Kilmacanogue 0-11
aragh 0-9
With An Tóchar already declared the outright winners of Division 2 of the County Soccer League, Kilmacanogue hosted Laragh within the semi-final of the Liam Cullen Cup competitors performed off between the highest 4 groups within the league.
The sport was performed at Fitzsimons Park on Friday evening final, July 1. On a night of moist situations elsewhere, the Sugar Loaf venue escaped effectively, and the sport was performed in calm situations with little rain.
Kilmac made the early working within the opening half and led 0-3 to 0-1 by the tenth minute. Sam O’Callaghan scored two (one from a mark) and Michael Whelan the opposite. John Nolan had transformed a free within the seventh minute for the Laragh rating, however the guests had been at sixes and sevens in these early phases.
Nevertheless, Laragh settled and with factors from Mark Cullen and David Miley, the scores had been all sq. at 0-3 apiece on the quarter-hour mark.
The momentum of the sport turned very a lot in favour of Laragh, and so they dominated the second quarter. Dave and Mark Miley had been in management within the center, Andrew Brancato and Andrew Kenny discovered time to get ahead to assist additional up area.
John Nolan, Eric Olohan and Mark Cullen had been inflicting all types of issues for the Kilmac defence.
Nevertheless, regardless of an abundance of possession, the scores had been sluggish to return. Dave Miley ought to have had a objective when put by means of one on one with goalie Niall King, however his positioned effort went simply outdoors the upright.
Miley atoned with a degree on 20 minutes and John Nolan pointed a free 5 minutes later to go away Laragh forward by 0-5 to 0-3.
Little or no ball had gone ahead for Kilmac in virtually 20 minutes, however Niall Meldon notched a degree simply earlier than the break to go away Laragh only one level forward at 0-5 to0-4. They might not have been flattered with one other three or 4 scores, however they didn’t put them on the board. Few would have predicted the restoration made by Kilmac within the second half.
Sam O’Callaghan introduced the perimeters degree with a degree straight from the throw in on the restart. O’Callaghan had moved outfield and was now getting on the ball now with extra regularity. He put his facet into the lead with one other level and when Simon Doyle pointed, the Sugarloaf males had been two forward. John Murphy pulled again a degree for Laragh.
Simply as Laragh had finished within the first half, Kilmac continued to benefit from the bulk of possession, however they had been extra profitable within the scoring stakes.
Factors from Niall Weldon, Sam O’Callaghan and two from Michael Whelan had the house facet forward by 0-11 to 0-6 on the 20-minute mark.
An important save by James Nolan from Michael Whelan when he finger tipped what regarded a sure objective onto the put up and clear, stored Laragh’s hopes alive however solely simply.
Nevertheless, in cricket parlance, Kilmac appeared to declare and performed down the clock for the rest of the sport, 13 minutes in all. It regarded a really harmful technique thus far out from full-time.
An important John Nolan level from play was solely the second Laragh rating of the half. With 4 minutes left Nolan pointed a free to go away only a objective in it.
Eric Olohan pointed one other free to cut back the hole to 2 factors. In between, Olohan had a free taken off the crossbar and one other John Nolan effort shaved the tip of an upright.
Kilmac held on for his or her 0-11 to 0-9 victory, however it was not as comfy on the finish as regarded seemingly with ten minutes to go. Ultimate rating was 0-11 to 0-9.
Kilmacanogue: Niall King: Sean Clarke, Stephan Cahill, Gavin Burke; Luke O’Callaghan, Eoin Tuohy, Michael Masterson; Andrew Molloy, Simon Doyle (0-1); Michael Whelan (0-3), Josh O’Callaghan, Ben O’Callaghan; Luke Kelly, Sam O’Callaghan (0-5, 1m), Niall Meldon (0-2). Subs: Cian Rafferty, Stephan Flynn.
Laragh: James Nolan; Craig McCoy, Andrew Brancato, Luke Kearney; Alex Olohan, Andrew Kenny, Stephan Cowman; Dave Miley (0-2), Mark Miley; John Murphy (0-1), John Nolan (0-4, 3f), Davy McDonald; Peter Merrigan, Eric Olohan (0-1, f), Mark Cullen (0-1).
Referee: Noel Kinsella (Kilbride)
