McQuaid for R Rooney, Jake Rehill for L Rehill, Dean O’Connor for J Rehill, James Gibson for J Mealiff.
Killeevan: Adam Langan 0-1, Martin McPhillips, Ciaran Burns 1-0, Finnian Smith, Killian Mooney 0-1, Iain McConnon, Maitiu MacUaid 0-1, Ryan Tierney 0-1, Kevin McGinn 1-0, Noel Smith 0-3 (3f), Ciaran Corr, Lorcan Kilpatrick 0-1, Edward McGinn, Darren Quigley 0-1, Nigel Quigley. Subs: Ciaran McGinn for M McPhillips, John McGuirk for M Smith, Johnny McGuirk for E McGinn. Referee: David Forde (Scotstown).
