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Carbery v UCC Match Report
28/04/2011
UCC advance after extra time
UCC 1-20 Carbery 3-11 (a.e.t.)
It may have taken extra time to sort out UCC and Carbery in the Evening Echo senior football championship in Cloughduv on Tuesday evening last but the honours eventually rested where they belonged as the College side were the more impressive for much of the hour. Carbery gallantly competed for a full hour and very nearly snatched victory at the end of normal time but there was only one team in it in extra time as the stronger and fitter students pulled away to a three-point win.
This game, interesting and exciting in patches and sub-standard in others, could be described as a game of two halves, particularly as regards chances created. Two goals were registered in the first half, within a minute of each other, but Carbery missed two other clear chances of goals which could have put them in the driverâs seat at the break. As it was, they trailed by a point and were under the cosh for much of the second half as the College upped the pace.
This time it was UCCâs turn to miss chances, two goal chances as well as kicking eight wides, while Carbery managed to stay in touch by converting two goals, the second a penalty in the 56th minute which put them into a point lead. The College drew level as time began to run out and when Carbery hit the front again in the 61st minute it seemed the divisional side were about to accomplish a win against the odds. It was not to be as UCC kicked a splendid point in the dying seconds and the game finished all square. In growing darkness the floodlights came on and as the College sparkled in the gathering gloom, so did Carbery fade from the game and outscoring the opposition by five points to two, it was the College side who advanced to the next round of the championship.
While this was a game of chances taken and chances missed at both ends, it was also a contest in which both attacks looked capable of beating the opposing defences all through. This made for some exciting attacking play but, overall, the slavish adherence to the short, passing game threatened to spoil the game as a spectacle. The College in particular overdid the passing, often travelling the length of the pitch without kicking the ball. It was a rather strange tactic to employ as their inside forwards, Paul Geaney and Daithi Casey always had the beating of their opponents, while Shane Beston on the forty turned out to be the real hero at the end with three fine points in extra time and five in total. Johnny Buckley again looked the class act at midfield with good assistance from Will Kennedy while Cork panellist, Seán Kiely, had a great outing at wing back, kicking three magnificent scores from far out.
Carbery were well in the game for an hour with their intercounty men, Alan OâConnor at midfield and Denis OâSullivan at centre back, leading the challenge and it was only when they understandably faded in the closing stages due to their heroics on Sunday in Croke Park, that Carbery wilted. Defeat was no fault of centre forward Colm OâDriscoll who caused the College defence all kinds of trouble with his driving play while Mark Cronin and Dec Barron kicked some classy scores. Rory Deane was the two-goal hero, and it could easily have been four, while county underage players, Jamie Wall and Mark Sugrue, tried very hard but lacked the experience needed at this level.
Referee, Pat OâLeary, Cill Mhuire.
UCC were first off the mark with points from Daithi Casey and Paul Geaney but Carbery soon drew level with points from Denis McSweeney and Colm OâDriscoll, free. McSweeney then missed a great goal chance for Carbery before the College re-opened their two-point lead with points from Dan OâShea and Geaney, as Carbery kicked a few bad wides. Kevin OâDriscoll, subdued on the night, closed the gap to one before the College kicked the first goal of the game through Eoghan Buckley in the 20th minute.
To Carberyâs credit they responded immediately and within a minute Rory Deane had the ball in the net at the other end of the pitch. A point from Colm OâDriscoll had the sides level and Carbery, in their best patch, should have goaled again as McSweeney toed the ball high and wide but they hit the front with a Dec Barron point. Shane Beston brought the sides level for the third time and Paul Geaney had an effort blocked on the Carbery goal line before the impressive Johnny Buckley pointed a 45 to leave the College leading by a point, 1-6 to 1-5, at the break.
Carbery got off to a great start in the second half as Mark Cronin kicked a towering point to level the scores and Rory Deane struck for his second goal, again set up by Colm OâDriscoll. But that was as good as it got for the West Cork side as UCC began to control matters in all the vital areas and a series of points from Seán Kiely (3), Shane Beston, Eoin Buckely, Daithi Casey and Paul Geaney, with Carbery only finding the target twice through Mark Cronin and Mark Sugrue, had the College leading by two points, 1-13 to 2-8, by the 55th minute. It was looking bad for Carbery at that stage but they were thrown a lifeline when Dec Barron was fouled in the square and Mark Cronin blasted the penalty to the net.
Carbery only held their lead for two minutes as Daithi Casey kicked the equaliser. The game was into injury time when Dec Barron kicked a splendid point that had winner written all over it but it wasnât to be as College salvaged a late, late draw with an equally-good effort from Geaney. It finished 1-15 to 3-9 and it was into twenty minutes of extra time then.
UCC looked the fresher and fitter side against a tiring Carbery outfit and centre forward Shane Beston left his mark on proceedings when he kicked two fine points and Johnny Buckley added a third, as Carbery failed to raise a flag in the first period of extra time. Colm OâDriscoll and Beston swapped points in the closing ten minutes and Carberyâs last chance of salvaging the game disappeared when Rory Deaneâs palmed effort came back off the crossbar and Will Kennedy and Colm OâDriscoll, free, swapped points before the final whistle.
It finished 1-20 to 3-11 and Carberyâs race is now run for the season, with a disappointingly small crowd to shout them on. It is worth noting that 1-19 of UCCâs total came from play, the exception being a pointed 45 from John Buckley, while only 1-1 of Carberyâs total came from frees in a thoroughly sporting game.
Scorers; UCC â Shane Beston 0-5, Eoghan Buckley 1-1, Paul Geaney 0-4, Daithi Casey 0-3, Sean Kiely 0-3, Johnny Buckley 0-2, 0-1 a 45, Will Kennedy and Donal OâShea 0-1 each. Carbery â Rory Deane 2-0, Mark Cronin 1-2, 1-0 penalty, Colm OâDriscoll 0-4, 0-1 free, Dec Barron 0-2, Kevin OâDriscoll, Mark Sugrue and Denis McSweeney 0-1 each.
UCC â Seán Mellett (Carrigaline), Dan OâShea (Currow), Matthew Galvin (Ballymacelligot), Tom Clancy (Fermoy), Seán Kiely (Macroom), Adrian Greaney (Blennerville), Conor Daly (Padraig Pearse), Will Kennedy (St Michaelâs), Johnny Buckley (Dr Crokeâs), J B Spillane (Castlegregory), Shane Beston (Mitchelstown), Mike Griffin (Na Gaeil), Paul Geaney (Dingle), Daithi Casey (Dr Crokeâs), Eoghan Buckley (Dr Crokes). Subs, Jamie OâSullivan (Kilcummin), Cian OâConnor (St Michaelâs, Foilmore).
Carbery â MÃcheál Cronin (St Columâs), Peter Murphy (Bandon), Kevin Harrington (Bantry Blues), Eanna Kelleher (St Maryâs), Mark Delaney (Bantry Blues), Denis OâSullivan (St Maryâs), Jamie Wall (Kilbrittain), Alan OâConnor (St Columâs), Kevin OâDriscoll (Tadhg MacCárthaigh), Rory Deane (Bantry Blues), Colm OâDriscoll (Tadhg MacCárthaigh), Mark Sugrue (Bandon), Dec Barron (Bantry Blues), Mark Cronin (Gabriel Rangers), Denis McSweeney (St Columâs). Subs, Joe Collins (Kilmacabea).
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UCC 1-20 Carbery 3-11 (a.e.t.)
It may have taken extra time to sort out UCC and Carbery in the Evening Echo senior football championship in Cloughduv on Tuesday evening last but the honours eventually rested where they belonged as the College side were the more impressive for much of the hour. Carbery gallantly competed for a full hour and very nearly snatched victory at the end of normal time but there was only one team in it in extra time as the stronger and fitter students pulled away to a three-point win.
This game, interesting and exciting in patches and sub-standard in others, could be described as a game of two halves, particularly as regards chances created. Two goals were registered in the first half, within a minute of each other, but Carbery missed two other clear chances of goals which could have put them in the driverâs seat at the break. As it was, they trailed by a point and were under the cosh for much of the second half as the College upped the pace.
This time it was UCCâs turn to miss chances, two goal chances as well as kicking eight wides, while Carbery managed to stay in touch by converting two goals, the second a penalty in the 56th minute which put them into a point lead. The College drew level as time began to run out and when Carbery hit the front again in the 61st minute it seemed the divisional side were about to accomplish a win against the odds. It was not to be as UCC kicked a splendid point in the dying seconds and the game finished all square. In growing darkness the floodlights came on and as the College sparkled in the gathering gloom, so did Carbery fade from the game and outscoring the opposition by five points to two, it was the College side who advanced to the next round of the championship.
While this was a game of chances taken and chances missed at both ends, it was also a contest in which both attacks looked capable of beating the opposing defences all through. This made for some exciting attacking play but, overall, the slavish adherence to the short, passing game threatened to spoil the game as a spectacle. The College in particular overdid the passing, often travelling the length of the pitch without kicking the ball. It was a rather strange tactic to employ as their inside forwards, Paul Geaney and Daithi Casey always had the beating of their opponents, while Shane Beston on the forty turned out to be the real hero at the end with three fine points in extra time and five in total. Johnny Buckley again looked the class act at midfield with good assistance from Will Kennedy while Cork panellist, Seán Kiely, had a great outing at wing back, kicking three magnificent scores from far out.
Carbery were well in the game for an hour with their intercounty men, Alan OâConnor at midfield and Denis OâSullivan at centre back, leading the challenge and it was only when they understandably faded in the closing stages due to their heroics on Sunday in Croke Park, that Carbery wilted. Defeat was no fault of centre forward Colm OâDriscoll who caused the College defence all kinds of trouble with his driving play while Mark Cronin and Dec Barron kicked some classy scores. Rory Deane was the two-goal hero, and it could easily have been four, while county underage players, Jamie Wall and Mark Sugrue, tried very hard but lacked the experience needed at this level.
Referee, Pat OâLeary, Cill Mhuire.
UCC were first off the mark with points from Daithi Casey and Paul Geaney but Carbery soon drew level with points from Denis McSweeney and Colm OâDriscoll, free. McSweeney then missed a great goal chance for Carbery before the College re-opened their two-point lead with points from Dan OâShea and Geaney, as Carbery kicked a few bad wides. Kevin OâDriscoll, subdued on the night, closed the gap to one before the College kicked the first goal of the game through Eoghan Buckley in the 20th minute.
To Carberyâs credit they responded immediately and within a minute Rory Deane had the ball in the net at the other end of the pitch. A point from Colm OâDriscoll had the sides level and Carbery, in their best patch, should have goaled again as McSweeney toed the ball high and wide but they hit the front with a Dec Barron point. Shane Beston brought the sides level for the third time and Paul Geaney had an effort blocked on the Carbery goal line before the impressive Johnny Buckley pointed a 45 to leave the College leading by a point, 1-6 to 1-5, at the break.
Carbery got off to a great start in the second half as Mark Cronin kicked a towering point to level the scores and Rory Deane struck for his second goal, again set up by Colm OâDriscoll. But that was as good as it got for the West Cork side as UCC began to control matters in all the vital areas and a series of points from Seán Kiely (3), Shane Beston, Eoin Buckely, Daithi Casey and Paul Geaney, with Carbery only finding the target twice through Mark Cronin and Mark Sugrue, had the College leading by two points, 1-13 to 2-8, by the 55th minute. It was looking bad for Carbery at that stage but they were thrown a lifeline when Dec Barron was fouled in the square and Mark Cronin blasted the penalty to the net.
Carbery only held their lead for two minutes as Daithi Casey kicked the equaliser. The game was into injury time when Dec Barron kicked a splendid point that had winner written all over it but it wasnât to be as College salvaged a late, late draw with an equally-good effort from Geaney. It finished 1-15 to 3-9 and it was into twenty minutes of extra time then.
UCC looked the fresher and fitter side against a tiring Carbery outfit and centre forward Shane Beston left his mark on proceedings when he kicked two fine points and Johnny Buckley added a third, as Carbery failed to raise a flag in the first period of extra time. Colm OâDriscoll and Beston swapped points in the closing ten minutes and Carberyâs last chance of salvaging the game disappeared when Rory Deaneâs palmed effort came back off the crossbar and Will Kennedy and Colm OâDriscoll, free, swapped points before the final whistle.
It finished 1-20 to 3-11 and Carberyâs race is now run for the season, with a disappointingly small crowd to shout them on. It is worth noting that 1-19 of UCCâs total came from play, the exception being a pointed 45 from John Buckley, while only 1-1 of Carberyâs total came from frees in a thoroughly sporting game.
Scorers; UCC â Shane Beston 0-5, Eoghan Buckley 1-1, Paul Geaney 0-4, Daithi Casey 0-3, Sean Kiely 0-3, Johnny Buckley 0-2, 0-1 a 45, Will Kennedy and Donal OâShea 0-1 each. Carbery â Rory Deane 2-0, Mark Cronin 1-2, 1-0 penalty, Colm OâDriscoll 0-4, 0-1 free, Dec Barron 0-2, Kevin OâDriscoll, Mark Sugrue and Denis McSweeney 0-1 each.
UCC â Seán Mellett (Carrigaline), Dan OâShea (Currow), Matthew Galvin (Ballymacelligot), Tom Clancy (Fermoy), Seán Kiely (Macroom), Adrian Greaney (Blennerville), Conor Daly (Padraig Pearse), Will Kennedy (St Michaelâs), Johnny Buckley (Dr Crokeâs), J B Spillane (Castlegregory), Shane Beston (Mitchelstown), Mike Griffin (Na Gaeil), Paul Geaney (Dingle), Daithi Casey (Dr Crokeâs), Eoghan Buckley (Dr Crokes). Subs, Jamie OâSullivan (Kilcummin), Cian OâConnor (St Michaelâs, Foilmore).
Carbery â MÃcheál Cronin (St Columâs), Peter Murphy (Bandon), Kevin Harrington (Bantry Blues), Eanna Kelleher (St Maryâs), Mark Delaney (Bantry Blues), Denis OâSullivan (St Maryâs), Jamie Wall (Kilbrittain), Alan OâConnor (St Columâs), Kevin OâDriscoll (Tadhg MacCárthaigh), Rory Deane (Bantry Blues), Colm OâDriscoll (Tadhg MacCárthaigh), Mark Sugrue (Bandon), Dec Barron (Bantry Blues), Mark Cronin (Gabriel Rangers), Denis McSweeney (St Columâs). Subs, Joe Collins (Kilmacabea).
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