AGHADA HURLING AND FOOTBALL CLUB

Aghada had no answer to the holders Erin’s Own scoring only two points over the hour . While we started the better we could not make any head way . it was in the 18th minute before we had our first score from Derek Bowler . by this time Erin’s own had racked up five points . Then in the 25th minute Brian Morrissey got inside the full back only to drive the ball over the bar when he had a goal at his mercy . sadly this turned out to be our last score .
Team
Brian Wall (Lahard)
Davie O’Hanlon, Colin Scanlon , Stephen Cashman
John Wall , Brendan Crowley , Billy Hennessy
Thomas O’Neill, , JP O’Connor
John Connelly ,Brian Wall (twin), Stephen O’Keeffe
Tony Wall , Derek Bowler (0-1) , Brian Morrissey (0-1)

subs for Dave O’Keeffe for Wall , Conor Hickey for Brian Wall (Lahard) Declan Morrissey for Connelly Eoin Cotter for John Wall other subs Alan Walsh , Martin Day , Tim Crowley ,Paul Kearney, Peter Murphy Richard Goode

Aghada win first championship match of the year
Rostellan was looking its best for the visit of Glenville in this entertaining u21 Football game. Points from Tony Wall and JP O’Connor started the ball rolling with two fine points to leave Aghada leading 0-2 to 0-1 after the first quarter then in a five minute spell Aghada turned on the style scoring three points in a row to put a bit of light between the sides. Up to this Glenville looked the better side but there shooting was woeful. Approaching half time Glenville pointed John Connelly replied with the best score of the game when he pointed from fifty yards to leave the score at the turn over 0-6 to 0-3 On resumption Glenville played their best football scoring three points without reply. Again Glenville were guilty of squander for which Aghada made them pay. Stephen O’Keeffe steadied the ship with a fine point closely followed by another great point from Connelly . By now our lads had weathered the storm and when JP found the net Aghada were on there way . To their credit Glenville came back But Declan Morrissey had the last say when he pointed . Best for Aghada Eoin Cotter , Brendan Crowley and Connelly . This was a great win with so many injured (Thomas O’Neill, Derek Bowler and Davie Hanlon )
Team
Brian Wall (Lahard)
Alan Walsh , Colin Scanlon , Eoin Cotter
John Wall , Brendan Crowley , Billy Hennessy
Declan Morrissey (0-1) , John Connelly (0-2)
Conor Hickey , Brian Wall (twin) (0-1) , Stephen O’Keeffe (0-2)
Tony Wall (0-2) , JP O’Connor (1-1), Brian Morrissey
Sub used Stephen Cashman for Alan Walsh

Our u21 team qualified for the final when they followed both the senior and junior teams wins. We had to work hard for this Cloyne got the dream start they wanted with a goal in the 2nd minute. Amazingly Cloyne never scored again until 2 minutes of the second half. Aghada found score hard to come by and it was just coming up to half time when Aghada went in front for the 1st time following three points from the best forward on view Brian Morrissey and one from JP O’Connor. In between Cloyne had a great chance of a major when Goalie Brian Wall Lahard made a great save after his bad kick out. (It turned out he was injured and was replaced by Derrick Bowler)
Cloyne were very wasteful with some woeful shooting levelling Aghada ahead by the narrowest of margins at halftime.
Cloyne started the second half in whirlwind fashion scoring two points on the trot to lead again. This was Cloyne’s best spell but slowly Aghada pulled back with JP leading the charge Kicking Four wonderful dead balls. Both teams swapped points with Stephen O’Keeffe pointing for Aghada. Then came the turning point when in the 19th minute Brian Morrissey was on hand to score the goal after a great movement From Conor Hickey to Dave O’Keeffe (sub) to Morrissey. With subs O’Keeffe (Dave), Thomas O’Neill and Davie O’Hanlon making an impact the game turned in Aghada’s favour. Cloyne and John Connolly exchanged points in injure time just before Cloyne mounted their last attack from which they got a penalty and again like last Tue night they missed it to again lose to the boys in green for the second time in a week . Team

Brian Wall (Lahard)
Stephen Cashman , Colin Scanlon , Eoin Cotter
John Wall , Brendan Crowley , Billy Hennessy
Declan Morrissey , John Connelly (0-1)
, Brian Wall (twin) JP O’Connor (0-5) , Stephen O’Keeffe (0-1)
Tony Wall ,Conor Hickey, Brian Morrissey (1-3)

subs Derrick Bowler for Brian Wall Dave O’Keeffe for Tony Wall , Thomas O’Neill for Declan Morrissey,and Davie O’Hanlon for Colin Scanlon Alan Walsh(blood sub) for John Wall

Team

Brian Wall,

Alan Walsh, Colin Scanlan, Stephen Cashman,

Billy Hennessey, Brendan Crowley, John Wall,

John Connolly, Declan Morrissey,

Conor Hickey, Brian Morrissey, David O'Keefe,

Peter Murphy, J PO 'Connor, Tony Wall.