Darragh Cross Notes 7th July 2006
By
Daniel Murray
Thursday July 6th
Darragh Cross 2-11
Drumaness 1-8 Darragh Cross overcame
Drumaness on Thursday night in the
last match before the July break.
Earlier in the season Darragh went to
Drumaness and came away with a six
point victory, and the league leaders
won by the same margin this time, in
an eventful local derby. Drumaness
took the lead with a Michael Savage
free, and it took Darragh eight
minutes before they got on the
scoreboard. Marcus Miskelly levelled
the scores, but before this the home
side had kicked five wides. A free
from full-forward Miskelly put Darragh
in front, before the impressive
Padraig Mageean burst through from
midfield and fired to the roof of the
net, after a good pass from Paddy
Murray. The next score came when Paddy
Murray curled over after a good run,
and when Hugh Murray punched over for
another point, Darragh had a
commanding lead. Drumaness came back
into it when Darren Oldroyd was free
on the edge of the square and fired to
the net.
However, in the
next attack Mageean surged forward
again and scored his second goal. Tom
McMahon and Marcus Miskelly added
points to give Darragh a 2-6 to 1-1
lead at half time.
The second half was
a scrappy affair, with Darragh getting
sloppy in possession and being held in
their own half for long periods.
Drumaness got the half's first point
before Gareth McGovern pointed after a
raking run from Marty McGreevy. Marty
Healy then placed it between the posts
to extend the lead. Drumaness kept in
touch with another pointed free before
Hugh Murray hooked over for the home
side. After this Darragh were poor,
and Drumaness began to play some good
football, scoring five points from
play without reply. Points from Eoin
and Padraig Mageean in the dying
minutes assured Darragh of the win,
who now go into the holiday break
having won 13 from 14 games in the
league.
Scorers - P Mageean
(2-1), M Miskelly (0-3), H Murray
(0-2), M Healy (0-1), E Mageean (0-1),
P Murray (0-1), T McMahon (0-1), G
McGovern (0-1)
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Monday July 3rd
Aghaderg 0-7
Darragh Cross 0-16 Darragh Cross
remain top of Division 3 after a
comprehensive victory away at Aghaderg
on Monday night. It was an even first
half, with Darragh going in at the
break leading by the narrowest of
margins. In the second half the away
side pulled away to record another two
points in their push for promotion.
Aghaderg took the
lead with a point after five minutes.
Darragh levelled it with a long range
score from Eoin Mageean, before a
Marcus Miskelly free rebounded off the
bar only for Hugh Murray to fist over.
Gareth McGovern extended the lead,
before Pat McMahon ran from defence to
curl over the next point. Aghaderg
came back into it with two points from
frees, before Marcus Miskelly scored
two points in quick succession. The
home side had their keeper to thank
for two outstanding saves in the first
half to deny Darragh's attackers.
Aghaderg kept on battling, and two
points late in the half left them
trailing by 0-6 to 0-5 at the break,
in what was a poor half for Darragh
who were making basic errors and poor
decisions while on the ball.
Darragh got the
first score of the second half through
Marcus Miskelly, but couldn't shake
off a determined Aghaderg side who
brought it back to a one point game in
their next attack. In the last twenty
minutes Darragh restricted their
opponents to one point, as they began
to dominate. Tom McMahon won
everything at midfield, and the
tireless running of his partner
Padraig Mageean was setting up attacks
for the away side. Hugh Murray curled
over, before Marty Healy set Gareth
McGovern up who calmly stroked over.
The next score came when Ryan McGreevy
fielded a goal kick and played in
Healy who curled between the posts.
Eoin Mageean and Marcus Miskelly
extended the lead, but Aghaderg did
reply with a point. However, Darragh
were too far in front and were well on
top of their opponents. Peter Swail
swivelled on the 21 and hooked over
the next point, before McGovern got
his third point with a smart punch
over. Tom McMahon fired over the last
two points to cap off another win for
the Cross. There were impressive
performances from Sean Timoney, Ryan
McGreevy, Tom McMahon and Padraig
Mageean. Darragh Scorers - M Miskelly
(0-4), G McGovern (0-3), T McMahon
(0-2), E Mageean (0-2), H Murray
(0-2), P Swail (0-1), P McMahon (0-1),
M Healy (0-1).
Tickets are now
available for the St Mochai’s GAC
Darragh Cross Race Day on Sunday
August 13th at Downpatrick racecourse.
Tickets cost ₤60, this includes:
• Admission to race
course
• Entry to marquee
adjacent to parade ring
• 4 Course meal
• Celebrity tipster
• Closed Circuit TV
• Entry to Grand
Prize Draw
• VIP Security
• Music and evening
party
• Private bar
• Tote betting
facility
• Complimentary
race card
Prizes for the draw
are – 1st prize ₤500, 2nd prize
₤250, 3rd
prize ₤100
and 3 prizes of ₤50.
For more
information, or to buy tickets please
contact Thomas Murray on
02897 541917
The club are
arranging a charity fun run in aid of
the Ulster Cancer Foundation on Friday
July 21st. There are two different
runs, a 3 mile run and one of 5 miles.
Both start and finish at the pitch,
and will be followed by a barbecue
that evening. For more information
please contact Una McClements.
