WEEKLY REPORT

WEEKLY REPORT

Macroom Juniors commenced their league campaign away to Canovee on Sunday last at Carrigadrohid and lost to the home side on a 4-7 to 1-12 scoreline.  Macroom are competing in Mid Cork Div 2 West league with Aghinagh, Béal Átha’n Ghaorthaid, Canovee, Cill na Martra, Iveleary, Kilmurry and Naomh Abán, the other seven teams in the eight team group.

Macroom started well, created good goal chances but failed to avail of several glorious opportunities.  Some great turn overs in defence by Caleb Dineen and Jamie Murphy, ended with a good scores from Liam Holland and Conor O’ Sullivan.  The teams were level at half time, 0-8 for Macroom, 1-5 for Canovee.  Canovee were a much stronger team in second half and an early goal was a boost.  Craig Ronan made a big difference when introduced for Macroom, scoring 1-1 to make it level but the home side finished the stronger.  Conditions were very difficult.

Scorers: Craig Ronan 1-1, Liam Holland 0-4, Conor O’Sullivan and Don Creedon 0-2each, Cathal O’Riordan, Caleb Dinneen, Ethan O’Gorman 0-1 each.

Macroom: Tom Creedon, Jamie Murphy, Jack Cronin, Richard McSweeney, Barry Galvin, Ethan O’Gorman, Bradley O’Shea, Caleb Dineen, Ben O’Connell, Liam Holland, Shane Meaney, Cathal ORiordan, Darragh Kiernan, Conor O’Sullivian, Don Creedon, James Galvin, Craig Ronan.

U16s

Macroom U16s were hosts to Éire Óg in the opening round of the Premier 1 league game  under lights in the Castle Grounds.  Macroom started brightly and led with points from Billy Murphy. Eire Óg came into the game to level the scores but then got in for a goal.  The visitors took control of the game but a point each from Jack O’Shea and Billy Murphy left Macroom behind at half time 2-5 to 0-4.

As in the first half, Macroom started well and with points from Billy Murphy, Jack O’Shea and Coran Burns they started to eat into the Eire Óg lead.  Macroom kept the pressure on with some outstanding defending from Thomas Hopkins and Robert Fitzgerald and a move up the field was finished brilliantly to the net by Donagh Moss to level the game. Again Éire Óg responded and scored the lead point followed by a goal.  Macroom fought back and two points from Darragh Donovan made it a two point game but time ran out and the visitors took home the league points.  Final Score: Macroom 1-11 Eire Óg 3-7.

Macroom: Gearóid Quinn: Thomas Hopkins, Cathal Neville, Robert Fitzgerald: Conor Nash, Ruairí O’Shea, Alex Brophy: Jack O’Shea, Sam Leavy: Donagh Moss, Billy Murphy, Dylan Lucey: Coran Burns, Darragh Donovan, Troy Murphy. Caleb O'Connor, Jayden O'Sullivan, Simon Condon, Brian Bradley, Kieran O'Dwyer, Tadg Dunne, Eoghan Healy, Jack Leavy

Minor

Macroom minors travelled to Kilmurry on Sunday morning last for a clash with the home side in the  Rebel Óg West U18 Div 1 league and earned a fine win on a 1-9 to 0-8 scoreline.

With both sides having lost their respective league openers, a win here was vital for each but both sides were missing players due to injury.  Kilmurry, aided by the slight wind got off to a good start but the Macroom response was rapid and the visitors went into the lead.  Points were exchanged before a goal, resulting from the quick reactions of Odhran Creed, made the scoreline at half time 1-5 to 0-4 in favour of Macroom.  

On the restart, Kilmurry got a few nice points before Macroom started to exert pressure around the mid field area and further points followed from Kuba Gdaniec and Cian O’Sullivan, followed by a score of real quality from the impressive Sam Leavy which left Macroom  winning on a scoreline of Macroom 1-10 to Kilmurry’s 0-9.

Scorers: Odhran Creed 1-0, Cian O’Sullivan 0-6 , Kuba Gdaniec 0-2 , Ruari Kiernan 0-1 , Sam Leavy 0-1.  

Macroom: Noe Kollar, Donagh Murray, Cormac Burke , Bobby Murphy, Regan Wong, Ryan Sabas,  Sam Leavy, Oisín O’Sullivan, Mark Condon, Jamie Murphy,  Cian O’Sullivan,  Evan O’Sullivan,  Ruairí  Kiernan, Kuba Gdaniec, Odhran Creed, Jack White, Michael Olskey, Charlie Magee,  Rory O’Shea , Euan Molyneux