The senior footballers made it two wins in a week when beating O’Donnell’s by a single point at Boucher Road on Wednesday night. Â When we analysis the game it is hard to believe that we only won by the single point. We had numerous goal opportunities which we failed to take and we conceded too many frees in scoreable positions and as a result we put ourselves under pressure. However, credit were credit is due as we fought to the end to ensure we got the victory.
The first ten minutes saw exchanges of points with Sean McGovern pointing a free and Anto McGrattan  racing through the O’Ds defence and kicking between the posts to leave the score tied 0-2 to 0-2. O’Donnells then took the lead with four unanswered points before Collie O’Riordan and Anto McGrattan reduced the deficit.  At this stage we created two great goal opportunities but a bit of hesitation at the vital moment and the chances went begging. We were made to pay and O’Donnells tagged on three points to go in at half time in front, 0-9 to 0-4, five of their points coming from placed balls.
We started the second half brightly with a further Collie O’Riordan point and Gerard Burns kicking his first of the game but again O’Donnells responded with two points of their own. We then started to eat into the deficit with points from Gerard Burns, Anto McGrattan, Liam McGivern, Sean McGovern and when Paul Dynes pointed the sides were level. A Ryan Rooney goal bound effort hit the inside of the post and somehow didn’t go over the line but we persevered and were rewarded when Ciaran O’Riordan kicked the winning point.
