Draw for Senior footballers in league opener

Sarsfields 0-5 Davitts 0-5In this low scoring affair both teams had opportunities to win the game but it will be Sarsfields who will probably feel they should had taken both points as they racked up fourteen wides and missed a penalty.We played against the wind in the first half and a combination of good defensive work and wayward shooting, particlulary by Sarfields, the game went for 22 minutes before Sean Smith registered the first score to give us the lead. Things didn’t get much better and Sarsfields equalised just before half time to leave the score 0-1 apiece.The second half started off a bit brighter. A long range Stephen Toner point was then followed by a well taken Sean O’Neill free and we stretched our lead to two. Sarsfields replied with a point and were then awarded a penalty after a long, high ball caused disarray in the box and the ball was subsequently lifted of the deck. It was a poor penalty to concede but thankfully a tame shot down the middle of the goal was easily saved by Sean McGovern. Ciaran O’Riordan restored our two point advantage with a long solo run from the half back line and split the posts with a fine effort. Sarsfields response was positive and they hit two points to level with six minutes left on the clock, the second following a good passing movement from their own defense. Sean O’Neill edged us in front with another free only for Sarfields to slot a equalising free. The game concluded as a draw despite both teams believing that the full sixty minutes had not been played.Team: S McGovern, M Rowntree, G Rowntree, N McCleave, S Toner (0-1), P McGivern, T Park, G Shaw, C O’Riordan (0-1), S Smith (0-1), C O’Riordan, S O’Neill (0-2), A McGrattan, L McGivern, D Largey, Subs: M McAuley, C McAuley, G Cairns, S Prenter, J Kearney, P Maguire