John Brennan

Senior Football

Bosco  1-8  Glasdrumman 4-14

 

Glasdrumman made the journey to Newry on Thursday night with a point to prove as Newry Bosco had been the team responsible for their only  defeat of the season to date. Straight from the throw in midfielder Pat Mallon won the ball and Glasdrumman were one point up. A minute later Raymond Clarke made it two. In the next ten  minutes Bosco clawed their way back into the game and were rewarded by two points. In the fifteenth minute they went ahead  for the only time in the match but three points in three minutes from Cormac Murphy restored the Glasdrumman lead, a lead which never looked in danger as Glasdrumman stepped up a gear. In the twenty first minute Cormac Murphy raced through the Bosco defence before hitting the net for Glasdrumman’s first goal of the game.  Bosco bounced back with a point three minute later following an excellent save from Glasdrumman goalkeeper Ronan McDowell before a great run from Mick Mooney ended with a pass to Cormac Murphy who made no mistake for his and Glasdrumman’s second goal of the half. A minute later Murphy combined well with Raymond Magorrian whose excellent shot ended up in the Bosco net to leave the score at halftime Bosco 0-4  Glasdrumman 3-5.

Straight from the throw in midfielder Pat Mallon won the ball and he did  the same as in the first half getting Glasdrumman’s first point within seconds of the restart. This was followed two minutes later by a similar score from Mick Mooney. Bosco rallied and were rewarded with a third minute point but their joy was short lived as full forward Murphy struck again for his third goal of the game. This was followed after eleven minutes by a Raymond Clarke point which Bosco cancelled out with a point two minutes later. Conor Larkin was switched from defence and this certainly made a difference as he found the back of the Glasdrumman net after sixteen minutes, Again Glasdrumman responded with points apiece from Shaun Brennan and Raymond Clarke within two minutes. In the twenty fourth minute Bosco added another point to their tally and a minute later a shot from Conor Larkin looked goal bound until corner back Francis O’Neill somehow got his hand to the ball to divert it over the bar. This was to be Bosco’s last score of the game as Glasdrumman took control of the last eight minutes  adding to their tally with points from Cormac Murphy, Raymond Clarke, Shaun Brennan and Raymond Magorrian to leave the final score Bosco 1-8 Glasdrumman 4-14.

This was a game where Glasdrumman had the upper hand for most of the game despite a shaky period early in the first half. When they settled into their game their support play and score taking was excellent as they moved the ball at speed and when they do this they are both a treat to watch and a handful for any defence. To run up such a score away to Bosco without four players who had been regular starters all season bears testament to the level of skill available in the panel and augers well for the future as the replacements all played a significant role in what was an excellent overall team performance.

Glasdrumman:  Ronan McDowell, Daniel McCartan, Kevin Burns, Francis O’Neill, Martin O’Neill, Brian Burns, Colm Carr, Pat Mallon (0-2), Declan Grant, Shaun Brennan (0-2), Raymond Clarke (0-4), Mick Mooney (0-1), Raymond Magorrian (1-1), Cormac Murphy  (3-4), Gary McGreevy.

Subs  used:  Shane O’Neill for Mick Mooney, Art McCartan for Gary McGreevy.