Graham Tarmac Junior Football Championship
Laochra Loch Lao 1-15 St Agnes 1-05
Laochra Loch Lao got their Junior Championship hopes back on track when they scored a comprehensive win over St Agnes in Saturday game at MacCrory Park to set up a winner takes all meeting with Eire Og in their final round robin game in two weeks’ time.
Lochra owned the ball during the opening quarter and went 0-4 to no score ahead by the 13th minute, the points coming from Conor McGucken, Caoimhin O Daimhin (following a Mark), Diarmuid McPhilips (from a 45) and O Daimhin again. The Aggies sprung to life just on the quarter hour mark when midfielder Conall Turley broke through the middle of the Lochra defence to fire home a brilliant individual goal, but the Coalaiste Feirste side hit back right away hitting a goal and three points in a devastating five minute spell. Corner forward Oisin Mac Crabhagain started the run with two quick points, Rian McShane added one from play before delivering the killer blow with a well taken goal.
The Aggies were in deep trouble but they ended the half well and points from Ronan McCarroll and Declan McLarnon left them trailing by seven at the break. (1-9 to 1-02)
The gap was down to five as the Aggies hit two early points in the second half through Turley and Cormac McBride and for a spell there was renewed hope. However when Conor McGucken got Lochra’s first point of the second half on 37 minutes they pulled away again. McGucken added two more and McShane one to all but seal the win midway through the half, and though the Aggies goalkeeper Colum Carroll got in on the scoring act with a well taken point, it was to be his sides last score as Laochra Loch Lao pushed on to win by ten in the end.
