From the start it was an evenly balanced game a bit of to & fro with each team trying to establish possession.The first on the scoresheet on the 6th minute was Shane Bennett with a point.The next few minutes Aghada dominated and it was followed by a good point from Jake O Donoghue .The Carraignavar settled with more dominance at centre field and levelled the score with 2 points in succession on the 12th and 14th minute respectively.Aghada replied with a fine Jordan Roberts point.But the Carrig centre field partnership of John Ford & Eoin O'Keeffe worked well to deliver 2 more points to go one up.The last 10 minutes were even,tackling was good and on the 28th minute Jordan Ryan scored a point to level it at half time.
The second half delivered the same exciting football with Aghada on the scoreboard by another point from Shane Bennett in the 9th minute.Aghada launched a sustained attack on the Carrig back line but with no score.Then what followed was the move of the match when half back Andrew Murphy stormed up field to receive a well measured pass from Jake to bear down on goal.Several supporters shouted take your point,but.with head down and a difficult angle he executed a splendid goal that hit the corner post before the ball rested on the green flag.This was the 10th minute into the second half and Carrignavar did not lie down,in fact they countered with a goal bearing attack that asked goalkeeper Michael Leahy to make a great save.These two incidents could be described as the winning of the final.The Carraig team replied with a point,this followed a series of missed opportunities from short ranged frees by Carraignavar.Aghada were lucky they did not register.When Jordan Ryan and Stephen Murphy scored a point a piece in the 20th minute,confidence grew and after a late consolation point for the opposition,the final result saw Aghada through. The work rate done by everyone was immense,the tackling ability executed to the rule and way each player was able to find each can be contributed to the mentors of Declan Devoy,Martin Looney,Conor Rice and the talisman himself Paul Kilbane. Captain Shane Bennett accepted the trophy on behalf of the team from Mossie O Sullivan of the East Cork board.

This is a great start to the year and hopefully a great year ahead for the green & white of Aghada.

Team panel ;

M Leahy,

S Crowley, S Dorney, J Cashman,

A Murphy 0-1,C O'Driscoll, M Stafford,

A Stafford , J O'Donaghue 0-1,

S Murphy,0-1 S O'Leary , B Rice,

S Bennett 0-2, J Ryan 0-1, J Roberts 0-1.

Subs used J Looney(39m),
P Cashman, M Wall ,M Healy,D Rocher,C Savage,R Roberts,C O'Reilly,S O'Halleran,T Gilroy,K O'Hanlon,A Butler,D Creedan,P Daly,J Farmer.

Following on from a great quarter final win over Glenville on Friday night under lights(1-10 to 2-8) and this was with 6 points down at half-time & against the wind,one might say this team had done too much in this effort to win it and play the semi-final two days later on Sunday 28th February.Not so,because you can never under-estimate the team spirit of this under 15 football side.
With a two o'clock throw in by experienced referee Peter Hegerty & a stiff polar wind,which Aghada played against in the first half,they blitzed the Kiltha og backs and found themselves 3 points in front.The opening two from big Sean O'Leary & Shane Bennett.However,the Castlemartyre/Dungourney side came back to score 1-3 without reply.But,before half time we went in front with a great goal by the newcomer Jordan Roberts and at half time score was 1-7 to 1-4.
In the second half the stronger breeze aided Aghada to have most of the play in the opposition half.And as tempers flaired mostly due to the fair tackling by all Aghada players,the mentors of Declan Devoy,Martin Looney & Conor Rice can be proud of the manner in which this team kept their composure.Aghada conseeded a late consolation goal,and ran out easy winners in the end.This side now in the East Cork final and will play Carraignivar on Sunday 7th next,3pm,venue to be advised.
Scorers for Aghada were

M Leahy,

S Crowley, S Dorney, J Burchill,

A Murphy, C O'Driscoll, M Stafford,

A Stafford 0-2, J O'Donaghue 0-1,

S Murphy, S O'Leary 1-3, B Rice,

S Bennett 0-2, J Ryan 0-1, J Roberts 1-0,,

Subs used J Looney 0-1, Peter Cashman, James Cashman, Mark Wall & Mark Healy,

other subs

D Rocher,C Savage,R Roberts,C O'Reilly,S O'Halleran,T Gilroy,K O'Hanlon,A Butler,D Creedan,P Daly,J Farmer.

Aghada looked on course to register their 1st win of the season when James O’Connell broke through and with a point at his mercy he drove it wide. From the Kick out Kiskeam won a free on and popped it over to make it a two point game with a minute left on the clock. Aghada dominated mid field all through the second half but lost this kick out a fast ball in to Robert Carroll who got inside his man and rattled the net for Kiskeam to lead for the 1st time. It was no more than they dissevered as Andrew O’Donoghue was by far the busier cul barra making two great saves in the 1st half and one in the second. On the upside for Aghada the young players were quite good with Eoin Savage, Eoin Healy, and Shane Wall outstanding Team

Andrew O’Donoghue
John Connelly, Shane Wall, Brendan Crowley,
Eoin Savage, Adian Kelleher, Ronan Power
Pearse O’Neill, Eoin Healy (0-1),
Kieran O’Connor, Michael Russell (0-2f's 0-1), Dave Creedon,
Cian Fleming (0-5 f's 0-3), James O’Connell, Colm Power
Subs used Deckie Morressy, Paudie Wall, and Paul Kilbane

Aghada team

E Buckley

K Higgins S Gilroy R Condon

A O Connell D Hanlon L Morrisey

P O Connor 0-1 D Morrisey 0-1

S Cashman 0-1 F Day 0-2 T Doblyn

A Creedon 0-1 M O Brien 1-1 A Walsh

subs M Day L O Keeffe D Rice J Daly G Murphy G Corogliano

M O Brien R condon J Connolly A Walsh A O Connell J Wall D Morrisey A Kelleher G melvin 0-3 M Day 0-1 C Power A Creedon E O Neill 0-2 A Connolly subs E Savage 0-1 T Doblyn S Cashman

Mark O’Brien

Alan Walsh John Connolly Anthony Connolly

Alan Creedon John Wall Declan Morrissey

James O’Connell Richie Goode

Colm Power Finbarr Day Martin Day

Dave Creedon E O’Neill Conor Hickey

sub used Brian Wall

Eugene Buckley

Liam Morrissey Eoin Cotter Kenneth Higgins,

Alan Walsh, Declan Morrissey Willie O’Shea

Mike Glavin Dave Condon

Adian O’Connell Finbarr Day (0-3) Dave Rice

Richie Condon, Eoin O’Neill (0-3), Martin Day

subs used Brian Condon, Tim Hartnett, Michael Daly