Ballinrobe Overcome St Ciaran’s in Croke

Saturday 01.04.2017

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St Ciaran’s College Beallygawley came up just a little short following a superb Paddy Drummond Cup final in Croke Park on Saturday afternoon.  The Tyrone lads fought back bravely from a deficit in normal time but failed to recover from a poor end to the opening period of extra time.  During that period St Ciaran’s were hit for 1-4 without reply.

St Ciaran’s also began the game on the back foot shipping an early goal from the boot of Conor Heneghan.  At the end of the first fifteen minutes Ballinrobe had raced into a 1-3 to 0-1 lead thanks to that goal and points from Tommy Conroy.  St Ciaran’s hauled themselves back into the contest thanks to the superb Daniel Millar who controlled the midfield area for the remainder of the opening half.  Pascal Donaghy was also in excellent form firing over three excellent point from play helping St Ciaran’s to a one point half time lead 0-7 to 1-3.

Ballinrobe got control of the early part of the second period and with ten minutes to go they led 1-10 to 1-7.  Galbally man Cormaic Donnelly got the St Ciaran’s goal against the run of play and it was Donnelly that dragged the Ballygawley lads back into the game with some exemplary long range free taking.  The sides finished level at the end of normal time 1-11 apiece.

St Ciaran’s were left to rue their opening ten minute spell in extra time as Ballinrobe dashed hopes for the Tyrone lads leaving Ciaran Traynor’s second period goal as little more than a consolation score.

Final Score Ballinrobe Community School 2-19 St Ciaran’s College 2-16.

Ballinrobe: Conor Heneghan 1-5 (3fs), Cathal Slattery 0-6 (4fs), Thomas Conroy 0-4, , Darragh McGovern 1-0, Oisin Mullin 0-1, Adam Barrett 0-1, Brian O’Halloran and Tom Quinn 0-1 each.

St Ciaran’s College: Cormaic Donnelly 1-4 (3 45s), Pascal Donaghy 0-6, Ciaran Traynor 1-0, Daniel Millar 0-2, Tomas Hoy 0-2, Caoimhin O’Donnell, Callum Corrigan 0-1 each.

Ballinrobe: Cian Ferriter; Paddy Feerick, Oran O’Malley, Peter Butler; Oisin Mullin, Aaron McDonnell, Liam Hughes; Nathan Moran, Darragh McGovern; Darren Munroe, Conor Heneghan, Adam Barrett; Thomas Conroy, Evan O’Brien, Cathal Slattery.

Subs: Brian O’Halloran for Darren Munroe (43), Tom Quinn for Adam Barrett (51), Ross Philbin for Evan O’Brien (75), Oisin Connolly for Aaron McDonnell (75), Rory Jennings for Conor Heneghan (82).

St Ciaran’s: Paul Traynor; Marc Lennon, Conor Quinn, James Murray; Callum Corrigan, Cathair Quinn, Cathal Corrigan; Joseph Oguz, Daniel Millar; Pascal Donaghy, Cormaic Donnelly, Ciaran Traynor; Tomas Hoy, Caomhin O’Donnell, Darragh Canavan.

Subs: Pauraic McNelis for James Murray (41), Jason Doyle for Daniel Millar (69), Michael Owens for Tomas Hoy (71), Daniel Millar for Pascal Donaghy (76).

Referee: Brendan Cawley (Sligo)