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More disappointment for hurling in Aghada when our minors crashed out at the first round stage of this year’s championship. Played in Killeagh on the 24th of July, this was a poor game which was constantly stopping and starting as the ref blew for free after free for the hour. Aghada did open the scoring through hardworking midfielder Michael Russell, but would be 5 points to one adrift before their second score came on 17 minutes. This time it was a free from the same player. Two more scores followed quickly, one from play from Eoin Healy and another Russell free and now it was just a point between the sides. Back came Castlelyons, and a point from play was quickly followed by the first goal of the game to open a 4 point lead coming to the end of the 1st half. Castlelyons tacked on 2 more minors before the break with Russell responding with a super point from play. At half time Aghada trailed on a 1-8 v 0-5 scoreline. Aghada with the wind at their backs again opened the scoring when corner forward Michael Desmond pointed an early free. Castlelyons quickly replied in kind, but there was to be no improvement in the tempo of the game despite these early scores. Dessie pointed again on 10 minutes, but this time Castlelyons hit 2 in reply and were now 7 clear. 10 minutes past without a score and when it came it was Castlelyons who pointed to extend the lead further. Aghada did hit some bad wides both from placed balls and open play in this period. Cian Fleming had moved to full forward at this stage and was proving to be a major threat to the Castlelyons defence. With the first 2 balls he won, he rounded the defence but failed to get off a meaningful shot. The third time, he earned a free which he buried to the back of the net himself, to throw Aghada a lifeline. Fourth ball into Cian and again he beat the defence before the referee blew him back for allegedly throwing rather than hand passing to the unmarked Ronan Kennedy. It seemed a very harsh call and also proved to be Aghada’s last throw of the dice as time ran out soon afterwards. Aghada team and scorers –

David Rice,

Georgio Corigliano, Andrew O’Donoghue, Geroid Murphy,

Eoin Savage, Conor Rice, Tommy Dobbyn,

Willie O’Shea, Michael Russell (0-4,2f),

Cian Fleming (1-0,f), Eoin Healy (0-1), Ronan Sheehan,

Shane Wall, John O’Brien, Michael Desmond (0-2,2f).

Subs used – Chris Cashman, Willie Leahy, Ronan Kennedy.