Match Report

Reds win tight contest

Date Filed: 06 June 2008


SENIOR FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Aghaderg V Dromara
Aghaderg Senior Footballers entertained Dromara last night. It was the locals who got off to thebest start with Conor Lavery surging forward to find Cathal Mc
Grath and he placed Christopher Conlon who put the ball straight between the uprights for an excellent point. Dromara broke up field and sent over the equaliser
before taking the lead from an easy 13m free. The reds then imposed themselves on the game with strong defending from Barry Quinn and Paul Rodgers who released good ball into the midfield area. Fromthat area the trio of Conor Lavery, James Mc Grath and Cathal mc Grath provided a supply of good ball into the inside forward line. Cathal found Andrew Carr on the 30m metre line and the quick thinking Carr hit an accurate diagonal ball to the on running Eugene Devlin who blasted to the
back of the Dromara net. Conor Lavery followed this up with a well-taken point and Kevin Anderson then got on the scoreboard with a free kick to give Aghaderg a four-point cushion.Dromara were finding the going tough but did manage a long range
pointed free from the 45m line. The reds then upped the anti once more and Conor Lavery was put through by Rory Simpson for his second point of the night. Andrew
Carr then got in on the scoring act with a well taken point. Three more points from the home team in quick succession from Christopher Conlon, Rory Simpson and Kevin
Anderson saw the locals race into an eight point lead as the game closed in on halftime. Dromara did score twice more before the break but an easy win looked likely for the Reds.
 
HALF TIME:     Aghaderg 1-8            Dromara 0-5
 
Dromara had other ideas however and within five minutes of the restart, they had hit a goal and a point to leave only two between the sides. Kevin Anderson relieved the pressure once more however with a 14m free and a fisted point. The
good flowing football from the first half seemed to have deserted the locals. Dromara narrowed the gaponce more from a free but this was cancelled out by a Kevin Anderson free from about 30m out. As the game entered the final ten minutes,
Dromara hit three unanswered points one of which was a massive strike from out around the 45m line on the sideline. The sides were now level for the first time in the game and a nail biting final few minutes saw the reds attack and win a 45’. Kevin Anderson stepped up to the mark to launch an excellent placed ball straight between the posts to clinch a victory by the narrowest of margins.
 
Final Score:      Aghaderg 1-12      Dromara 1-11
 
Team: Mark Mc Grath, Thomas Lennon, Barry Quinn, Martin Fitzpatrick, Aaron Mc Avoy, PaulRodgers, Paul Mc Givern, James Mc Grath, Conor Lavery (0-2), Christopher Conlon (0-2), Rory Simpson (0-1), Eugene Devlin (1-0), Cathal Mc Grath, Kevin Anderson (0-6), Andrew Carr (0-1). Subs: Ciaran Connolly for
Christopher Conlon 40mins, ConalSands, Jack Devlin, Myles Cahill.