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 Down
keep promotion hopes alive - 21/04/03
Division
2A Group 1 NHL at Carlow - Sunday 20th April 2003
Carlow 0-14 v Down 2-15 
Down kept their hopes of promotion to Division
one alive with a seven point victory over Carlow yesterday,
winning the game 2-15 to Carlow's 0-14. With only one game
remaining Down need to defeat Kerry by over 3 points to
have any hope of qualifying for the Division two final.
Antrim, Meath and Down are all on 8 points each while Kerry
is on 10 points with a score difference of +10 while Down
has a score difference of +4. Down will also be hoping that
Westmeath cause difficulty for Meath.
Down traveled to Carlow without the service
of some of their top players who they will be hoping will
be back in the Red and Black Jersey over the next few weeks.
Carlow opened the scoring with a Pat Coady free which Downs
Tom Coulter soon wiped out. Down took the lead on four minutes
when Stephen Clarke hit Down's first goal of the day. Carlow
fought their was back into the game and leveled the game
with scores from Coady (2) and one from midfielder Karl
English. Again Down lifted their game and this time Gerard
McGrattan hit a goal, Down's second of the day to put them
back in the lead. Down hit two more scores before Carlow
responded with three points to bring the sides to within
1 points of each other. Gareth Johnson added another two
points for Down before both side exchanged points twice
before half time to leave the score at half time Carlow
0-10 to Down's 2-07.
In the second half Carlow started the brighter
with two points from full forward Murphy and another from
Pat Coady to level the game. Murphy and Coulter exchanged
points. With 25 minutes remaining Down started to up their
game and broke the deadlock when Stephen Clarke lobbed over
three points. Tom Coulter pointing two frees while Johnson
and Martin Coulter adding one each as Down ran out easy
winners. Down 2-15 Carlow 0-14.
Scorers:
Carlow: K English 0-03, Pat Coady 0-06, S Murphy
0-04, B Murphy 0-01
Down: T Coulter 0-05, G McGrattan 1-01, E Trainor
0-01, M Coulter 0-02, G Johnson 0-03, S Clarke 1-03
Carlow: F Foley, K Nolan, S Kavanagh,
D Shaw, Paddy Coady, J Hickey, S Smithers, K English, P
Kehoe, Pat Coady, G Doyle, SM Murphy, S Murphy, B Murphy
Subs: R Foley for G Doyle
Down: Graham Clarke, J Doherty,
E Dorrian, Gabriel Clarke, M Pucci, T Coulter B Milligan,
P Monan, G Adair, G McGrattan, B Coulter, E Trainor, M Coulter,
G Johnson, S Clarke.
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