Featured Image: Ben Christie who gave a masterclass for Bredagh
(ACHL) Division 2
St. Brigid’s Cloughmills: 0-12 (12)
Bredagh: 1-22 (25)
Bredagh kick-started their league campaign in style on Sunday, producing a dominant display to brush aside St. Brigid’s Cloughmills. In a meeting between two sides hungry for points at the bottom of the table, the Belfast men’s superior firepower and clinical finishing saw them run out 1-22 to 0-12 winners.
Bredagh signalled their intent from the first whistle, racing into a 0-04 to 0-01 lead within the opening five minutes. They remained on top for the vast majority of the half, spearheaded by an exceptional performance from number 14 Ben Christie. Christie was the standout performer in the opening period, slotting over 0-05 and proving a constant thorn in the Cloughmills defence.
Mickey Devlin who was St. Brigid’s outstanding performer
While Bredagh dictated the tempo, Cloughmills stayed within touching distance thanks to the accuracy of Michael Devlin, who notched four points in the opening period. Further scores from Ruairi Laverty, James O’Boyle, and Conor Laverty kept the home side in the hunt, trailing by just three at the interval.
Half-Time Score: Bredagh 0-10, Cloughmills 0-07.
The second period saw Bredagh find another gear to completely pull away. Ben Christie continued his scoring master-class, adding a further 1-06 to his tally. The game’s only goal arrived in the 25th minute of the half, when Christie was set up by Sean McCollum to effectively end the contest.
Bredagh’s clinical edge was bolstered by scores from Tim Rankin (0-04), John Dougan (0-02), and Luke Doran (0-04). 13 Frankie Ferguson (0-01) also chipped in to round out a comprehensive team performance. Cloughmills found it much harder to break through a disciplined Bredagh rear guard, anchored by Ian Galway in goal. Michael Devlin, Ruairi Laverty, Geoffery Og Laverty, James O’Boyle and Stephen Smyth provided the only second-half resistance for the “Biddies.” Who were missing a number of regulars but need to get some points on bosard sooner rather than later
Geoffery Og Laverty on the attack for Cloughmills
An Bhreadach CLG (Bredagh):
1 Ian Galway, 2 Odhran Morgan-Little, 3 Michael Woods, 4 Eoin Browne, 5 Sean Doyle, 6 Patrick McGarry, 7 Liam Hogan, 8 Tim Rankin, 9 Cormac Hughes, 10 John Dougan, 11 Eoin Kennedy, 12 Sean McCollum, 13 Frankie Ferguson, 14 Ben Christie, 15 Luke Doran, 16 Aaron Maguire, 17 Fintan McCollum, 18 Evin Maguire, 19 Mel Lavery, 20 Adam Rankin, 21 Conor O’Neill.
Naomh Bríd (St. Brigid’s Cloughmills):
1 Corey Blair, 2 Jack McDowall, 3 Sean McKendry, 4 Aaron McGuckian, 5 Johnny Duffin, 6 Ruairi Laverty, 9 Dara Watterson, 10 Ryan Mcfarline, 11 Michael Devlin, 12 Conor Laverty, 13 Stephen Smyth, 14 Shemus Duffin, 15 James O’Boyle, 16 Cathaoir McFerran, 17 James Doherty, 18 Dean Boyle, 19 Con chaber Mac Enri, 20 Michael Reid, 21 Ryan Watson, 22 Kevin O’Boyle, 27 Reece Watt.
Referee: Ciaran McCloskey (Loughgiel)
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