The minor footballers got their league campaign under way on Tuesday night when taking on Ardoyne at Boucher Road. T Kelly opened the scoring with a well taken point but Ardoyne responded with 1-4 to take control of the game. However, we battled hard and were rewarded when T Shaw hit the net to leave us trailing by three points at half time 1-1 to 1-4.
C Meehan reduced the deficit with an early second half point but we were rocked again when Ardoyne blasted to the net. Credit to the lads as we dug in and when P McAuley kicked to the net we were back in the game. An Ardoyne point restored their goal advantage but points from B Teague and T Kelly left the minimum between the teams. At this stage the game was there to win but Ardoyne finished the stronger, they added two points before adding two late goals.
The final score doesn’t reflect how tight this game was and despite losing there were plenty of positives to take away as we prepare for the next game against O’Donnells on Tuesday 24 April at 7.30pm.
