St Patrick s U14 hurling team
replayed the championship semi-final against Clonakilty on Wednesday July 3rd.
This turned into a thriller between two evenly matched teams. Some key players
from both sides were missing from the drawn match on Saturday due to holidays.
Clonakilty again opened the scoring and though St Pats levelled soon after,
Clonakilty goaled to give them the advantage. St Pats were working hard and
created and scored some fine points to level the game after the first quarter.
St Pats were in contention but Clonakilty were using possession well and with the boost of a goal just before half
time were in a very strong position, going in at half time seven points ahead on
the score St Pats 0-4 Clonakilty 2-5. With Clonakilty getting the first score
of the second half it could have been easy for heads to drop but it was now the
true spirit of the St Pats team shone through. The team working for each other
began to dominate in the key positions. They now converted this possession into
scores and limited Clonakilty’s opportunities. With ten minutes to go the game was now level
with both sides giving everything. Clonakilty came back and went two points
ahead. In great excitement St Pats now
got the crucial breakthrough with a goal with 3 minutes left to give them a narrow
lead. The game was end to end with both sides creating chances. With the St Pats defence clearing their lines
they added another point to give a dangerous lead but the result was sealed with
a goal in injury time. It was hard on any
team to lose in a game that was even throughout and played in the right
attitude and a credit to both sides. The greater physical presence of St Pats
gave them the strength to last the game. The final score was St Patricks 4-7
Clonakilty 2-8
Kilmacabea team members were
Jamie O’Donoghue who was outstanding all through, Ashley Deane, Conor Nash and
Myles Tobin.
The final vs. Carbery Rangers is fixed for Saturday July 6th
in Enniskeane at 19.30.
As these
fixtures could change check locally prior to travelling.
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