Antrim Hurling League – Division 2
Glenariffe 4.15 v Creggan 1.11
It was only in the last 15 minutes when Oisin’s managed to shake off their visitors, Kickhams Creggan, to finish 13 points to the good in Saturday’s Division 2 league game at Waterfoot
Glenariffe would have been firm favourites for this one and they got off to a great start, 3 points and a goal within the first 6 minutes. Orrin O’Connor got the home side up and going with a fine point from play and Alex O’Boyle converted the next 2 frees and when Seanie McIntosh found the net the omens didn’t look good for the visitors. Thomas McCann got the first point for the Creggan with 6 minutes gone, while Morgan Nelson reduced the gap to 4 points on the 8th minute. O’Boyle converted another free as both teams began to settle as the game opened up.
Creggan’s Conor McCann got his first point on the 12th minute while McIntosh responded with a point from distance to leave it 1.05 – 0.04. Creggan’s Morgan Nelson reduced the deficit to 2 points , finding the net on the 19th minute. The same player pointed 2 minutes later to level the contest but that was only short lived as McIntosh raised the 2nd green flag on the 21st minute to put them 3 in front. Alex O’Boyle added to the home side score with a point on the 26th minute while Conor McCann added a 2nd point for the visitors to leave it a goal between the teams. As we headed towards the short whistle, there was nothing between the teams until Alex O’Boyle found the net in added time.
HALF TIME SCORE: Glenariff 3.06 v Creggan 1.06
Ray Matthews got proceedings underway for the 2nd half. As Creggan came on to the field in the 2nd half, they knew they were going to have to reduce the 2-goal deficit quickly. Morgan Nelson pointed from a converted free on the throw in and adding a point 2 minutes later. Lee Johnston scored his first point on the 31st minute. Nelson converted his 2nd free on the 39th minute to leave 2 points between the sides, but that was as good as it got for Creggan as Keelan McCann was the only scorer of the rest of the contest, a point on the 51st minutes. As we headed into the last quarter, Glenariffe put on a display that delighted the home support. They displayed some beautiful free flowing hurling, moving the ball at pace. Creggan did their best to keep up and were unlucky with several goal chances going wide but it was the men from Waterfoot’s day. Niall Magee got the first of two 2nd half points on the 39th and 52nd minute, Alex O’Boyle converted 2 frees on the 40th and 50th minute, while Brogan O’Connor added 2 points, one minute apart, on the 40th and 41st minute. Glenariff’s last goal came on the 50th minute as a result of a goal mouth raucous. This was stopped on the line twice by Shea McCann only for Michael O’Boyle to flick it past on his 3rd attempt while rolling on the ground. McIntosh finished the contest with the last 2 scores to give him a personal tally of 2 goals and 3 points. Creggan’s management will be disappointed with the way this game went. They came back well in the 2nd half but just faded in the final quarter allowing a much pacier Oisin’s to take advantage
REFEREE: RAY MATTHEWS
GLENARIFF: No.1 Paul McMullan, No.2 Patrick McIlwaine, No.3 Michael Haughey, No.4 Cailin Devlin, No.5 Brogan O’Connor (0.02), No.6 Niall Magee (0.02), No.7 James Kearney (0.01), No.8 Calum McIlwaine, No.9 Oliver Kearney, No.10 Orrin O’Connor (0.01), No.11 Conor Patterson, No.12 Daniel Kearney, No.13 Alex O’Boyle (1.06), No.14 Seanie McI|ntosh (2.03), No.15 Michael O’Boyle (1.00), No.16 Odhrain Gillan, No.17 Ronan Leech, No.18 Cathal Graham, No.19 Sean McMullan, No.20 Ben O’Boyle, No.21 Martin McAllister, No.22 Jack Leech, No.23 Cahir McNaughton.
CREGGAN: No.1 Shea Devlin, No.2 Dylan Hinfey, No.3 Aidan McKeown, No.4 Paedar McGuckian, No.5 Matthew Rodgers, No.6 Ruairi McCann, No.7 Keelan McCann (0.01), No.8 Senan O’Boyle, No.9 Jake McAteer, No.10 Dan Doran, No.11 Thomas McCann (0.01), No.12 Lee Johnston (0.01), No.13 Morgan Nelson (1.05), No.14 Conor McCann (0.03), No.15 Sean McAuley, No.16 Joseph James Smyth, No.17 Conor Loughran, No.18 Danaan O’Hara No.19 Michael Maguire, No.20 Paul Colgan, No.21 Michael Carey Small, No.23 Niall McAuley, No.24 Ronan McGuckian.
TO SEE MORE OF DYLAN’S PICS FROM THE GAME CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW
https://myalbum.com/album/yzQx3NaxhrRdd2/?invite=4e0d9d3b-3a16-4152-acfa-e03dc8901482