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Match Reports 2005.

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Minor A Hurling Final Replay (Ballinlough Tuesday August 02nd 2005)

Whitechurch 1.11 - Vincents 3.10

"Vincents were always going to be up for this game, having salvaged a late equalising point in the drawn game, momentum was in their favor and they started the replay as they finished the drawn game."

Vincents played with the aid of a strong breeze in the opening half and opened up a two point lead within five minutes. Peter O' Driscoll pointed a fabulous 70 yard free against the breeze to narrow to one but this was the closest Whitechurch came to their rivals as Vincents took full advantage of the breeze and looked a sharper, more determined outfit in the opening half. Johnathan Scanlon's interception on 10 minutes prevented a definite goal but unfortunately one minute later full forward Paul Ingle crashed the ball to the net for Vincents first goal. Both sides guilty of wides. Any wide for Whitechurch handed advantage back to Vincents as Cullinanes puck outs landed on top of the Whitechurch full back line. However credit to all of the backline who coped extremely well under pressure. Sure mistakes were made as Vincents landed in ball after ball. A piece of magic from Paul O'Sullivan saw his superb snap shot brilliantly saved by Vincents keeper Aidan O' Brien. On another day that would have been a definite goal but unfortunately not the case. Then disaster struck when a deflected ball following a long range puck out ended up in the Whitechurch net. No fault to Shane in goal as he was left helpless in the situation. Instead of 1.01 - 1.03 it was now an eight point margin in favor of Vincents 0.01 - 2.03. Vincents were dominating in most key positions. John Scanlons 80 yard pointed free gave a lift to the team but Vincents kept focused and hit 4 points without reply. Shane Cahill pulled off a fabulous save to match O' Brien earlier save from O' Sullivan to keep Whitechurch in the game and Colm Keane pointed 2 minutes before the break. Denver Murphy picked up the breaking ball following another full pitch length puck out from Cullinane and crashed the ball to the net to give a 13 point margin. Peter reduced that to 12 following a free on the stroke of half time to leave the scores Whitechurch 0.04 - Vincents 3.07.

" The breeze was definitely a factor in the opening half but Vincents looked sharper were physically stronger and played the better hurling."

The big question to be answered was would Whitechurch drop their heads or battle on, and true to the character of this team they fought to the bitter end and tried to pull off a miraculous recovery. As expected Whitechurch opened the second half on top. They reduced the margin by 2 points early on following one free and one from play by Peter. Unfortunately while playing with a breeze and 10 points down one cannot afford silly wides and Whitechurch were guilty of some bad wides in this critical period of the game. This gave heart to Vincents who were still very highly motivated with one on the cup and not willing to let it go. Glimmer of light for Whitechurch following a piece of magic from Peter after he crashed the ball to the net following the rebound from his own 21 yard free. Now the score was down to 8 points 1.07 - 3.09. Critical time in the match and a time when Whitechurch needed to apply more pressure and reduce the margin. Paul O' Sullivan was just the man to do that and on 52 minutes had broke through the defence and unleashed another rocket which scraped outside the post and wide. Lady luck not on our side. Conor McAuliffe replaced David Kiely, with McAuliffe taking up wing back and Brian Cahill moving to corner forward. Brian added the next point to reduce to 7 with 10 minutes remaining. To the credit of Whitechurch they never gave up, the game was still there for the winning but when Vincents keeper O' Brien saved another rocket from O' Sullivan, it looked like show over as the rub of the green was in Vincents favor. But you make your own luck and Vincents deserved their win and we wish then continued success in the county. Whitechurch hit 3 further points from Peter, two from 65s and one free to leave the final score Whitechurch 1.11 - Vincents 3.10

"Unfortunately we will have to wait another year to try and win this Minor title, and with most of them under age again next year and a bit of luck we will achieve the ultimate. This group of lads have character and are a well disciplined group and will achieve their goa ls. The Club would like to thank the team and mentors for their efforts throughout the year."

Back Row Left to Right: David Hegarty - Richard Sherlock - Paul Walsh - Ian lee - Brian Cahill - Shane Cahill - Don Duggan - Geroge Osborne - Sean C Burke - David Kiely - Sean Ryan - Paul O'Sullivan

Front Row Left to Right: Colm Keane - Darragh Keane - Anthony O'Sullivan - Johnathan Scanlon - Peter O'Driscoll - Dylan Burke - Michael Osborne - Brian Boland - Conor McAuliffe - Brendan Murnane.

The team lined out as follows:

Shane Cahill

David Hegarty -Johnathan Scanlon - Michael Osborne

Brendan Murnane - Ian Lee - Brian Boland

Paul O'Sullivan

Don Duggan

Brendan Murnane - Colm Keane - Dylan Burke

Richard Sherlock - Peter O'Driscoll - David Kiely

Subs: George Osborne - Sean Ryan - Conor McAulffe (for David Kiely)- Paul Walsh - Sean C Burke - Darragh Keane - Anthony O'Sullivan.

Minor A Hurling Final(Ballinlough Tuesday July 19th2005)

Whitechurch 4.07 - Vincents 1.16

" Sides must meet again following a thrilling encounter in Ballinlough. Both sides had chances to take the spoils but at the end of the day a draw was a fair result."

Two points in the opening minute set the tone for the evening. Paul O' Sullivan for W/CH and John Neville for Vincents. Alan King put Vincents in front before O'Sullivan went on the first of many solo runs, had the initial shot saved by O' Brien but found the net on the rebound. Just the tonic W/CH needed to settle the side. However Vincents responded and kept focused with Anthony Fenton picking up a lot of loose ball in midfield and he hit vincents third point from play on 6minutes to leave one the margin. Peter O' Driscoll pointed a 40 yard free after Dylan Burke was fouled. O' Driscoll was involved in the next score after he passed to Colm Keane who pointed on the run. W/CH on top but Vincents took over for the next few minutes and Alan King operating at wing forward hit 2 points to level the sides 0.06 - 1.03. Anthony O' Callaghan gave Vincents the lead after hitting point number 7. W/CH under pressure and hit 2 bad wides from scoreable positions. There was a lull in the scoring from both sides and we went 7 minutes without either side recording a point until Vincents broke the deadlock on 22 minutes through wing forward Kelly who slotted over to give a 2 point lead. W/CH pointed another free after danger man O' Sullivan was fouled. Johnathan Scanlon at centre back was playing a stormer with David Hegarty on top in the corner. Goal number 2 on 25 minutes from no other than O' Sullivan put W/CH 2.04 - 0.08 in front . Vincents missed a close in free and it looked as if W/CH would take two point lead into the break, but a misplaced hand pass by W/CH eventually ended with Alan King who blasted from close range on the stroke of half time to give Vincents a one point lead . Vincents 1.08 - Whitechurch2.04.

"An entertaining first half was enjoyed by all with good scores coming from both sides. Worrying from a Whitechurch perspective was the free space given to Vincents players. Only one point the difference with Vincents aided by a breese in the opening half."

As he did in the opening of the first half Paul O' Sullivan opened the scoring following point of the game as he flicked over the ball following a long delivery from Brendan Murnane. O' Sullivan was proving a real threat to the Vincents backline. Brian Boland who received an injury to his ankle in the first half was replaced by Paul Walsh as the injury didn' t heal. A big blow to W/CH as Brian was commanding in his position . Vincents again regained a two point lead following 2 points from James White in 2 minutes. Vincents turn to get on top again, and they appeared to be in the driving seat until O' Sullivan rattled the net for goal number 3 the after Johnathan Scanlon delivered a long ball from the heart of the full back line. Scanlon and Lee had now swapped positions and with the aid of the breese Scanlon' s long range pucks were very effective and always put pressure on the Vincents defence. W/CH stretched the lead to 2 following a free from Peter to leave the scores W/CH 3.06 - Vincents 1.10. Don Duggan at midfield was battling hard, chasing opponents and generally making life difficult for his marker and was proving effective. Vincents applied pressure on the W/CH backs and were guilty of a couple of bad wides before pointing a close in free. Level terms again on 48 minutes following a Denver Murphy point 3.06 - 1.12. Tonic for W/CH after Paul O' Sullivan latched onto a breaking ball in the full forward line to score his third and Whitechurch's fourth. Was this to be our day at last? But credit to Vincents who never gave up and battled back each time W/CH scored a goal. Again another mistake in a pass was intercepted by Fenton who narrowed the W/CH lead to 2 again. Paul Cullinane hi t a 65 and the game was back in the melting pot`. Both sides hit a few nervous wides and it looked as if the sides were level after a Denver Murphy shot but some how Shane Cahill leaped off the ground and grabbed the ball as it was about to go over. In reality a fantastic piece of goalkeeping. Brendan Murnane looked to have the match sealed after he pointed in the last minute to following a Peter O' Driscoll pass. Vincents pointed a close in free two minutes into injury time and it looked as if W/CH were going to win by the narrowest of margins but Paul Cullinane leveled with the last puck of the game five minutes into injury time to leave the sides tied at 4.07 - 1.16.

"In reality no team deserved to loose, W/CH can feel grieved over the extra time question but on the balance both teams deserve another bash at the title. Congratulations to both teams on serving up an entertaining, hard, fair match and we look forward to the replay. We wish our team success in the replay and hopefully take the cup back to Wh itechurch."

The team lined out as follows:

Shane Cahill

David Hegarty - Ian lee - Sean C Burke

Brian Cahill - Johnathan Scanlon - Brian Boland

Peter O'Driscoll(0.03 frees)

Don Duggan

Colm Keane(0.01) - Brendan Murnane(0.01) - Dylan Burke

Richard Sherlock - Paul O'Sullivan(3.02) - David Kiely(1.0)

Subs: George Osborne - Sean Ryan - Alan Corcoran - Conor McAulffe - Paul Walsh(for Brian Boland)

Back Row L to R: George Osborne - David Hegarty - Johnathan O'Sullivan - Richard Sherlock - Sean C Burke - Sean Ryan - Brian Cahill - Don Duggan - Brendan Murnane - Alan Corcoran - Ian Lee - David Kiely - Conor McAuliffe.

Front Roe L to R: Dylan Burke - Paul Walsh - Johnathan Scanlon - Colm Keane - Peter O'Driscoll - Shane Cahill - Anthony O'Sullivan - Brian Boland - Paul O'Sullivan

Junior A Hurling Championship(Ballinlough Sunday July 17th 2005)

Whitechurch 0.17 - Na Piarsaigh 3.13

"Goals win matches and this certainly was true in this Championship encounter. Despite having out scored our opponents with respect to the number of scores we find ourselves out of the 2005 championship but we wish Na Piarsaigh the best of the luck in the remainder of the championship"

Conditions were hot in Ballinlough and fitness was going to prove a big factor. Whitechurch opened the scoring through Brian O' Sullivan straight from the throw in. Early pressure was applied by W/CH but no scores followed. Na Piarsaigh were awarded 2 frees in the 3rd and 4th minute but converted only one to level the game. W/CH on top in the opening encounters with Donacha Murnane working hard in midfield, he executed a pass to peter O' Driscoll who pointed from play and Peter followed with a 65 two minutes later to leave a 2 point margin. On the 14th minute the sides were back level after Na Piarsaigh hit 2 points, one from play and one from a free. Na Piarsaigh backs were beginning to win a lot of possession which resulted in pressure in the W/CH backline. However following a great move involving John Drummy, Murt Kelleher and finished by Donacha W/CH regained a one point lead. (0.04 - 0.03). On 21 minutes disaster for W/CH as the first Na Piarsaigh goal was scored. The ball was crossed into the square and in error the ball was deflected into the W/CH net. Na Piarsaigh took the lead from here on in. A strange decision by the referee resulted in a free to Na Piarsaigh after Gerry O' Reilly was deemed to have taken too many steps which resulted ina point and a second free a minutes later was also converted to leave the scores Na Piarsaigh 1.05 - W/CH 0.04. Conor Buckley converted a W/CH free on 26 minutes but this was wiped out following a mix up in the defence where the ball was passed directly to an oncoming Na Piarsaigh forward who pointed at his ease. Conor then hit free number 2 after Kevin was fouled on the way through but Na Piarsaigh responded with a great point from play. Eoin Murnane came on for William Casey just before the break and Peter O' Driscoll completed the first half scoring from a free to leave the sides Na Piarsaigh 1.07 - Whitechurch 0.07.

"The all important goal separated the teams at the break. Both sides guilty of conceding frees and missed chances. Both sides hit 3 points from play and four from frees but Na Piarsaigh got that all important goal. In the first half Na Piarsaigh settled better and were commanding in key positions with Whitechurch struggling to get scores."

W/CH started the second half strong and immediately reduced the deficit to two following a free from Peter O' Driscoll after Murt was fouled. The real turning point occurred in the next 6 minutes when W/CH missed 2 scoreable chances and should have drawn level but didn' t. Instead Na Piarsaigh replied and hit goal number 2 following confusion in the W/CH back line. Now 5 points the margin and W/CH were lucky not to concede a third after the ball was pulled on in the square, bounced and went over the bar. For these few minutes W/CH were totally out of the game and trailed 2.08 - 0.08). W/CH tried to get back in the game but couldn' t get the scores and hit 2 further bad wides. On 40 minutes Na Piarsaigh opened a commanding 9 point lead following their third goal with things really looking bad for W/CH. John O' Connell replaced Donal Kelly. Both teams swapped points, W/CH from a Peter O' Driscoll free while Na Piarsaigh from play 3.09 -0.09. Seanie O' Gorman was battling hard from the full back position. Na Piarsaigh stretched the lead to 10 points following a great point from play. Eoin Murnane hit his first point following a pass from Brian O' Sullivan before Na Piarsaigh hit back with another free. W/CH never gave up, even at 10 points down the side kept battling and Kevin Buckley hit over a great individual point to leave 9 the margin. The remaining 10 minutes were dominated by W/ CH hitting 6 points to their 2 but unfortunately we hit a few bad wides also. Points from Kevin Buckley, John Drummy, Conor Buckley, Brian O'Sullivan and the final score from Seanie Murnane ompleted the days scoring to leave the final score Whitechurch 0.17 - Na Piarsaigh 3.13.

"Whitechurch finished strong and can be proud of the fact they never game up even at 10 points down. They battled on but unfortunately left it too late and Na Piarsaigh ran out 5 point winners. Whitechurch can have no complaints as on the day, as Na Piarsaigh won fair and square in a tough battle of hurling and under extremely hot weather conditions.We wish them the best of luck in the remainder of the championship. W e would like to thank the Whitechurch team and mentors for the work they put in this year to date. Without these efforts the Club would not exist. We wish the Junior A team continued success in the league where they currently are joint top, the under 21 Championship team who play Vincent's. We also wish the best to our Minor A hurlers who play Vincent's in the final in Ballinlough next Tuesday July 19th."

The team lined out as follows:

Gerry O' Reilly

Seanie Murnane (0.01) - Seanie O' Gorman - Patrick Foley

John Drummy (0.01) - Murt Kelleher - Donal Kelly

Donacha Murnane - (0.01) - Brian O' Sullivan (0.02)

Peter O' Driscoll - (0.05 - one 65 and three frees) - Kevin Buckley - (0.02}- William Casey

Conor Buckley (0.04- 3frees ) - Philip O'Connell - Paul O' Sullivan

Subs: Eoin Murnane (0.01) - (for William Casey) John O' Connell (for Donal Kelly) - Brian Murphy - Ian Lee - Patrick Casey.

Back Row L to R: Eoin Murnane - Brian Murphy - John o'Connell - William Casey - Patrick Foley - Murt Kelleher - Gerry O'Reilly - Philip O'Connell - Conor Buckley - Kevin Buckley - Ian Lee

Front Row L to R: Donal Kelly - Patrick Casey - John Drummy - Seanie Murnane - Donacha Murnane - Peter O'Driscoll - Seanie O'Gorman - Paul O'Sullivan - Brian O'Sullivan.

Minor A Hurling Semi-Final

Whitechurch 2.15 - Nemo Rangers 2.09(Rathpeacon Thursday 14th July 205)

"Whitechurch now meet St Vincent's in the City A minor hurling next Tuesday night July 19th in Ballinlough at 7.15pm following an impressive win over Nemo in Rathpeacon. The game was played at a rip roaring pace with great skill on display from both sides. The game was enjoyed by the large attendance who witnessed a Whitechurch team dig deep to pull off a well deserved victory."

Nemo played the first half aided with a strong breese and opened up a 2 point lead after 7 minutes, one from a free and one from play. Nemo were dominant in the opening minutes and their physical strength was evident. Whitechurch slowly began to match their opponents and most importantly never let them out of sight. Whitechurch were on level terms on 10minutes following 2 points from play. The first from Colm Keane following a pin point pass from Perter O' Driscoll and the second from Brian Cahill following a short 65 free. Whitechurch were given a further lift following a spectacular catch from Brendan Murnane in midfield and the resulting puck went straight to the net to give Whitechurch a 1.02 to 0.02 advantage. Nemo took the imitative and replied with a point. Paul O'Sullivan who was outstanding on the night took off on one of his blistering runs, was fouled (advantage should have been played) but unfortunately the resulting free was hit wide. On the 17th minute Nemo were awarded a penalty after goalkeeper Shane Cahill fouled the ball in the small square(To my knowledge this is not a penalty and should be a 21 yard free, but one must obey the referee whether right or wrong). Nemo converted the penalty and followed almost immediately with a well taken point from their corner forward to take a 2 point lead. 2 point leads seemed to be the norm in the first half and Whitechurch drew level on 26 minutes following 2 frees from Peter O' Driscoll Again Nemo replied with a point and Peter leveled following another free. Nemo went in at half time 1.06 to 1.05 after taking the lead on the stroke of the break.

Very little separated the teams with Whitechurch beginning to get on top in some key areas. Johnathan Scanlon and Brian Boland in defence, Peter and Brendan in midfield while up front Colm Keane Paul O'Sullivan and Don Duggan always looked dangerous. Big second half needed if Whitechurch were to topple Nemo and this they done in great style.

Whitechurch aided with the breese in the second half were unlucky not to get a goal in the opening minute of the second half but instead it was Nemo who stretched their lead to 2 points following a free. Frees were swapped after Peter was fouled and Peter obliged to leave one the margin. Whitechurch rearranged things slightly and Don Duggan's move to mid field proved very effective. Whitechurch free and Peter leveled the sides yet again on 1.07 each. Tragedy struck for Whitechurch 8 minutes in the half following the dismissal of Johnathan O'Sullivan following an altercation near the sideline. Paul O'Sullivan showed what Whitechurch were made of and pointed a fantastic point which lifted the team. The Whitechurch response to being one man down was brillant "The hearts of 14 men will beat 15" and in a 10 minute spell Whitechurch played the best hurling witnessed in a long time. During this spell Whitechurch scored 1.05 to Nemo's 0.01. Starting with two 65s from Peter O'Driscoll whose experience was starting to show gave Whitechurch a 2 point lead 1.10 - 1.08. Peter added 2 further frees following hard grafting from Paul O'Sullivan and Richard Sherlock. Whit echurch looked like the team with 15 by the way their were playing. Dylan Burke slotted over his first point after great work from Brian Cahill to leave the scores Whitechurch 1.12 - Nemo 1.08 (the biggest lead in the game) On the 18 th minute Alan Corcoran replaced Sean C Burke and Whitechurch were unlucky not to stretch to a 5 point lead after a 70 yard free went narrowly wide. Ian Lee now playing at centre back following a direct swap with Johnathan for the second half was taking control of the position . Colm Keane too was effective in his new role in the half back line. Brian Cahill having also moved to defence was proving a handful for his opponent. Paul O'Sullivan hit another brilliant point before Richard Sherlock burst through and found himself one on one with the keeper and rightly kicked to the net to give an incredible 8 point lead 2.13 - 1.08. Whitechurch couldn't sustain such dominance and Nemo came back with a burst. Shane Cahill pulled off a point blank save to keep Nemo at bay. Following a couple minutes of constant Nemo pressure they eventually found the net to give them a glimmer of hope and reduce the deficit to 5 points and were awarded a free which they converted to leave the scores 2.13 to 2.09. Whitechurch battled and Sherlock had a goal opportunity tapped out for a 65 by the Nemo keeper which O'Driscoll pointed to regain a 5 point lead.Paul O'Sullivan was unlucky not to find the net following a great individual effort and Dylan Burke completed the scoring to leave the final score Whitechurch 2.15 Nemo Rangers 2.09.

A great display of hurling was shown by both teams but Whitechurch deserved their victory showing determination, passion and above a will to win. We wish the team the best of luck in the final against St Vincents. The team lined out as follows.

Shane Cahill

David Hegarty - Ian Lee - Johnathan O'Sullivan

Sean C Burke - Johnathan Scanlon - Brian Boland

Peter O'Driscoll (0.09 - 6frees and 365s) - Brendan Murnane(1-0)

Dylan Burke (0.02) - Colm Keane (0.01) - Don Duggan

Brian Cahill (0.01} - Paul O'Sullivan (0.02) - Richard Sherlock (1-0)

Subs: Conor McAuliffe - Paul Walsh - George Osborne - Anthony O'Sullivan - Sean Ryan - Alan Corcoran(for Sean C Burke)

Back Row L to R: Brendan Murnane - George Osborne - David Hegarty - Paul Walsh - Brian Cahill - Sean C Burke - Don Duggan - Dylan Burke - Colm Keane - Ian Lee - Richard Sherlock - Sean Ryan

Front Row L to R: Alan Corcoran - Johnathan O'Sullivan - Peter O'Driscoll - Johnathan Scanlon - Brian Boland - Paul O'Sullivan - Shane Cahill - Conor McAuliffe - Anthony OSullivan.

Junior A Hurling Championship.

Whitechurch 0.19 - Glen Rovers 0.05(Ballinlough Sunday June 19th 11am)

" As the score board reads hurdle one of the 2005 Championship completed with relevant ease. The most important words being hurdle one. This is only one step and should Whitechurch progress further they will need to convert all of their scoreable chances"

Conditions were perfect for fast open hurling in Ballinlough (too hot if anything). Whitechurch opened the strongest but hit 3 bad wides in the opening 4 minutes. It took a Conor Buckley free in the 05th minute to settle the side and open the scoring. Whitechurch were dominant in the opening encounters with Murt Kelleher controlling the centre back position with Brian O'Sullivan looking dangerous. Conor Buckley was causing grief for the Glen corner back and slotted over a great point from play before Peter Lynch pointed a mighty free from 80 yards to rally the troops further. Total dominance in the opening 15 minutes but only 3 points the reward. Philip O'Connell stretched the lead to 04 points following a well worked set piece from a John Meade sideline ball to Brian O'Sullivan to Philip. Conor Buckley pointed his second free shortly afterwards. Peter Lynch received a blow to the head and Paul O'Sullivan was intoduced as a blood sub to taste his first Junior Championship action. Conor hit his third free and 5 points were the margin. Paul O'Sullivan was immediately in the action and set up Conor Buckley for his second point from play. Eoin Murnane was fouled and Buckley pointed yet again from the place ball to leave 8 the margin. Glen Rovers managed 2 points before the break (both frokm frees) to leave the margin 6 at the interval. Witechurch 0.08 - Glen Rovers 0.02.

Overall the first half should have produced more scores for the amopnt of possesion available to Whitechurch. The Whitechurch Full Back line dealt well with the amount of ball received and with the half back line of Donal Kelly - Murt Kelleher and John Drummy stopped the ball from reaching the Glen Full forward line.

Peter Lynch returned at the start of the second half (wearing a helmet) following treatment for the head injury received in the first half. The opening 10 minutes in any half of a game are vital and Whitechurch again opened the stronger with Brian O'Sullivan hitting over a fabulous point. The Glen were reduced to 14 following the dismissal of their corner forward. Whitechurch appeared at 6s and 7s for a few minutes and during this period Glen Rovers hit their first point from play top leave 6 points the margin (0.09 - 0.03). The sideline made changes and put Jason Kelly as the extra man in front of the full back line. Whitechurch upped a gear and hit 3 points without reply. The first of these resulted from a brillant move involving Donal Kelly - Philip O'Connell and finished off by Brian O'Sullivan. The second came from Murt Kelleher who read the play exceptionally well and taken the pass from Philip O'Connell pointed from 40 yards. Sharp shooter Buckley slotted over another free to leave 9 the margin (12 - 03). Conor hit another from play before Eoin Murnane pointed from a practically impossible angle. The Glen folllowed with a point of their own but Whitechurch never looked back. Philip O'Connell caught a wonderful ball and passed to Peter Lynch who slotted between the posts. Conor Buckley hit 2 further points from play within a minute to leave the Glen dazzled. Not having seen much of the ball keeper O'Reilly made a fine save to ensure a clean sheet. Whitechurch took their foot off the pedal in the closing 10 minutes however Glen had no answer. Following an altercation Whitechurch were reduced to 14 and Glen Rovers reduced to 13 with 8 minutes remaining. Paul O'Sullivan replaced Donal Kelly. John Meade and Philip O'Connell hit 2 further poins before the Glen completed the scoring with a point of their own to leave the final score Whitechurch 0.19 - Glen Rovers 0.05.

Job well done and Whitechurch deserved their victory as they were much sharper, more determined and disciplined than their counterparts but alot more work need to be done if we are to progress further in the Championship.

The team lined out as follows:

Gerry O'Reilly

Jason Kelly - Seanie O'Gorman - Patrick Foley

Donal Kelly - Murt Kelleher(0.01) - John Drummy

Seanie Murnane - Peter Lynch(0.02)1 free

John Meade(0.01) - Eoin Murnane(0.01) - Brian O'Sullivan(0.02)

Donacha Murnane - Philip O'Connell(0.02) - Conor Buckley(0.10)5 frees

Subs: Brian Murphy - Paul O'Sullivan(for Donal Kelly) - Kevin Buckley - William Casey - Peter O'Driscoll - John O'Connell - Ian Lee - Billy Sheahan.

Back Row Left to Right: Kevin Buckley - Billy Sheahan - Peter O'Driscoll - John O'Connell - Philip O'Connell - Gerry O'Reilly - Murt Kelleher - Peter Lynch - Conor Buckley - William Casry - John Drummy - Paul O'Sullivan - Patrick Foley - Eoin Murnane.

Front Row Left to Right: Brian Murphy - Donal Kelly - Jason Kelly - Seanie Murnane - Donacha Murnane - Brian O'Sullivan - John Meade (Captain) - Seanie O'Gorman - Ian Lee.

Non Exam League Minor Hurling.

Teams consisting of Cobh - Bandon - Nemo Rangers - Kanturk - Fermoy and Whitechurch are taking part in an Non exam minor hurling league. Each team plays each other with the top 2 teams playing off in the final. Whitechurch opened their league campaign with a home game to Bandon last saturday night 14/05/05 at 7.30pm.

Whitechurch 3.13 - Bandon 2.13

"Whitechurch finished out winner's in a highly entertaining , high scoring, hard fought encounter against Bandon in the opening non exam minor league campaign on saturday night in Whitechurch".

Bandon with the aid of a strong breeze in the opening half opened up a 2 point lead within 5 minutes. Paul O' Sullivan pointed a free for Whitechurch on 8 minutes. Bandon centre forward Brian Crowley proved accurate from place balls and pointed a 65 and a 40 yard free to put Bandon 4 points to 1 up. Bandon corner forward Eoin O'Donavan was causing problems and slotted over a well taken point. Whitechurch switched David McCarthy from corner back to corner forward with Brian Boland, within a minute David Kiely and David McCarthy combined for the first goal of the game to leave a single point between the teams. Whitechurch drew level within a minute following a well worked move, starting with full back Ian Lee and finishing up with Paul O'Sullivan who executed a great point on the run. Killer blow for Whitechurch followed after Bandon full forward Eamon Brennan caught a high ball, turned and kicked to the net. Both centre field pairings were contesing a tough battle with determination and hard work evident on both sides, in particular Don Duggan and Dylan Burke were starting to win possession. Two great scores followed. Bandon's Eoin O Donavan from a very acute angle and Paul O'Sullivan for Whitechurch following another great move from defence including Michael Osborne and Dylan Burke. Three more points followed from frees Brian Crowley for Bandon, John Scanlon and Paul O'Sullivan for Whitechurch to leave the half time score Bandon 1-07 - Whitechurch 1-05.

Whitechurch started the second half in top gear hitting two points in the opening minute from Paul O'Sullivan and George Osborne. Sean C Burke replaced the injured Brian Boland. Bandon rallied and hit three well taken points from play by Brian Crowley, Jason McCarthy and Eamon Brennan to leave the scores 1-10 to 1-07. Paul O'Sullivan was unlucky on 8 minutes having blasted into the side netting folllowing a great run. John Scanlon pointed a long range free and Bandon replied through Eoin O'Donavan following a great solo effort. The tonic which Whitechurch required followed almost immediately after a Dylan Burke free landed in the square where Richard Sherlock finished to the net to level the scores 1-11 to 2-08. Brian Crowley put Bandon back into the lead after a well taken point. Sean Ryan replaced David McCarthy with Anthony O'Sullivan replacing David Hegarty for Whitechurch. Tough challenges were exchanged between both sides. The game was physical at times but fair with only one booking. If Brian Crowley was accurate from place balls for Bandon, John Scanlon excelled in place balls for Whitechurch and this was a vital ingredient in the victory for Whitechurch. Second killer blow for Whitechurch followed after Bandon full forward Eamon Brennan passed to Jason McCarthy who blasted to the net and Bandon regained a three point lead 2-12 to 2.09. John Scanlon now operating at full back having swapped with Ian Lee hit two valuable points one from play and one from a free to leave one point margin. Brian Crowley pointed to give Bandon a two point lead with two minutes to go. Whitechurch never panicked and the reliable Scanlon hit two fabolous frees under pressure to level the scores with seconds remaining. They say goal win matches and following a goalmouth scramble from a Scanlon free the ball crossed the line. The final whistle was blown within seconds to give Whitechurch a 3-13 to 2-13 victory. On the balance of play Whitechurch deserved their victory for continously battling from behind and never letting Bandon get out of reach. Well done to both teams for a highly entertaining game.

Scorers:

Bandon: Brian Crowley (0-07) - Eoin O'Donovan (0-03) - Eamon Brennan1.02 - Jason McCarthy (1.01)

Whitechurch: Paul O'Sullivan (0.07) - David Kiely (1.0) - John Scanlon (1.07) - George Osborne (0.01) - Richard Sherlock (1.0)

Back Row L to R: David McCarthy - Richard Sherlock - Dylan Burke - Ian lee - David Hegarty - David Kiely - Johnathan Scanlon - Colm Keane - Don Duggan - Conor McAuliffe - Sean C Burke.

Front Row L to R: Goerge Osborne - Anthony O'Sullivan - Paul O'Sullivan - Brian Boland - Shane Cahill - Sean Ryan - Michael Osborne.
 

Non Exam League Minor Hurling. (Round 2 Cobh Saturday May 21st 7.30pm)

Whitechurch 4.14 - Cobh 1.05

Whitechurch traveled to Cobh on Saturday night for round 2 of the minor hurling non exam league and came away with a victory against an under strenght Cobh side. Whitechurch opened up a 1.02 lead within 3 minutes following points from Colm Keane and Paul O'Sullivan and Sean Ryan hitting his first of 2 goals on the night. Cobh responed and following a goal mouth scramble the ball found the net through full forward Ciaran O'Keeffe. The reliable place ball expert Johnathan Scanlon pointed a long range free and Whitechurch dominance took over. Don Duggan in centre field was proving a handfull and his hard work was evident and the following 2 points from Colm Keane and Paul O'Sullivan were thanks to Don. Paul O'Sullivan followed up with a great solo effort hitting a point on the run. Two further points from Johnathan Scanlon and Dylan Burke left the half time score Whitechurch 2.08 - Cobh 1.0

Whitechurch started the second half as they finished the first and the game as a contest was over within 3 minutes of the restart following a Paul O'Sullivan goal. Cobh replied with a point. Even though most of the focus was on the forwards the Whitechurch back line were tested on occasions and stood up to the challange in particular the 2 corner backs of David Hegarty and Michael Osborne. Anthony O'Sullivan replaced David Kiely on 10 minutes. Paul O'Sullivan's pace was causing the Cobh defence problems and he hit 3 excellent points from narrow angles without reply. Whitechurch made 2 further substitutions replacing Conor McAuliffe and George Osborne with David McCarthy and Darragh Keane respectively. Dylan Burke took over the free taking task and pointed 2 great frees to take the Whitechurch tally to 3.13. Richard Sherlock found the net after following up on a saved Paul O'Sullivan shot and Colm Keane completed the Whitechurch scoring with a close range point. Cobh finished the game hitting 4 points without reply to leave the final score Whitechurch 4.14 - Cobh 1.05.

Whitechurch are at home next week against Nemo Ranger on Saturday night at 7.30pm.

Whitechurch lined out as follows:

Shane Cahill

David Hegarty - Ian Lee - Michael Osborne

Sean C Burke - Johnathan Scanlon(0.02) - Conor McAuliffe

Dylan Burke(0.03) - Don Duggan

Paul O'Sullivan(1.06) - Colm Keane(0.03) - David Kiely

Sean Ryan(2.0) - George Osborne - Richard Sherlock(1.0)

Subs: Anthony O'Sullivan (for David Kiely) - David McCarthy (for Conor McAuliffe) - Darragh Keane (for George Osborne)

Non Exam League Minor Hurling. (Round 3 Whitechurch May 30th 2005 7.30pm)

Whitechurch 3.08 - Cobh 2.08

Whitechurch made it three wins from three with a well-deserved victory over Nemo Rangers in Whitechurch. Conditions were perfect for hurling and the pitch was ideal for fast ground hurling. It was Nemo who started the fastest netting a goal in the opening minute. Whitechurch slowly but surely recovered and drew level within 14 minutes with well-executed points from Paul O'Sullivan and two from Peter O'Driscoll. Both sides swapped points and Nemo regained the lead on 25 minutes. The game was physical but fair with Whitechurch battling against a strong physical Nemo side. At times this match compared to a championship game with both sides giving their all. David Kiely and Don Duggan up front with Ian Lee and Johnathan Scanlon in defense rallying the troops in the opening 20 minutes. The reliable Paul O'Sullivan netted a goal for Whitechurch on the stroke of half time to leave the sides Whitechurch 1.04 - Nemo Rangers 1.02.

Nemo opened the second half in similar fashion to the first with a goal in the opening minute. Whitechurch rallied and Peter O'Driscoll replied with a goal from a Colm Keane pass. Both sides hit points in the following 8 minutes before Paul O'Sullivan netted his second goal following a well worked move involving Dylan Burke and Don Duggan. Whitechurch were improving as the game went on and Paul O'Sullivan Dylan Burke and Peter O'Driscoll were winning a lot of possession. The last 10 minutes saw some well taken points from both sides. A total of 8 points were scored 5 from Nemo with 3 from Whitechurch to leave the final score Whitechurch 3.08 - Nemo Rangers 2.08.

On the balance of play Whitechurch deserved their third successive victory in this competition for sticking to their task, remaining disciplined and playing as a unit until the final whistle. Whitechurch have two remaining games to play,home to Kanturk and away to Fermoy. We wish the team continued success.

Whitechurch lined out as follows:

Shane Cahill

David Hegarty -Johnathan Scanlon- Michael Osborne

Sean C Burke - Ian Lee- Conor McAuliffe

Peter O'Driscoll - Don Duggan

Paul O'Sullivan - Colm Keane - Dylan Burke

George Osborne - David Kiely - Richard Sherlock

Subs: Anthony O'Sullivan - Alan Corcoran (for Conor McAuliffe) - Darragh Keane - David McCarthy (for Richard Sherlock) - Sean Ryan (for George Osborne)

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