UNDER 21 HURLING:
Ferrybank / Erin’s Own combined Under
21 hurling went down to De La Salle in the final of the Eddie O' Donnell Monumental
Works sponsored competition in Walsh Park last Sunday afternoon following a
superb game of hurling which went to extra-time, where De La Salle proved too
strong in those additional 20 minutes.
The combined side put in another
excellent second-half display and were seconds away from winning the match in
normal time, where a last gasp converted free from De La Salle sent the game
into extra-time.
De La Salle made the better start and
put the opening two points on the board, but Mark O' Brien got the combined
side on the board with two points. With De La Salle up by two points, the
combined side got a goal on twelve minutes when some excellent defensive play
from Daniel Coady set up the attack and John Ahern struck a low shot to the De
La Salle net for a fine goal. Another point from John had the combined team
ahead, but moments later the combined defence got caught out and De La Salle
came through to score a goal.
With the match finely poised, Ferrybank
/ Erin’s Own started to come a lot more in to the match, and another brace of
points from Mark O’ Brien had them a point behind. However, two pointed frees
from De La Salle gave them a 1-08 to 1-05 lead at the break.
Just a minute had gone in the second-half,
when a long ball into the De La Salle defence wasn’t dealt with and Tiernan
Morrissey shot into the net to draw the sides level, but like the first goal, De
La Salle struck back immediately with a goal of their own, when a low shot
deceived Jono in the goal and into the net.
Moments later another De La Salle
attack almost produced a third goal, but Jono Brown again pulled off another
top save.
The combined side refused to lie down,
and points from Mark O’ Brien, Robbie Carew and Mark Shanahan had them ahead. With
MJ Sutton and Craig Browne in the half-back line driving them on, De La Salle
were now in a real battle. With the game in the balance points from John Ahern
and Mark O’ Brien drew the level. With the game in injury time, Mark O' Brien
hit over a fine score to put them ahead and it looked like it was going to be
the winning score, however, in the last few seconds De La Salle were awarded a
free, which they duly converted to bring the game level at 2-16 each.
With the game less than thirty seconds
gone in extra-time De La Salle broke through the defence with a goal, and they continued
the scoring trend with four more scores. Despite points from Mark Shanahan and
Sam O' Neill, De La Salle were now on top as Ferrybank / Erin’s Own were beginning
to tire.
Four more points in the second-period
of extra-time saw De La Salle run out 3-25 to 2-18 winners and retain their
trophy.
It was tough on Ferrybank / Erin’s Own,
and going into the game they were complete outsiders, but what an effort they
gave and they can feel proud of their performance on the day.
Credit to the management team, who had
prepared the team during the competition. It was also a fitting tribute to see
Mark O' Brien awarded the Man of the Match award, with a superb display over
the sixty minutes, and it was a shame to see him retire through injury in
extra-time, let’s hope it not too serious.
Thanks to all who came along and supported
Ferrybank / Erin’s Own on the day.
PANEL: Jono Brown, Daniel Coady, John
Frampton, Stephen Long, Craig Brown, MJ Sutton, Tiernan Morrrissey (1-0), Gavin
Jacob, Mark O' Brien (0-11), Sam O' Neill (0-01), Jeff Lawless, Mark Shanahan (0-02),
John Ahern (1-02), Robbie Carew (0-02), Eoin Daly, Sam Robinson, Ross Kennedy,
David Atkins, Alex Kinsella, Jack Wicks.
DÉISE DRAW:
We had one winner in the final Déise Draw
which took place last Friday night. Congratulations to Adrian Aspel who won
€200. Also, the confined club winner for October was Caroline Ryan.
On behalf of the club, we would like to
thank everyone who supported the Déise Draw throughout the year. With your generous
support, we are able to help many young children to work towards a brighter
sporting future with the facilities we provide. We look forward to 2017.
CHILDRENS CHRISTMAS PARTY:
Ferrybank Juvenile GAA and Camogie club
age groups Under 6 to Under 12s, boys and girls, Christmas party takes place
this coming Sunday December 4th from 1:30 to 3pm in the Parish hall.
This is open to the public, and it costs
€5 per child. Children will not be allowed entry without the supervision of a
parent/guardian.
Each child will see Santa and get a
selection box. All money must be paid in advance to Zoe Delahunty 085 134 2180
or Siobhan Heffernan 086 261 1894.
This can be paid up to Saturday December
3rd, where from 10am-11am in the GAA field, bookings can be
confirmed. There will also be a raffle on the day, where tickets cost €2 or 3
for €5.
