Down 2.15 Leitrim 2.10
This rearranged game was played in burren
last thursday night, the second half played
under floodlights as leitrim didnt field
untill well after 9 o clock the result being
that down were on the pitch from the scheduled
throw in time of 8 o clock for their warm
up.
From the throw in Leitrim put the pressure
on down going into a 2 point lead inside
5 minutes before down registered their first
point from Mickey Linden but then almost
immeadiatly they rocked Down with a gift
goal through a bit of silly passing between
the keeper and the full back. Down then
knew that Leitrim didnt make the long journey
to burren on a thursday night just to fufill
the fixture and started to put a little
more urgency into their play with a goal
from Micky Linden to get within a point
of them when 4 minutes later another bit
of defenceive sloppy play resulted in another
gifted goal from the lively leitrim forwards.
points from Micky Linden (2) Sean magone
and Collie Pyres before half time left the
score Down 1.07 Leitrim 2 04. The second
half started with Down playing a bit more
like them selves with Brendan mc Kernan
winning most of play around midfield ablely
assisted by new kid on the block Gerome
mc Crikard (leitrim fontenoys) and Sean
Devlin (kilcoo) the latter taking points
apeice along with evergreen Micky Linden
(3) who proceeded to wear down a very good
Leitrim team who are trying to gain a place
in the quarter finals for them selves. Mark
mc Cartan scored a goal from the ground
after a sustained period of Down pressure
where Audi mc Veigh and Gerome mc Crikard
knocked over points apeice. Downs defence
got it tough but Eamon o Rourke was always
in control ar full back with John Donnelly
coming into his own in the last 15 minuets
at left half back while John Heenan took
over from Micky mc Mahon in goals shortly
after half time keeping a clean sheet. Eamon
Quinn (carryduff) replaced Sean Mageon (mayobridge)
after 50 minuets and Jude Savage (l font).
Dermot Magorrian (carryduff) took over from
Micky Linden and Collie Pyres (annaclone).
Down were without Peter Withnal, Roby Coulter,
Danny Carvil (downpatrick) Paddy Hardy (castlewellan)
Martin Durkin (bredagh) Sean Macrory (glen)
all holidays, Gary Mason (loughlinisland)
John Farrell (annaclone)ingured while Ross
Carr and DJ Kane are unavaible and we hope
they are not available again until late
september. masters next game is down for
next saturday vs Cavan but will likely be
changed due the all ireland qualifires on
the same date.
The remainder of Downs lineout vs Leitrim
were ;
Colum Rogers jun (glen)
Domnick Kearns (clann na banna)
Garvin Bradly (clann na banna)
Micke mc Keown (st michaels)
Terry o Higgins (leitrim fontenoys)
Donal Ward (castlewellan)
Barney Roberts (tullylish)
Sean Sherry (carryduff)
