Pic credit:Caroline O'Keeffe
Senior Championship 2018 Round 2
Clooney Quin v Éire Óg
@ Clooney, Saturday, 1st September 6.30 pm
Half time score : Clooney Quin 1-05 Éire Óg 1-05
Full Time score : Clooney Quin 1-14 Éire Óg 1-09
Clooney/Quin had home advantage over Éire Óg in round 2 of the senior championship following a coin toss when the original venue of Fr McNamara Park was declared unplayable.
Both sides were seeking to earn their first points of the championship and in this must win encounter, it was the hosts that eventually came out on top on a final score of 1-14 to 1-09.
The sides were level at the break, despite a brighter start for the Clooney Quin side with three points in a row from Orlaith Duggan, Mairead Ryan and Sarah Costello. Rae Wall, who put in a sterling shift between the posts for Éire Óg, saved a Ryan shot on goal over the bar, minimising the damage. Grainne Nolan opened the visitors account with a pointed ’45 followed by two Orla Devitt points with Nolan levelling matters from a placed ball. Rae Wall pulled off an excellent save from a Clooney attack, but, Sarah Costello reacted well and sent the rebound to the back of the Éire Óg net. A tally of 1-01 from the stick of Orla Devitt put the townies ahead by the minimum, but, an Aoibheann Duggan point left the sides all square at the break.
The second half was a tough & physical affair with Sarah Redmond putting Éire Óg ahead once again at the outset with a long range effort. Éire Óg were denied by the woodwork on more than one occasion and it was five unanswered points that put Clooney four clear midway through the half. Éire Óg cut the deficit to two with points from Orla McMahon and Aoife O’Neill. However, a brace of points either side of a Grainne Nolan point gave Clooney Quin the win on a scoreline of 1-14 to 1-09. The third and final round of senior championship is on Sept 15th when Éire Óg will take on last years beaten finalists, Newmarket on Fergus who already have two wins. Clooney & Scariff Ogonelloe, each with one win, will face off in a must win match for both sides if they both bid to reach the cup semi final.
Éire Óg team : Rae Wall; Aimee Daniels, Laura Brown, Amy Russell; Leah Ryan, Eva Whyte, Claire McMahon; Grainne Nolan (0-03 1x’45 1f), Sarah Redmond(0-01); Ciara Kennedy, Aoife O’Neill(0-01), Maria Redmond; Orla Devitt(1-03), Orla McMahon(0-01), Elizabeth Russell.
Clooney/Quin Team: Marie Keating, Nicole O’Riordan, Mairead Kelly, Jessica O’Neill, Ciara Halpin, Sinead McGee, Ciara Grogan, Louise Henchy, Orlaith Duggan (0-4 (0-2f)), Mary Clune, Mairead Ryan (0-4), Marie Halpin (0-1), Aoibheann Duggan (0-2), Sarah Costelloe (1-3), Kate McCarthy. Subs: Emma Deegan for Mary Clune (25mins), Moya Dunne, Sinead Considine, Roisin Keogh, Aisling McGrath, Hannah O’Brien.
Ref: Ciaran Sheehan
