Stunning second half performance

Glenroe 2-13 Dromin-Athlacca 1-9

Glenroe produced a stunning second half performance to beat Dromin-Athlacca on 19th of September in Kilfinane.

Dromin-Athlacca produced a quick start taking an early lead thanks to a goal a couple of minutes into the game. Some frees kept Glenroe close with the scores Dromin-Athlacca 1-05 Glenroe 0-04 going into the first water break. Glenroe continued to struggle to get into the game with Dromin-Athlacca extending their lead by a point with the lead going to 1-08 to 0-06 points.

Glenroe were struggling to get scores from play with one coming from play in the first half. This changed in the second half as Glenroe were a different team in the second half.

Glenroe were pulling back the opposition with lead being reduced to 3 points until the big turning point in the game when Eoin Walsh was taken down in the penalty area, Mark O’Connell stepped up and made no mistake cooling placing it in the bottom corner.

The teams were level and Glenroe followed with two points to take the lead going into the last quarter of the game with the scores Glenroe 1-11 to Dromin-Athlacca 1-09.

Glenroe were in the ascendancy now and looked to close out the game and they did this in style scoring 1-2 without reply in the last quarter including a great goal by Diarmuid McCarthy. A super second half performance sets up a county semi-final against Mungret in Kilmallock on October 2nd at 4pm.

Team: David McCarthy, Patrick Holian, Patrick McSweeney, Eoin Gallahue, Sean Clancy, Stephen Walsh (0-1), Padraig McGrath, Donal Kelly, Darren McCarthy (0-1), Mark O’Connell (1-7 all from Frees), Brian O’Connell (0-2), Zach McCarthy, Eoin O’Mahony, Eoin Walsh (0-2), Ciaran Kelly. Subs: Jordan Sheehy for Padraig McGrath, Diarmuid McCarthy (1-1) for Zach McCarthy, Cillian O’Brien for Ciaran Kelly, Shaun Moloney for Brian O’Connell, Shane O Donoghue for Eoin Walsh.

BALLYLANDERS FOOTBALLERS

Best of luck to the players and management of Ballylanders football in their relegation semi-final against Galbally on Sunday in Kilmallock.

GLENROE JUNIOR B CHAMPIONSHIP Glenroe 1-14 Camogue Rovers 0-23

Glenroe just fell short against Camogue Rovers in their second round of the championship in Camogue on 16th September. Glenroe kept fighting for the whole game and struggled in the first half to deal with the strong wind against them they trailed 0-13 to 0-5 at half-time.

They staged a fantastic comeback in the third quarter to bring the lead down to two points, but however the huge effort put in the third quarter led to Glenroe tiring out in the last quarter leading to Camogue pulling away at the end.

Team: Alan McSweeney, Tommy O’Donnell, Conor Fenton, Danny Hayes, Edmond Noonan, Kieran Tobin (0-1), Packie Sheehan, Darren Carroll (0-1), Tom O’Dwyer, Bob Frewen (0-4, all frees), Dan Hennessy, Cillian O’Brien (0-3), Maurice O’Brien (1-3), Ian O’Sullivan (0-2), Davey Noonan.

CLUB LOTTO

The lotto can be purchased online at the club’s website. Jackpot stands at €1800, next draw 23rd of September

CLUB GEAR

Glenroe GAA Club gear in now available on the O’Neills website. You can log onto www.oneills.com.