Intermediate team beaten by Aughavas in Round 2 of leauge
Glenfarne/Kiltyclogher 0-08
Aughavas 0-10
Aughavas registered their first league win of 2010 when they overcame Glenfarne/Kiltyclogher at a blustery Belcoo last Saturday evening. The Glenfarne/Kilty men had been hoping to build on an impressive first round victory over Gortlettragh but were undone by their failure to build a large enough lead when aided by a strong first half breeze. Aughavas owe their victory in no small part to the outstanding Colm Maguire at full forward. In a scrappy encounter the Aughavas full forward shone throughout and was the fulcrum for the majority of Aughavas’s attacking play.
The game opened brightly with the first score coming after just a minute. Colm Maguire opened the Aughavas account with a pointed free after he himself was fouled. Fergal Clancy registered Glenfarne/Kilty’s first score a minute later with a point from a free after a foul on Niall Clancy. They were ahead a minute later as Clancy landed another free following a foul on James Murray. Aughavas levelled the game three minutes later when Conor Bohan pointed from a free after Colm Maguire was fouled. A point from play from Colm McKiernan put Aughavas in front on 12 minutes. Glenfarne/Kilty hit back almost immediately when Fergal Clancy pointed a free after a foul on himself. Shane McLoughlin edged the north Leitrim men in front a minute later when he pointed following a pass from J.J McDermott after great work from the centre forward to create the opportunity. The next ten minutes of the game proved very scrappy with both sides guilty of poor passing and a number of missed scoring attempts. It was during this period that Glenfarne/Kilty dropped a number of opportunities into the Aughavas’ goalkeeper’s hands. The scoring drought was finally broken a minute into injury time when Fergal Clancy stretched the Glenfarne/Kilty lead to two points with a score from a free. This proved to be the final action of the half and one has to feel the South Leitrim went in at the break the happier only trailing by two and the prospect of a strong breeze at their backs for the second half.
Aughavas introduced Niall Gallogly at the break and he made an immediate impact with a well taken point from play in the first minute of the second half to cut the cap to a minimum. Over the next five minutes Glenfarne/Kilty missed three scorable opportunities. This proved to be the turning point of the game as Aughavas then assumed control of the match with five unanswered points over the next ten minutes. It was the outstanding Maguire who lead the way with two excellent points from play and two more from frees to give Aughavas a three point lead with twelve minutes to go. Conor Bohan further increased that lead with a superbly taken point from distance with ten minutes left on the clock. Almost immediately Glenfarne/Kilty responded and a well taken point from play from Diarmuid Clancy sparked hopes of a comeback. Fergal Clancy cut the gap to two points a minute later with a pointed free. Two minutes later the gap was at a minimum as James Murray pointed from play. Further pressure was heaped on Aughavas with the dismissal of Adrian Charles for a second bookable offence with a minute left on the clock. However it was another of Aughavas’s veterans who had the final say in the scoring stakes. A quick ball out of the Aughavas defence found the recently introduced Fintan McBrien and in a case of the right man in the right place, the ex Leitrim star cooly slotted over the bar to give his side a two point lead. There was time for the north Leitrim men to launch one final attack. They were awarded a 20 metre free and with no choice but to go for goal Dermot O’Rourke’s well struck effort went just wide of the post. With that the final whistle went and Aughavas recorded their first points of the 2010 league.
Aside from the outstanding Colm Maguire, Aughavas were best served by Adrian Charles and Adrian Maguire in defence and Colin McKiernan in attack. For Glenfarne, Stephen Sweeney in defence and the hard working Fergal Clancy in midfield were best on the day.
Glenfarne/Kilty: Daragh Keaney, Stephen Sweeney, Sean McLoughlin, John Sheerin, Niall Clancy, Sean McManus, Dermot Harkin, Dermot O’Rourke, Fergal Clancy(0-5, 5f), Shane McLoughlin (0-1), J.J McDermott, Diarmuid Clancy (0-1), John McManus, Enda Gallagher, James Murray (0-1). Subs: Conor O’Rourke for Sean McLoughlin (15 Mins).
Aughavas: Patrick McGirl, Niall Maguire, Adrian Charles, Eoin Brennan, Derek Maguire, Adrian Maguire, Trevor Faralley, Kieran Moran, Eamonn Heslin, Peter McBrien, Colin McKiernan(0-1), Ray McBrien, Dan O’Brien, Colm Maguire (0-5, 3f), Conor Bohan (0-2, 1f). Subs: Niall Gallogly (0-1) for Peter McBrien (HT), Damien McKiernan for Eamonn Heslin (45 Mins), Fintan McBrien (0-1) for Conor Bohan (58 Mins)
