John Brennan

Glasdrumman Notes

 

Two more points for Glasdrumman Minors against Newry Mitchels

On Monday night Glasdrumman minors made the journey to league leaders Newry Mitchels hoping to add to their points tally. The game was played in atrocious under foot conditions which Glasdrumman seemed to adapt to quite quickly with Connaire Harrison opening the score for Glasdrumman in the first minute. Mitchels levelled the game with a fourth minute point before points apiece from Art McCartan and Stefan McGuiness restored the Glasdrumman lead. Mitchels settled into a rhythm having probably their best spell of the match and they were rewarded with five unanswered points in a fourteen minute spell before Connaire Harrison, complete with a different pair of boots, knocked over two points from frees to reduce the Mitchels lead to a single point. A minute the same player had the ball in the Mitchel’s net before a last minute Mitchels point left the half time score Mitchels 0-7 Glasdrumman 1-5.

Mitchels first point of the second half came on three minutes and a minute later a mistake in the Glasdrumman defence resulted in a Mitchels goal. Again Connaire Harrison pointed but the Mitchels response was swift as they restored their three point advantage with a point from a free. Glasdrumman’s backs were against the wall at this stage but they came out fighting and within nine minutes the game was all square with a point from Art McCartan and two from Connaire Harrison. With time running out Mitchels were awarded a twenty metre free which looked as if it might secure the points for them but it curled wide at the last second. From the kickout the ball ended up with Connaire Harrison and he coolly took his point to put Glasdrumman in the driving seat. Glasdrumman won the kickout and the ball ended with substitute Paul Quinn and he made no mistake planting the ball confidently past the Mitchels keeper to secure the points for Glasdrumman with a final score of Mitchels 1-09 Glasdrumman 2-10.

This was a good determined performance from Glasdrumman who seemed to be better able to cope with the slippery conditions than Mitchels and who never lost their self belief even when behind and this now leaves them in a good position to progress as the championship starts. Man of the match Andrew Doran.

Glasdrumman: Will Lowry, Darren Joyce, Andrew Doran, John McAteer, Gavin McCracken, Shaun McVeigh, Jamie Carroll, Art McCartan (0-2), Christopher McDowell, Ryan Doran, Connaire Harrison (1-7), Paul McCavery, Mark Doran, Stefan McGuiness (0-1), Sean Cunningham.

Sub used: Paul Quinn (1-0) for Mark Doran.

 

***  This week’s minor match is away to St Paul’s in the minor championship on Wednesday. Pick up at the Halfway House at 5.45 pm.

***   This week’s senior match is at home to Ballyholland on Friday at 7.30pm.

***   The club would like to extend their congratulations to Glasdrumman school on their recent victories in the primary school competitions.

***    Bingo as usual in the clubrooms on Thursday night.

***     The club would like to express their condolences to Sheelagh McClelland and the rest of the family on the death of her mother.