Back on Track: O’Connells and John Mitchels with comfortable wins
DKIT Sport JFC Group 4 Round 2
From Cullen Autoparts Louth GAA Training Centre in Darver
John Mitchels 5-22 Sean McDermotts 2-2
John Mitchels got their Christy Bellew Cup ambitions back on track with a comfortable victory over Sean McDermotts at Cullen Autoparts Louth GAA Training Centre in Darver on Saturday afternoon.
John Mitchels effectively both the game out of the Sean McDermotts reach in the opening 10 minutes as they hit them for three goals through Andrew Bingham, Aaron Keely and Gareth Kane. Cormac Walsh got a major for the Seans before Kane added a second goal for himself before half time. Half Time – John Mitchels 4-6 Sean McDermotts 1-2
John Mitchels kept the foot down in the second half adding scores from a variety of positions across the pitch. Trevor Matthews, John Bingham and Kane all scored heavily while Liam Devitt and Stephen Bingham had good impacts from the bench. Johnny Carter’s men will be satisified with a good afternoon’s work especially without the services of their talisman John Gallagher after he hobbled off in their Round 1 defeat to St Finbarrs. The Ballybaile men will be aware that bigger tests lie ahead and will have to navigate their Round 3 game with extreme caution.
Gareth Kane scored 2-4 in a big win for John Mitchels
Man of the Match: Gareth Kane (John Mitchels)
John Mitchels team: David Anderson; Adam Finnegan, Shane Crosson, Eoghan McEneaney; Jake Gillespie, Ruairí McCann, Jamie Durnin; Trevor Matthews (0-5, 2f), John Bingham (0-4); Arthur Sands (0-1), Gareth Kane (2-4, 1tp), Tristan Knowles (0-2, 1tp); Aaron Keely (1-0), Stefan Halpenny (0-1), Andrew Bingham (2-1).
Subs: James Sands for Stefan Halpenny (half-time), Cole Leavy for Jamie Durnin (40 Mins), Liam Devitt (0-3) for Andrew Bingham (43 Mins), Stephen Bingham (0-1) for Aaron Keely (45 Mins), Anthony Coyle for Adam Finnegan (53 Mins).
Sean McDermotts team: Finbar Moran; Conor Walsh, Ian Corbally, Nathan Commins; Eoin McEntee, Sean Martin, Patrick Svender; David McArdle, Emmet Duffy; Donnacha McCourt, Cormac Walsh (1-2, 2f), Dean Tuite; Matthew Little, Kevin McMahon (1-0), Tomas Devlin.
Subs: Ronan Kerley for Nathan Commins (23 Mins), Jack Melia for Emmet Duffy (33 Mins), Ian McDonald for Tomas Devlin (37 Mins), Ronny Rukis for Matthew Little (50 Mins).
Referee – Stephen Johnson (Glen Emmets)
Photos – Ciaran Culligan
DKIT Sport JFC Group 3 Round 2
From Cullen Autoparts Louth GAA Training Centre in Darver
Dowdalshill 3-5 O’Connells 11-21
O’Connells got their Christy Bellew Cup ambitions back on track with a comfortable victory over Dowdalshill at Cullen Autoparts Louth GAA Training Centre in Darver on Friday evening.
Man of the Match: Niall Conlon (O’Connells)
O’Connells talisman Niall Conlon hit 4-9
Dowdalshill team: Chris Mullen; Emmet O’Brien, Paddy McKenna, James Woods; Kevin McGonigle, Stevie Murray, Eddie Lapinskas; Justin Halley, Paul Flynn (2-0); Stephen Treanor, Luke O’Brien, Eoin Maguire; Graham Cairns, Cathal Byrne (0-4, 3f), Chris Boyle (1-0).
Subs: Damo Kerr for Eddie Lapinskas & Luke Boyle for Kevin McGonigle (both half-time), Sean Morrison for Stephen Treanor (42 Mins), Thomas McKenney (0-1) for Chris Boyle (42 Mins), Chris Boyle for Cathal Byrne (56 Mins).
O’Connells team: Dylan Smith; Joshua Horwell, Jack McGeough, Adam Flynn; Emmet Byrne (1-1), Conor Culligan, Jackie Agnew (2-0); Cailum Woods, Sean Cairns; Harry Kierans (1-1), Robert Quigley (1-5), Sam Shearman; Bernard Osbourne (1-1), Niall Conlon (4-9), Evan Kearney (1-3, 1’45’).
Subs: Conall Clerkin for Sean Cairns (17 Mins), Alan McGovern for Joshua Horwell (half-time), Cian Geeney for Evan Kearney, Cian Doyle(0-1) for Jackie Agnew & Rian McKeever for Sam Shearman (All 36 Mins).
Referee – David J. McArdle (St Brides)
Photo – Padraig Wright
