C.Motyer,

Stephen Cashman , Jim Motherway , Pa Sisk

Conor Hickey, Alan Devoy, Michael. Morressy

Thomas .O'Neill, Billy Hennessy

Stephen. O'Keeffe, Nial .Falvey (1-1),Donal .Walsh (capt)

Denis. Motherway , Brian Morressy (0-2), Derek .Bowler (0-5)

Subs used Kevin Walsh ,Leonard O'Keeffe Dave.O'Keeffe

C.Motyer,

Stephen Cashman , Jim Motherway , Pa Sisk

Conor Hickey, Alan Devoy, M.Morressy

K .Walsh (capt), Billy Hennessy

S. O'Keeffe(0-2) , N.Falvey (1-1), Paul Kearney

D.Motherway (0-3), Brian Morressy (0-2), D.Bowler (0-2)

subs used J. Ryan ,L.O'Keeffe and Mark O'Brien

Young Bowler shows his class.

When he scored six of Aghada's 11 point to 9 win over Ballinacurra despite missing a penalty. Ballinacurra started in whirlwind fashion going five points to one up, indeed they had Aghada in all sorts of trouble. Slowly we came into the game points from Brian Morressy, Denis Motherway and Stephan O'Keeffe pulled it back to a single point as the half came to a close. Again the Ballinacurra lads got on top and landed three more points to lead at the short whistle by 0-8 to 0-4.
On the resumption Aghada started to dominate With Thomas O'Neill and sub Jason Ryan now getting a grip at centre field. Our centre back line now with Conor Hickey operating at left halfback steadied down. Stephen O'Keeffe and Brian Morressy ran a drag with the Village backs but still scores were hard to come by. Up stepped Bowler with the opening point of the half closely followed by one from O'Keeffe. Billy Hennessy was by now playing an attacking halfback role and his runs caused Ballinacurra all sorts of bother. Yet we still could not score. Again Bowler pointed to leave the minimum between the sides then came the Penalty when Brian Morressy was pulled down with the goal at his mercy. A missed penalty is a boast for the other team and so was this, Ballinacurra went down the field point, time running out could Aghada come back. O'Keeffe hits another point then to his credit Bowler hits a long range free all the way. Level for the first time Ballinacurra attack Jim Motherway was there to brake up the attack. Bowler wins the ball the lead. From the kick out the Village have an overlap in came Michael Morressy ball cleared up the field O'Keeffe fouled on the forty . Derek points . Two points up as many minutes to go Ballinacurra launch an attack foiled by Pa. Sisk ball cleared Aghada attack again a bust up in the square the umpire Brian Murphy hits the deck, yellow card for the goalkeeper . A Ballanacurra kick out. Final whistle game over
team

C.Motyer,

M.Morressy , Jim Motherway , Pa Sisk

Billy Hennessy , K. Walsh , C.O Gormain

D.Walsh , T.O'Neill

S. O'Keeffe , N.Falvey , L.O'Keeffe

D.Motherway , D.Bowler , Brian Morressy ,

subs used J. Ryan for D.Walsh, C.Hickey for C.O Gormain , S. Cashman for L.O'Keeffe and Mark O'Brien for D.Motherway

Aghada bow out of the junior championship

. After losing to Erin's own last year we were hoping to brake their spell but alas it was not to be. Erin's Own side started at whirlwind pace shooting three points in as many minutes before Davie Creedan who ploughed a lone furrow up front got Aghada's 1st score. The Island men added two more points before Aghada started to rally Again Creedan kicked a fine point followed by point's from Aidian Cotter and Richie Lewis to leave only a point between the sides. We now entered the crucial period with five minutes of the 1st half left Erin's Own Pulled clear again only for Micky Lewis to point a free. Erin's own added another point and then from a fifty the ball went all the way to the Aghada net and suddenly it was double scores 1-7 to 0-5

Aghada made changes at half time with Colin Scannell going to full back and Paul Kilbane (back from his travels) to centre back . Chris O'Shea replaced Conor Counihan and Kenneth O'Keeffe replaced Paul O'Donoghue . With his 1st touch O'Shea pointed , Aidian Berry added one and Kenneth O'Keeffe added two more . Scannell was now on top at full back and Kilbane lead the charge from the half back line playing out of his skin yet we could not close the gap . We missed some scores at this stage but to be truthfull so did Erin's Own . the game finished with Erin's Own Scoring twice and Berry adding a point to leave Erin's Own facing Cloyne in the next round on the score of 1-9 to 0-10
Team
Pa.O'Connor
Darren Lee , Paul O'Donoughue , David O'Hanlon
Séan O'Keeffe , Colin Scannell , John Wall
Paul Kilbane , Declan Devoy
Aidan Cotter , Richie Lewis , Aidan Berry
Dave Creedan , Conor Counihan , Michy Lewis
Subs used Kenneth O'Keeffe for Paul O'Donoughue , Chris O'Shea for, Conor Counihan and John Murphy for Richie Lewis

Aghada lost this game in the first half when they conceded 3-4 to a fast moving O'Neills forward line when we could only manage two points for our troubles yet the second half made a big deference when O'Neills could only score three points to our 1-5 but this was not enough to tilt the balance . Evergreen Joe Hartnett made the goal for Aidian Cotter and also scored two points . in fact the three subs 1-4 between them that left four points for the starting 15

team

C. Moyter.

G.Sheehan , C. Scanlon , C. O'Gormain

P.O'Connor , A.Devoy , J.Wall

T.O'Neill , D. Walsh.

C.O'Shea , J.Motherway , L.O'Keeffe

J. Connelly , D.Motherway (0-2), D.Bowler(0-1)

Subs A. Cotter (1-1), A. Walsh (0-1), M.O'Brien, J.Hartnett (0-2)

Sunday 24th Feb.
Our Junior 1 football team bt. Carrigtwohill 3-4 to 2-5
Fielding our second string our early season training paid off when we had a two point win over Carrig last Sat.
Man of the match "well rested after his holiday", Ger Melvin. followed by Mick Lewis,Christy O'Shea,Davy O'Hanlon,Seán O'Keeffe,Aidan Berry, Thos O'Donoghue,John Murphy and Goalkeeper Pat O'Connor were impressive for Aghada
and our 3rd football team drew with Cloyne
Aghada 0-7 Cloyne 0-7

Scorers for Aghada Christy O'Shea 0-4, L. O'Keeffe ,E. Foley and T. Murphy 0-1 each.
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