Castlewellan
have impressive win over An Riocht in opening round of SFC -
19/08/03
Castlewellan turned in an impressive display in this opening
round clash in the SFC at St. Patrick's Park, Newcastle on Monday evening when
they easily defeated a disappointing An Riocht side on a scoreline of 0-18 to
0-10. Right from the start, Castlewellan dominated proceedings and with their
midfield pairing of Gregory McCartan and Ciaran McCabe in top-form the scores
came thick and fast in that opening half - half-time score Castlewellan 0-12,
An Riocht 0-2.
An Riocht re-arranged their side at the
start of the second-half bringing county panelists John Clarke and John Lavery
to this sector. This duo had a decided impact and at last the An Riocht side were
getting some quality ball into their forwards. With ten minutes of the game remaining
they reduced the leeway to 0-16 to 0-7.
An Riocht tried
to get through for all-important goals but found the winners defence in determined
mood. They were awarded a penalty in the closing minute, but Gary Cunningham's
spot-kick was brilliantly saved by current Down custodian in the Castlwellan nets
as the Castlewellan booked their place in the quarter-finals of the competition
in the coming weeks.
Castlewellan - Mickey McVeigh; L.
Lennon, S. Trainor, T. Jennings; T. McGrady, B. McAleenan, N. McArdle 0-1; Gregory
McCartan 0-1, Ciaran McCabe 0-1; F. McGreavy 0-5, C. McAlarney 0-1, T. McAtamney;
F. Rice 0-5, M. McKibben 0-1, C. McCann 0-1.
Subs - D. McGrady 0-2 for P.
McGrady; N. McAleenan for T. McAtamney; P. Flannigan for S. Trainor; P. Keown
for C. McCann.
An Riocht - B. McVeigh; J. McVeigh, L. McVeigh,
D. O'Reilly; A, Annett, John Lavery 0-1, C. Annett; P. Murney, B. Sloan; B. Annett,
John Clarke 0-5, M. Harper; C. Walsh, Gary Cunningham 0-4, Jim Clarke.
Sub
- A. Flanagan for P. Murney.
Referee: Colm Broderick from
Banbridge.
