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Carryduff
win East Down Reserve League - 02/11/02
On Sunday the 27th October Carryduff won
the East Down reserve League narrowly defeating their nearest
neighbours and rivals Bredagh by one point in what was a
teriffic contes at Carryduff.
The match was played in terrible conditions
with about an inch of water lying on the pitch and it was
a credit to all the players, referee and supporters that
the match went ahead and was a good sporting game. Bredagh
started the livliest with Paddy Finnegan converting a free
won by Conall Donnelly. Then with five minutes played the
referee suspended proceedings for 10 minutes to allow the
players to shelter from a very heavy shower of hailstones.
That brief suspension didn't seem to do Bredagh any good
as they failed to score again in the half with Carryduff
scoring three points. Bredagh were unlucky however as Malachy
Smyth managed to get a fist to a high dropping ball on the
edge of the square only to see it hit the post and Liam
McGarry belt the rebound narrowly wide.
Half-Time Carryduff
0-3 - Bredagh 0-1
In the second half Carryduff started off
the quickest with two scrappy goals from Dallan McAleenan
and Jason Scott. Bredagh now trailed by 8 points and looked
the beaten team.
But the introduction of Johnny Cleary,
Henry Deasly and Conall Toland gave Bredagh renewed impetus
and within minutes of Cleary's introduction he won a penalty
which he duly converted. A few minutes later Bredagh looked
to be back in it with another goal by Conor O'Keefe as he
followed up a rebound from a Eunan O'Brien shot.
Then Carryduff
struck a killer blow as Cathal Curran scored a vital goal
for them. Instead of lying down Bredagh went up the field
and scored another goal through Conor O'Keefe, his fifth
against Carryduff this season.
The last ten minutes was
all Bredagh and they played with a lot of spirit. Johnny
Cleary converted two frees but on the day it just wasn't
enough as Carryduff ran home winners by a single point.
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