Realt Dearg 3-12 Ros Glas 1-6 Match Report
Realt Dearg V Ros Gals (Kildare) Leinster Junior Hurling League 28/02/2015 Realt Dearg got their season off to a winning start with a fine victory over Ros Glas of Kildare in the Junior Hurling League at a windswept Drimnagh Castle on Saturday afternoon. Playing with a strong breeze in the opening half the Kildare side settled into their task quickly tapping over a point in the 3rd minute to take an early lead. Realt Deag answered immediately with 2 points of their own from debutant Joe O Callaghan and a lovely strike from Kieran Kelly. The visitors responded with an equalizing score in the 10th minute and had chances to retake the lead but they missed a couple of very score able frees. Despite this Realt Dearg were starting to get a greater share of possession and the good home support settled in for what was turning out to be a cracking contest. A well taken point from converted wing back Cathal (Hesty) Hester in the 13th minute restored the home sides lead and this was the catalyst for a period of Realt Dearg dominance. Great work in the middle third of the field from Midfielder Paul Warren and Half backs McKenna and Gavin were squeezing the life out of the Kildare side’s attacks while Hester and Kieran Kelly were starting to win whatever ball came their way. Two goals in quick succession, one from the new kid Joe O Callaghan and another from Frank Farrell put the Stars in a commanding lead by the 20th minute mark. Farrell had a hand in the first goal when his pass across the square was met by the outstretched hurl of O'Callaghan .Joe had the longer reach beating his marker and calmly batted the sliothar past the helpless Kildare keeper. The second goal came from a long range shot from Farrell which beat the Ros Glas goalie from 40 yards. (Only Frank will know if he meant it). Either way the result was the same and a further point from a free by the inform full forward meant that Realt Dearg were now 7 points in front on a score line of 2-4 to 0-3. Ros Glas were not going to lie down easily and launched a comeback just before half time. A point followed quickly by a goal brought the home side within a score of the visitors. A long range free on the stroke of half time from Frank helped to settle the home crowds nerves and the sides went in at the break on a score of 2-5 to 1-4. Now playing with the wind at their backs Realt Dearg started the second half brightly and hit a bit of a purple scoring patch. Despite the extra attention he was now receiving from the Ros Glas backs Frank scored an outrageous point from a tight angle. He collected the ball close to the sideline 45 yards out and struck the ball over his shoulder and over the bar to extend the lead to 5 points. This was followed by a fantastic point from midfielder Eoin Ryan and a second score from the unmarkable Kieran Kelly making it 2-8 to 1-4 before Farrell scored his 4th point of the day and his 5th score in total making it 2-9 to 1-4. Ros Glas still had a lot of fight in them and clawed back a single point before forcing goalkeeper Marc McLiam into a truly brilliant save from a 21 yard free. The introduction of John Barry and Tom Kehoe steadied the ship and when Hesty unexpectedly popped up on the 50 yard line to take over free taking duties he made it 2-10 to 1-5. Joe O Callaghan then added a brace to put further daylight between the sides and the Kildare outfit seemed to run out of steam. To cap off a fine performance Frank added his second and Realt Dearg’s third goal with less than 10 minutes to go. He again collected the ball wide on the wing, turned his man and headed for goal. He beat a second defender before unleashing a ferocious shot into the net almost decapitating the goalkeeper in the process. Ros Glas kept plugging away and finished the scoring for the day with a point from a free in injury time leaving the final score Realt Dearg 3-12 Ros Glas 1-6. On a day where the club recorded their first win in Leinster there was some excellent performances throughout the field. Goalkeeper Marc McLiam had a very solid game and pulled off a great save in the second half. The full back line led by captain Trevor Jackman with Ultan Dillon and Mike Richardson gave little away. The half back line was dominate for long periods with Chubba and Derek McKenna doing especially well. Colm Gahan had a steady debut at centre back while the pairing of Paul Warren and Eoin Ryan in midfield held sway over their opposite numbers. The half forward line of Cathal Hester Stephen Barry and Kieran Kelly worked tirelessly throughout the hour winning countless ball while the full forward line of Kevin Ryan, Frank Farrell and Joe O' Callaghan caused the Kildare side huge problems. Farrell and Callaghan finished the day contributing a total of 3-7 out of 3-12 of their team’s scores. Subs John Barry, Tom Kehoe, Brad Harte, Jack McNamara and Shane Lenehan all played their part in a fine win. Team Marc McLiam,Ultan Dillon,Trevor Jackman, Mike Richardson, Derek McKenna,Colm Gahan,Brian Gavin,Paul Warren,Eoin Ryan, Cathal Hester,Stephen Barry,Kieran Kelly,Kevin Ryan, Frank Farrell,Joe O'Callaghan. Subs: John Barry for Eoin Ryan,Tom Kehoe for Stephen Barry, Shane Lenehan for Derek McKenna,Jack McNamara for Frank Farrel, Brad Harte for Ultan Dillon. Scorers: Frank Farrell 2-4, (2 frees) Joe O Callaghan 1-3, Cathal Hester 0-2 (1 free???), Kieran Kelly 0-2, Eoin Ryan 0-1. MOTM: Frank Farrell.
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