Senior Team 2005

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E.K Championship - O'Donoghue Cup 1st Round - Sat 28th May 2005 - Fossa 0-11 Listry 0-8 Fossa joined the big guns in the hat for the quarter final draw of the Aquila Club East Kerry championship - O’Donoghue Cup - following a deserved victory over their great rivals Listry at Fossa on Saturday evening last. Fossa had by far the better start in both halves and though they were relieved to hear the final whistle at the end there could be no denying the fact that the better team won. The winners dominated possession in the vital middle third of the field for long periods, thanks to some tireless play from the two Cronins, Mickey and Tommy, Fintan Coffey and Killian Lynch and while they did have their share of wides, by and large their forwards capitalised on the bulk of the possession that came their way. The same could not be said of the Listry attack however, and some of their efforts at scoring, especially when totally dominant in the closing stages, had to be seen to be believed. Indeed this was as poor a display as I have seen from the Listry men who never looked like they were playing with any degree of confidence. Fossa as stated, got off to the perfect start with the impressive Padraig Kelly pointing in the very first minute and this was followed by another from Michael O’Neill. Mike Tangney, from a free, opened Listry’s account in the eighth minute but Domhnall O’Sullivan with a great score, and Kelly again, gave Fossa a four points to one lead at the end of the first quarter. Listry would have been further in arrears were it not for the outstanding defensive work by Stephen Darmody, but gradually, the men in green began to see more possession up front. However, the losers had a number of bad wides, and a few more attacks that ended up in the grateful arms of Fossa keeper, Colin Myers, before Michael Tangney and Paul Darmody with a fine effort, reduced the gap to the minimum approaching the break. Padraig Kelly had the final say in the half however to give Fossa a two point lead at the break, five points to three. It was a lead that did not flatter them in the slightest.Fossa resumed in a very determined fashion, and had four points on the trot, the first a fine effort from Domhnall O’Sullivan, before Jimmy O’Leary from a free responded for Listry. Fossa were in total control at this stage, and further points from Killian Lynch and Padraig Kelly gave them a commanding seven points lead at the three quarter stage. Listry enjoyed more possession as the half progressed as Fossa relinquished their grip at midfield and with the Darmodys, Derry Ahern and Jimmy O’Leary upping their game considerably, Listry went on to totally dominate the remainder of the game. Points by Derry Ahern and Jimmy O’Leary (two from frees), reduced the margin to a manageable four points, however, some woeful shooting and a little bit of bad luck it must be said, was to cost them a chance of getting into a situation where they might be in with a chance of stealing the game. They were out of luck when a cross came back off Fossa keeper Colin Myers only to be palmed wide by the inrushing Paul O’Donoghue a minute from time and though Mike Quirke closed the scoring in the final minute it was a case of too little too late for the Listrymen. This performance will do Fossa nicely for the moment, however, sterner tests lay ahead. Team & Scorers: Colin Myers, Derry O'Sullivan, Anthony Wharton, Lorcan Daly, Mark Dennehy, Fintan Coffey, Karl Foley(0-1), Mikey Cronin, Tommy Cronin, Conor O'Keeffe, Killian Lynch(0-3), Micko Neill(0-1), Ger Curran, Padraig Kelly(0-4), Domhnaill O'Sullivan(0-2). Subs: Kevin McCarthy, Kevin Myers

Castleisland Co-op Novice Championship - Saturday 23rd April 2005 - Fossa 2-08 Derrynane 1-08       Fossa had a good victory over Derrynane in the first round of the Novice championship in Fossa on Saturday evening. In fact, it took a superb second half performance to ensure victory with the visitors leading by 5 points at the break on a scoreline of Derryane 1-7 to Fossa 0-5,  Fossa's points coming from Padraig Kelly (4) and Jimmy Falvey (1). Fossa got off the a flyer in the second half however and  quickly pulled a goal back when Jimmy Falvey was fouled in the box and he powered the resulting penalty to the bottom left hand corner. However,  Derrynane responded with what turned out to be their only score in the second half, by pointing a close range free. Kelly added another point to cut the difference to 2 points but not for the first time this season Fossa kicked wide after wide in front of goal. Fossa didn't eventually mange to take the lead when a hopefull ball into the box broke kindly to Ger Curran who tucked the ball into the corner of the net  to give Fossa a 1 point lead. With time running out Derrynane pilled on the pressure but found the Fossa defence too strong on the day. Kelly and Falvey added two further points to ensure a 3 point victory. Next up is Ballydonoghue in Round 2 - Date and time to be fixed. Team & Scorers: Colin Myers, Derry O'Sullivan, Anthony Wharton, Lorcan Daly, Mark Dennehy, Fintan Coffey, Dan O'Sullivan, Mikey Cronin, Tommy Cronin, Kenneth Clifford, Killian Lynch, Micko Neill, Ger Curran (1-0), Jimmy Falvey (1-2), Padraig Kelly (0-6). Subs: Colin Davidson, Tadhg Kelly, Kevin Myers.

Credit Union Co. League Round 4  -  Saturday 16th April 2005 - Fossa 1-13 Ballylongford 1-09       Fossa had a great victory over Ballylongford on Saturday evening  in the 4th round of the county league. Fossa got off to a good start and had two excellent points on the board for Killian Lynch and Karl Foley before Ballylongford responded with a fine point from Paddy Kelly.  With Fossa dominating the game in all areas they should really have put Ballylongford away but Jimmy Falvey blasted over from close range and Domhnaill O'Sullivan riffled the cross bar and over to lead 4 points to 2.  Fossa were unlucky to loose corner back Derry O'Sullivan with a suspected broken nose midway through the first half but replacement Shane Malone had a fine game when introduced. Domhnaill O'Sullivan, Padraig Kelly and Jimmy Falvey were a constant menace to the Ballylongford defence and O'Sullivan scored a cracking goal when he planted the ball in the bottom left hand corner after beating 3 or 4 defenders and Falvey added a beautiful point for the left boot to leave the half time score Fossa 1-6 Ballylongford 0-6. Ballylongford upped their game in the second half and cut the lead to two points but Fossa responded with some good scores from Kelly and Domhnaill O'Sullivan in the other end. With Fintan Coffey coming into to his own at centre back after being sidelined for the past 2 months with a knee injury, Fossa again seemed to get the upper hand, but wasted a hatfull of chances on front of goal which always gave Ballylongford a chance. Ballylongford did mange to get the deficit down to 3 points with 5 minutes to go when the scored an excellent goal which gave Myers no  chance in the Fossa goal. With time running out Jimmy Falvey scored his weekly wonder point from the tightest of angles and Padraig Kelly ensured a 4 point victory when beating 3 defenders to tap over. Final Score Fossa 1-13 Ballylongford 1-9. On the night this was an excellent team performance but Anthony Wharton, Karl Foley and Fintan Coffey stood out at the back. Tommy Cronin marshalled Paddy Kelly very well in midfield and the aforementioned forwards were outstanding. On a bad note Fossa will more than likely have to do with out Derry O'Sullivan and Domhnaill O'Sullivan who pulled up with a hamstring problem towards the end, for the visit of Derrynane next Saturday evening in the first round of the Novice Championship,  throw in is at 7pm. Team & Scorers: Colin Myers, Derry O'Sullivan, Anthony Wharton, Lorcan Daly, Karl Foley(0-1), Fintan Coffey, Conor O'Keeffe, Kenneth Clifford, Tommy Cronin, Eoin O'Connell, Killian Lynch(0-1), Micko Neill, Jimmy Falvey (0-4), Domhnaill O'Sullivan (1-3), Padraig Kelly(0-4). Subs: Shane Malone, Mark Dennehy, Mikey Cronin, Dan O'Sullivan, Kevin Myers.

Credit Union Co. League Round 3- Sunday 10th April 2005 - Dr. Crokes B 0-09 Fossa 1-11       Fossa travelled the short distance into Killarney on Sunday to play Dr. Crokes B in the county league and came out with a five point win after a tough but entertaining game. Fossa had an excellent start and Kerry minor wing forward Jimmy Falvey blasted to the Crokes net after only 30 seconds after some good work from Domhnaill O'Sullivan.  O'Sullivan himself added a point before Crokes responded with their first point. It was a very tight and evenly contested first half with the score 1-5 to 5 points at half time. Domhnaill O'Sullivan(2), Padraig Kelly and Kenneth Clifford being our other scorers in the first half. Crokes came out all guns blazing the the second half and tacked on a few points but Padraig Kelly with 3 frees and a wonder point from Jimmy Falvey kept a 3 point difference between the sides. Crokes did infact get the deficit down to two points and had an opportunity to take the lead but Mike Coopers low drive went narrowly wide. From the kick out Fossa broke up field and scored two consecutive points from Domhnaill O'Sullivan and Kelly to ensure a 5 point victory. This was a good team performance but special mention must go to Lorcan Daly at Corner back, Anthony Wharton at Full back, Conor O'Keeffe in Midfield and Domhnaill O'Sullivan at Full forward, who were outstanding on the day.. Next game is against top of the table Ballylongford this weekend. Team & Scoreres: Colin Myers, Lorcan Daly, Anthony Wharton, Mark Dennehy, Derry O'Sullivan, Eoin Long, Karl Foley, Conor O'Keeffe, Tommy Cronin, Eoin O'Connell, Kenneth Clifford(0-1), Micko Neill, Jimmy Falvey (1-1), Domhnaill O'Sullivan (0-4), Padraig Kelly (0-5). Subs: Killian Lynch, Dan O'Sullivan, Fintan Coffey, Shane Malone, Colin Davidson.

Credit Union Co. League Round 1- Sunday 03rd April 2005 - Austin Stacks B 3-05 Fossa 3-05       Fossa were lucky to come out of Tralee with a point after and very lacklustre performance in the County league on Sunday morning. Indeed Fossa found themselves trailing by 8 point with 15 minutes to go but in the end could have snatched victory with a last minute free kick. Fossa were very slow to start and found themselves trailing by 3 points before Kenneth Clifford opened Fossa's account with a superb point for long range. Shortly after Micko Neill was at the end of a good Fossa move to punch the ball into the Stacks net. From the resulting kickout we should have extended our lead but Domhnaill O'Sullivan's rasping shot was excellently saved by the Stacks Keeper and Stacks got themselves a goal from the breakout despite the best efforts of Derry O'Sullivan and Colin Myers. Micko Neill tagged on a further Fossa point to leave the half time score Stacks 1-3 Fossa 1-2. Fossa again started the second half poorly and allowed Stacks take control of the game for the first 15 minutes by which stage they had a 3-5 to 1-2 lead with our goalkeeper and full-backs found wanting for two soft goals. However Fossa didn't throw in the towel and Micko Neill struck for his second goal after good work form Eoin Long. With the gap down to 5 points Fossa rallied well and points for Kenneth Clifford and Padraig Kelly had the difference down to 3 with 2 minutes on the clock. With time running out Eoin Long punted a high ball into the Stacks square which ended up in the back of the net from Domhnaill O'Sullivan. It this stage it looked like the game was all over but Fossa had one last chance to snatch victory but Eoin Longs, long range free drifted the the left and the referee blew up for full time. Final Score: Stacks 3-5 Fossa 3-5. Best on the day for Fossa were Tommy Cronin and Kenneth Clifford in midfield and Micko Neill with a personal tally of 2-1 in the forwards. Next up is Dr. Crokes, next weekend.  Team & Scorers: Colin Myers, Derry O'Sullivan, Anthony Wharton, Lorcan Daly, Mark Dennehy, Eoin Long, Shane Malone, Tommy Cronin, Kenneth Clifford(0-2), Dan O'Sullivan, Killian Lynch, Micko Neill (2-1), Eoin O'Connell, Domhnaill O'Sullivan (1-0), Padraig Kelly (0-2). Subs: Colin Davidson.

Credit Union Co. League Round 2- Saturday 26th March 2005 - Fossa 0-09 Listry 0-09       Fossa got their 2005 County league campaign of to a start on Saturday evening with a hard fought out draw with neighbours Listry. This was a very tight game throughout with the sides tied at 5 points a piece at the break. The second half was also point for point and in the end we had to rely on a Donhnaill O'Sullivan free in the last minute to tie the game. Best for Fossa on the day were Shane Malone, Derry O'Sullivan, Eoin O'Connell, Micko Neill and Domhnaill O'Sullivan. Next up in the County league is Dr. Crokes away on the 9th April. Team and scorers: Colin Myers, Shane Malone, Conor O'Keeffe, Derry O'Sullivan, Mark Dennehy, Eoin Long, Anthony Wharton, Tommy Cronin, Mickey Cronin, Micko Neill (0-1), Killian Lynch (0-1), Kenneth Clifford, Eoin O'Connell, Domhnaill O'Sullivan (0-5), Padraig Kelly (0-2). Subs: Dan O'Sullivan, Kevin McCarthy.

 East-Kerry Super League Round 3 . -   Saturday 5th March 2005   -  Fossa 0-08  Kenmare 1-13     A weakened Fossa team lost out to Kenmare in Round 3 of the East Kerry Super League on Saturday evening. Kenmare proved to strong in nearly all areas of the field for a Fossa team playing with out dangermen Domhnaill O'Sullivan and Eoin O'Connell from last weeks team that beat Firies. Kenmare were quick of the blocks and had 5 points on the board before Padraig Kelly responded for Fossa with a close free kick. Kenmare playing with the aid of a strong breeze tagged on 1-3 before the break while Killian Lynch kicked one to leave the first half score Fossa 0-2 Kenmare 1-08. Kenmare again started well in the second half and added on a further 2 points before Derry O'Sullivan kicked over for Fossa. Fossa rallied well and kicked 3 unanswered points from Padraig Kelly and Killian Lynch to leave the score Kenmare 1-10 Fossa 0-6. Kenmare however upped their game again an killed the tie off with 3 points before Tommy Cronin and Killian Lynch had consolation points for Fossa. It must be said that Colm Foley making his return to the team after 2 years and Shane Malone making his senior debut were very impressive on the day. Final Score. Fossa 0-08 Kenmare 1-13. Team and Scorers: Colin Myers, Shane Malone, Anthony Wharton, Lorcan Daly, Anthony Cronin, Colm Foley, Mark Dennehy, Mikey Cronin, Tommy Cronin (0-1), Dan O'Sullivan, Karl Foley, Padraig Kelly (0-3), Derry O'Sullivan (0-1), Killian Lynch (0-3), Gerald Curran. Subs: Peter Shallow, Jason O'Brien, Tadgh Kelly, Frank McCarthy, Kevin McCarthy.

 East-Kerry Super League Round 2. -  Saturday 26th February 2005  -  Fossa 2-08 Firies 0-08 Fossa got their first win of the season against Firies on Saturday evening in Fossa in the East Kerry Super League. Fossa started brightly and the lively Domhnaill O'Sullivan kicked 3 points over before Firies opened there account with a point. O'Sullivan added two more points and Padraig Kelly Kicked one to leave the half time score Fossa 0-6 Firies 0-2. Firies came out all guns blazing in the start of the second half and kicked 5 unanswered points to lead for the first time 0-7 to 0-6. In fact in took Fossa 15 minutes the register their first score of the second half and it was Ger Curran who finished to the back of the net after great work from Conor O'Keeffe and Dan O'Sullivan. This seemed to put abit of life back in the Fossa team and 2 points from Killian Lynch extended the lead to 1-8 to 0-7. Firies replied with a point before Ger Curran struck for his second goal after Domhnaill O'Sullivan had split the Firies defence. This was a very good victory for the team but if Firies had brought their shooting boots it would have been a different outcome. Best for Fossa on the day were Anthony Cronin and Lorcan Daly our corner backs, Conor O'Keeffe at centre back, the Cronin brothers in Midfield and Domhnaill O'Sullivan at full forward. Next up is a home game against Kenmare next weekend. Team & Scorers - Colin Myers, Anthony Cronin, Anthony Wharton, Lorcan Daly, Derry O'Sullivan, Conor O'Keeffe, Mark Dennehy, Tommy Cronin, Mickey Cronin, Dan O'Sullivan, Killian Lynch (0-1), Padraig Kelly (0-1), Eoin O'Connell, Domhnaill O'Sullivan (0-5), Kevin McCarthy. Subs: Ger Curran (2-0), Tadgh Kelly.

  East-Kerry Super League Round 1. -  Sunday 13th February 2005  -  Scartaglin 1-08 Fossa 2-04 Fossa got off to a bad start to the year when defeated by Scartaglin in wet and windy conditions in Scartaglin on Sunday. Fossa playing against a strong breeze in the first held Scartaglin to 4 points to 1 with Domhnaill O'Sullivan with the Fossa point. Playing with a strong breeze in the second half Fossa should have made more use of it but found it hard to notch up the scores. We did however take the lead when Padraig Kelly scored 1-2, Domhnaill O'Sullivan added another goal and Gerard Curran, making his senior debut, scored a cracking point. Scartaglin fought back to level however and snatched victory with a last gasp point. Fossa seemed to run out of steam towards the end of the game but were unlucky to not get at least a draw. Team: Colin Myers, Lorcan Daly, Anthony Wharton, Jason O'Brien, Derry O'Sullivan, Conor O'Keeffe, Dan O'Sullivan, Tommy Cronin, Mickey Cronin, Micheal O'Neill, Killian Lynch, Padraig Kelly (1-2), Eoin O'Connell, Domhnaill O'Sullivan (1-1), Gerald Curran (0-1).