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Fri 24th May

Intermediate Hurling Championship

AGHADA 0-16 NEMO RANGERS 1-8

Aghada advanced to the next round with a fine performance on a bitter cold night in Carrigtwohill. The story of this match is the Morressy brothers Vincent scoring 5 points and Brian scoring 4 all from play . Indeed the other two minors Brendan Crowley and Billy Hennessy were outstanding in defence and while up front evergreen John Murphy played his best game for years . Playing against the wind in the first half scores were hard to come bye until the younger Morressy scored 2 points with in a minute . Aghada found it hard going with Martin Cronin (the best player on view) pushing Nemo forward every time and with James Masters popping over the points Aghada were hard pressed . then on the 25th minute William Morgan goaled to leave Nemo ahead at the brake on the scoreline of 1-5 to 0-4.

On the resumption Ger Melvin turned on the style at centre field and the older Morressy done like wise up front and if Brian could score 2 in a minute so could Vincent . it took Aghada the all the third quarter to brake down Nemo but when we did we hit six points to no reply and we won pulling up . for long parts of this match we struggled but we played some outstanding hurling especially Murphy and Melvin .

team

Michael Lewis

Brendan Crowley, Darren Lee, Billy Hennessy

JP O'Connor, Pat Cashman, Colm O'Brien

Dave Creedan , Ger Melvin (0-2)

Declan Devoy , Rohan Dwane ,John Murphy

Brian Morressy(0-4) ,Vincent Morressy (0-5), Richie Lewis (0-4)

subs used Trever O'Keeffe, for Richie Lewis, Mark Lewis(0-1) for Dave Creedan

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AGHADA lose Intermediate Hurling Championship 1st round

Mallow 3-11 Aghada 0-13

Forced to play with out the evergreen Kenneth O'Keeffe and the sharp shooting Vincent Morressy ,we started very well going two points up and were hurling well all over the field with Melvin and Dwane playing real well. Then we struck a bad five minute spell when Mallow banged in 2-3 to no reply from Aghada . but fair play to the lads we plugged away and brought the score back to a five point game at half time . After the brake Aghada introduced Trevor O'Keeffe for Pierce O'Neill and we started to pile on the pressure with young Brian Morressy showing up well . Points form Brian, Ger Melvin and Richie Lewis and Mallow were vulnerable.

Then disaster struck a harmless ball into the square found it's way into the net and Mallow never looked back With the Injured Vincent Morressy Coming on for Richie Lewis this was Aghada's last throw of the dice but to no avail .To Aghada's credit Mallow never pulled into the comfort zone untill the last five minute's of the game. With three minors on the team and four more on the bench we are a young team .

team

Michael Lewis

Brendan Crowley, Darren Lee, Clom O'Brien

JP O'Connor, Pat Cashman, Billy Hennessy

Dave Creedan , Ger Melvin (0-3)

Pierce O'Neill, Rohan Dwane ,John Murphy

Brian Morressy (0-4), Declan Devoy (0-1), Richie Lewis (0-5 frees)

subs used Trevor O'Keeffe, Vincent Morressy ,and Mark Lewis

Examiner report 6-5-02

After suffering the pangs of a county final defeat, it takes a special team to bounce back the following year and undo the disappointment.

Mallow beating by Killeagh after a replay last year started their Champaign at Watergrasshill in commendable fashion, proving that they fully intend exorcising the ghosts of last years defeat. Sprighty and hungry in all areas, Mallows display of power hurling coupled with a ruthless streak in attack when needed, could not be countered by an Aghada side who never could recover from a blistering five minute spell early in the first half , and the concession of a fortuitous goal early in the second moiety. Between the 7th and 12th minutes Mallow conjured up a magial 2-4 that deleted Aghada's intentions to cause a major upset in the first round.And after getting to with in two points early in the second half their good work became unstuck, when Rohan Sheehan's long ball deceived Lewis in the goal as the ball sailed over his head into the net.That was Aghada's second major setback of the night and could never fully recover from that blow. There wasn't a feverish intensity to proceedings, but Mallow showed all the hallmarks of future champions. First Patrick Dineen opened his night's work with a free,before the ever dangerous McCormack- after a Hugh catch twenty meters from goal -handpassed to Brian Carey and the full forward's sweet strike found the top right hand corner of the net. Further points from Austin Aherne and a very effective Ronan Galvin pushed Mallow 1-3 to 0-2 ahead, before Aghada suffered another blow when the talismanic Dineen blasted home a goal from a 20 meter free ,that ended Mallow's purple patch with a graceful point. A shaken Aghada responded with two points from Richie Lewis and Declan Devoy,but then some profligate on their part entering the last ten minute's of the first half could have narrowed the gap . Instead the half ended with Mallow ahead 2-5 to 0-6. Aghada weren't going to throw in the towel that easily, and in a three minute spell after the brake , Lewis (2) and Morressy brough the margin down to two points . But misfortune struck again for the 2000 finalists when Sheehan's shot went all the way to the net.It was a huge setback for the Imokilly side. With Mark Buckley continuing to be very prominent in midfield and McCormack dropping back to assist his defence in the last quarter , Mallow finished with aplomb with points from Brian Carey,Rohan Galvin and Michael Maher .