Glasdrumman prove too strong for Downpatrick.

Downpatrick were the visitors to the Quarter Road on Sunday in a game where both teams were eager to gain points to improve their position in the league. Glasdrumman started the stronger and were two points up after four minutes, both points coming from the boot of centre half forward Raymond Magorrian. Two minutes later Gerard Deegan opened Downpatrick’s account but Glasdrumman responded almost immediately through Raymond Clarke. In the eleventh minute M McGarrity pulled another point back for Downpatrick. In the seventeenth minute Raymond Magorrian got his third point of the game followed in the twenty fifth minute by another point from Raymond Clarke before Gareth Brown scored for Downpatrick to leave the half time score Glasdrumman 0-5 Downpatrick 0-3.

M McGarrity opened the scoring in the fourth minute of the second half but Shane Feeney cancelled this out with a point two minutes later. The next fifteen minutes saw Glasdrumman increase their lead with points from Mick Mooney, Cormac Murphy and Raymond Magorrian. In the last ten minutes Downpatrick fought back well and despite sterling work by the Glasdrumman defence they were rewarded with points from Kyran Smith, Danny Carvill and M McGarrity to leave only two points between the sides. However Glasdrumman drew last blood with a point from Cormac Murphy to leave the final score Glasdrumman 0-10 Downpatrick 0-7.

Glasdrumman: Shaun Brennan, Francis O’Neill, Vince Smith, Martin O’Neill, Gary McGreevy, Brian Burns, Sean McDowell, Declan Grant, Pat Mallon, Mark Trimble, Raymond Magorrian (0-4), Shane Feeney (0-1), Raymond Clarke (0-2) Mick Mooney (0-1), Daniel McCartan.

Subs used : Cormac Murphy (0-2) for Daniel McCartan, Joe Cunningham for Shane Feeney.

Downpatrick: TP Louden, David Turley, Richard Starkey, Peter McCartan, Philip Oakes, Harry Rice, JR Louden, Barry Gracey, Danny Carvill (0-1), M McGarrity (0-3), Kyran Smith (0-1), Caolin Quinn, Gareth Brown (0-1), Gerard Deegan (0-1), Daniel McLeod.

** Congratulations to the Glasdrumman and Attical minors, playing as St Patricks, on reaching the semi final of the county championship with a four point win over Ardglass and our best wishes in their upcoming semi final with Rostrevor.
** Our congratulations to all associated with the club who graduated recently and all who were successful in their GCSE, AS and A Levels over the past few weeks.
** The club would like to extend out sympathy to the McDowell family on the death of their mother Ellen and also to all her grandchildren and great grandchildren. May she rest in peace.