Macroom v St Colmcilles Match Report

MATCH REPORT

Macroom and St Colmcilles made the journey to Pairc ui Chaoimh 4G pitch on Wednesday the 16th of October for their county semi-final battle and what a battle it was. In what was a rip-roaring contest of free- flowing, hard-hitting and end to end action. This was not the place for the faint-hearted! Right from the throw in, St Colmcilles took the early momentum and raced into a 1-02 lead after 5 minutes of play. However, Macroom settled to their task and began to exert pressure on the St Colmcilles defence. Points from Jack Leavy, Billy Murphy and Colin Kelleher settling any early nerves. The score at half time was Macroom 0-08 St Colmcilles 1-06.

Early scores from Cian O’Sullivan and Odhran Creed put Macroom in the lead but further points from St Colmcilles kept the crowd on the edge of their seats. Strong running from the midfield pair of Mark Condon and Sam Leavy yielded some more points to put Macroom up 3 points with only a few minutes left. St Colmcilles at this stage threw everything at the Macroom team and got the margin down to 2 points. A black card for Macroom made the drama all the more tense. With time nearly up Noe Kollar, the excellent Macroom goalie, produced two top class saves to deny St Colmcilles the win. Relief all round when referee Cathal McAllister blew the full-time whistle. Macroom can now look forward to a Division 1 County Final. Credit to all the players who all played their part on a massive win for the club. Final Score Macroom 0-16 St Colmcilles 1-11.

Scores: Colin Kelleher 0-03, Jack Leavy 0-03, Cian O’Sullivan 0-02, Billy Murphy 0-02, Odhran Creed 0-02, Mark Condon 0-02, Sam Leavy 0-02

Team: Noe Kollar, Donagh Murray, Ray Griffin, Bobby Murphy, Cormac Bourke, Ryan Sabas, Eoghan Healy, Sam Leavy, Mark Condon, Odhran Creed, Cian O’Sullivan, James Slattery, Colin Kelleher, Jack Leavy, Billy Murphy, Gearoid Quinn, Ruadhan McKenna, Billy Coleman, Cathal Neville, David Neville, Shane McCarthy, Charlie Magee, Jack White, Regan Wong, Ruari O’Shea, Martin Fitzgerald, Jamie Murphy, Jack O’Shea, Ruari Kiernan, Oisin O’Sullivan