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Castlewellan
hit a goal and four points in five minutes to sink Lorcha
na Farriage - 23/02/03
East
Down MFL Section A Round 4
Castlewellan 2-14 Lorcha na Farriage 0-04
By Marc MacSiomoin, Dundrum
The "Town" were first off the mark after
five minutes and then doubled their advantage six minutes
later. Lorcha found a response a minute later when Paul
McComiskey tapped over a rare Lorcha free. A minute later
the "Town" kickstarted their offence. Four points and a
goal within five minutes give Castlewellan a numerical advantage
which Lorcha couldn't hit back at. The "Towns" goal came
courtesy of the inventive Cahal Crilly who proved to be
a thorn in Lorcha's side all afternoon. However, this contributed
to a Lorcha mini revival which saw Paul McComiskey score
his first from play. It was to be short lived as Lorcha's
momentum was halted when midfielder Arran Doyle received
a blow to the head. This was the first of many unsavoury
incidents which marred the game.
The half finished with two more Castlewellan
points coutesy of Rory McArdle and Conor Kelly. Half-Time:
Castlewellan 1-08 Lorcha na Farriage 0-02
In the second half Lorcha seemed dejected
and found it hard to sustain a rythmn to their game because
of the constant fouling which they were subjected to. The
first score of a violent second half came from Gareth Keown.
The nifty "Town" forward was one of the brighter aspects
of the game and proved this six minutes later when he pointed
again from close range. However, just as the game started
to pick up, another scuffle broke out with a Lorcha player
on the receiving end. It took about five minutes for tensions
to cool down before the referee issued the "Town" offender
with a yellow card.
Lorcha looked on with dismay as the perpetraitor
remained on the field. This infuriated Lorcha and spared
them on for the remainder of the second half. This showed
after forty one minutes of action as Paul McComiskey pointed
a free and then scored Lorcha's last of the game a minute
later. Another scuffle broke out, but was shorter lived
and only two minutes later, Castlewellan pointed through
McVeigh.
The main playmaker for the "Town" during
this period was Conor Kelly. The influential midfielder
was creating all sorts of bother. He was ably assisted by
Crilly and Keown who were extremely thankful for what was
being laid on.
The lull never arrived and on forty six
minutes Keown pointed again to leave an un-closable gap
between the sides. The last fifteen minutes were frantic
with tenacious defending by Lorcha, especially from Neil
McComiskey, McKibben and the sprightly Hugh Robb. Then the
last chance for Lorcha to close the gap went amiss. Paul
McComiskey, who had the better of the "Town" defence the
whole game was vicously tripped by McAuley when clean through.
The resulting kick by McComiskey screeched inches wide to
the delight of Castlewellan.
The game by now turned into a damp squib.
At every chance Lorcha pushed forward but to no avail as
they were stopped in their tracks either by a kick or a
trip. Lorcha did have their chances though with Conor Kearney
twice coming close and Fitzsimons missing an easy free.
The dying minutes were scrappy with Castlewellan finding
time for a late goal and point on the stroke of full time.
Violence fuelled melees marred what could
have been a good game. However, during the interludes some
fine play was evident. Keown, Kelly, Crilly, McArdle and
Hardy were best for the "Town". Lorcha were best
served by McKibben, Hugh Robb and Neil McComiskey in defence.
Doyle and Mageean stuck to their task admirably at midfield
despite being the victims of most of the "Town's" dirty
tactics. Up front, Kearney, McShane and Mc Comiskey were
the pick of the bunch. Yet, individual praise has to be
awarded to Paul McComiskey. Despite being hit, repeatedly
forced to the ground, tripped and the victim of numerous
high tackles, he never waivered from his task.
Lorcha na Farriage: King, Rooney, McKibben,
Melville, C.Robb, N.McComiskey, H.Robb, Mageean, Doyle,
McShane, Hogg, Fitzsimons, McComiskey (0-04), Kearney, M.Robb.
Sub: Grant for M.Robb
Referee: G.P Mulholland.
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