John Brennan
Glasdrumman Notes
Glasdrumman and Ballyholland share
the points in tight encounter
Friday night’s visitors to the
Quarter Road were Ballyholland who,
despite their Division 1 status of
last year, were one point ahead of
Glasdrumman in the Division 2 league
table going into this match. Giving
their respective league positions
this always had the potential to be
a tight encounter. However when the
Glasdrumman management team sat down
to pick their team they were faced
with a hugh list of injuries.
Undaunted by this they put their
faith in some of the young upcoming
talented players in the squad, a
faith which was rewarded big time by
these young men. Straight from the
throw in Pat Mallon planted the ball
between the posts for the first
point of the game. The next two
points came from Joe Murphy and Rob
Quinn as Ballyholland eased into the
lead. A Cormac Murphy point brought
the game all square again before
Shane Mulholland again put
Ballyholland into the lead. A minute
later Shaun Brennan leveled things
yet again. Conairre Harrison and Rob
Quinn exchanged points yet to leave
the score four points apiece with
twelve minutes on the clock.
Ballyholland started to get the
upper hand at this stage and they
were rewarded with two points from
John Barry and one from Stephen
Quinn before Raymond Magorrian got
his name on the score sheet with a
sixteenth minute point. Ballyholland
further extended their lead to five
points with scores from Shane
Mulholland, Mark O’Hare and Joe
Murphy before Glasdrumman got some
respite with a twenty fifth point
from Cormac Murphy. As the half
ticked away Mark O’Hare and Connaire
Harrison exchanged points to leave
the halftime score Glasdrumman 0-7
Ballyholland 0-11.
Young Connaire Harrison, who was
having an outstanding game, cut the
Ballyholland lead with a third
minute point before Shane Mulholland
and Paddy McAnulty’s points put
extra pressure on Glasdrumman. Colm
Carr got his name on the score sheet
a minute later but this was
cancelled out when Stephen Quinn
pointed for Ballyholland in the
sixteenth minute. A minute later
Connaire Harrison scored an
inspirational point from an almost
impossible angle on the right hand
sideline. This was quickly followed
a minute later by an excellent point
from debutant Ryan Doran to leave
three points between the teams. What
Glasdrumman needed at this stage was
a goal and that is exactly what they
got as Connaire Harrison coolly
planted the ball past Rory Mathews
in the Ballyholland goal. A Cormac
Murphy point in injury time put
Glasdrumman into the lead for the
first time since the first minute of
the game but it was left to the
vastly experienced Shane Mulholland
to pull back a point from a free
with almost the last kick of the
game to leave the final score
Glasdrumman 1-12 Ballyholland 0-15.
This was a determined performance
from a very young Glasdrumman side
short quite a few regulars due to
injury. Ronan McDowell was his usual
secure self when called upon again
keeping a clean sheet. He received
good cover from the full back line
of Shaun McVeigh, Francis O’Neill
and Daniel McCartan. The half back
line of Colm Carr, Martin O’Neill
and Art McCartan work hard against a
good Ballyholland set of half
forwards. Midfielders Cormac Murphy
and Pat Mallon showed a lot of grit
and determination winning a lot of
ball as well as both getting on the
score sheet. The half forward line
of Shane O’Neill, Raymond Clarke and
Shaun Brennan played with
determination securing a steady
supply of ball to the full forward
line of Connaire Harrison, Raymond
Magorrian and Ryan Doran who all got
their names on the score sheet.
Substitutes James McDowell and
Christopher McDowell both played
their part when called upon in what
was a gritty overall performance
from the team. To get a result like
this with such a young side augers
well for the future of the club and,
while not taking anything away from
the performance of the more
experienced players in the side, it
would be remiss not to give a
special mention to the young players
who stepped up to the mark and made
such an vital contribution to
achieving the result.
Glasdrumman: Ronan McDowell, Shaun
McVeigh, Francis O’Neill,
Daniel McCartan, Colm Carr (0-1),
Martin O’Neill,
Art McCartan, Pat Mallon (0-1),
Cormac Murphy (0-3), Shane O’Neill,
Raymond Clarke, Shaun Brennan (0-1),
Connaire Harrison (1-4), Raymond
Magorrian (0-1), Ryan Doran (0-1),
Subs used: Christopher McDowell for
Shane O’Neill, James McDowell for
Raymond Magorrian.
Ballyholland: Rory Mathews, Anton
Haughey, Damien Campbell, Ronan
Murphy, Paddy McAnulty (0-1), Damien
McCrink, Paul McAteer, James
Patterson, Mattie Shields, Rob Quinn
(0-2), Shane Mulholland (0-4), John
Barry (0-2), Stephen Quinn (0-2),
Mark O’Hare (0-2), Joe Murphy (0-2).
*** Friday night’s match is away
to Kilclief at 7:30
*** Wednesday night’s minor match
is away to St Paul’s in the Minor
Championship. The minibus will leave
the Halfway House at 5:45.
*** Our thanks to Paddy Maginn for
his continued sponsorship of the
senior squad.
*** There will be Quiz Night in
the Halfway House on Friday 9th
at 9:30pm in aid of club funds.
Your support would be much
appreciated.
*** Go Games
training on Wednesday night at 7.30
and on Sunday morning.
*** Bingo as usual in the
clubrooms on Thursday night
