Liam Cunningham

ONE TO FORGET FOR GLASDRUMMAN SENIORS 

Glasdrumman went into this derby game on Friday hoping to put up a good show despite being without some key players and looking for their first away points of the season.

Ballymartin opted to play with the strong wind in the first half and were a point ahead within two minutes. Worse was to follow for Glasdrumman as Ballymartin scored what was a very disputed goal in the fourth minute. A high ball was hoisted into the Glasdrumman square and was fisted into the goal, and with the umpire signalling a square ball the goal was awarded by the referee. Not a good start, but Glasdrumman did well to hold the hosts scoreless for the next ten minutes when Ballymartin scored a free from fifty yards to put them five points up. Ballymartin began to turn the screw, and scored another five points without reply to lead by ten. Art McCartan replaced Christopher McDowell in defence on twenty five minutes before Connaire Harrison scored a point from a free kick in the last minute of the half to leave the half time score Ballymartin 1-7 Glasdrumman 0-1.

With the wind blowing as strongly as it was, a nine point deficit was not insurmountable and the Glasdrumman supporters hoped for a comeback. However, the second half turned out to be very similar to the first with Ballymartin's defence holding firm. Ballymartin had scored two further points without reply by the forty second minute when Shaun Brennan was replaced by Neill McGreevy in the forward line and Sean McVeigh replaced Chris Cassidy in defence. Ballymartin scored another point in the fiftieth minute which was followed by Glasdrumman's first point of the second half in the fifty sixth minute from the boot of Connaire Harrison. Sean McDowell scored Glasdrumman's third and final point a minute later. Ballymartin scored a second goal with a minute to play, leaving the final score Ballymartin 2-10 Glasdrumman 0-3.

This was a disappointing result for Glasdrumman as a much better show against their keen rivals and neighbours was anticipated. It was one of those games when nothing seemed to go right for Glasdrumman with a number of uncharacteristic wides, the next game can't come quickly enough for the Glasdrumman squad to get the frustration of this game out of the system.

 

Glasdrumman : Ronan McDowell, Daniel McCartan, Christopher Cassidy, Christopher McDowell, Raymond Magorrian, Martin O'Neill, Colm Carr, Declan Grant, Cormac Murphy, Sean McDowell(0-1), Raymond Clarke, James McDowell, Shaun Brennan, Connaire Harrison(0-2), Gary McGreevy.

 

Subs used : Art McCartan for Christopher McDowell, Neill McGreevy for Shaun Brennan, Sean McVeigh for Christopher Cassidy.

 

Subs not used : Sean Cunningham, John McAteer, Mark Trimble, Darren Joyce.