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Gaels Through To County Semi Final Despite Loss to Croom

 Galtee Gaels 0-6 Croom 0-10

Galtee Gaels have reached the County Intermediate semi final by finishing top of section A of the Intermediate Championship. This was achieved despite a defeat by Croom in Hospital on Friday night last. Gaels will play Galbally in the semi final on the weekend of the 19th of August. Gaels will be disappointed to not have gotten closer to Croom in this final game of the league section. Gales lead at half time but were punished for not taking their chances during a period of dominance early in the second half. Croom however, when they got their chance, took it and finished deserving winners.

Croom started the better and after putting the Gaels defence under some early pressure got the opening two points. Conor Moriarty opened the scoring for Gales after a good run along the endline and Andrew Breedy equalised soon after with a lofted effort which eventually dropped over. Croom again took the lead but an excellent effort from Derek Gallaghue and an even better point by Tommy Noonan from out by the sideline finished the scoring for the first half with the hardworking Gaels leading 0-4 to 0-3.

A Croom free levelled scores almost immediately after half time and they soon took the lead with another pointed free. It was now that Gales began to dominate proceedings but despite putting the Croom defence under a lot of pressure all Gales had to show was a single point from Tommy Noonan and five wides. This had been Gaels chance to put Croom away but Croom availed of their reprieve and hit five unanswered points, two from play and three frees, in the last ten minutes of the game with only a single reply from Derek Gallahue.

            Gales will be happy enough with their defensive performance, Paul Moriarty in particular standing out, but shooting, which so far this year had been fairly reliable, proved to be below par on the night. With an identical record of four wins and one loss Galtee Gaels and Croom finished level on points but Gaels won the group with a superior scoring difference. Croom face section B winners Newcastlewest and Galtee Gales take on Galbally in the semi finals.

 Team and Scorers: Mike Jones, Pakie Cleary, David Moriarty, Ritchie Fitzgerald, Robert Breedy, Ken Lane, Paul Moriarty, John Quane, Andrew Breedy (0-1), Tom O’Mahony, Tommy Noonan (0-2), Niall O’Mahony, Conor Moriarty (0-1), Derek Gallaghue (0-2), Eddie O’Gorman

Subs: Sean O’Donovan for Ritchie Fitzgerald, Brian Maguire for Pakie Cleary; Johnny Cleary for Eddie O’Gorman; Willie Roche for Tom O'Mahony. Padraig Slattery, Timmy Breedy, Sean Lane , Des Lane , Tommy Fitzgerald, Chris Noonan

 

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