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#2251
GAA Discussion / Re: Laytrum v Biffos
February 04, 2007, 03:41:37 PM
At the three-quarter point, Leitrim 0-10 Offaly 0-7.
#2252
GAA Discussion / Re: Galway v Derry
February 04, 2007, 03:37:07 PM
Derry 0-12 Galway 0-6, not sure of the time.
#2253
Donaghy off!!!
#2254
GAA Discussion / Re: Tiobraid Árainn v. Sligeach
February 04, 2007, 03:28:05 PM
Mid-West is a saviour, Ocean too concerned with playing sh1te music to bother letting us know how the neighbours are going.

Back on again, McNamara missed a great opportunity for a goal. Allegedly.


  • Breheny point, Sligo 0-7 Tipp 0-7. Tipp had pointed earlier.
  • Tipp back in front again, 0-8 to 0-7.
  • Sweet Jesus, Tipp goal makes it 1-8 to 0-7. Welcome to Division 4.
  • Breheny puts chance wide, only he and Davey have scored (0-5/0-2 respectably)
  • Kenneth Sweeney in for Tony Taylor.
  • Breheny again, 1-8 to 0-8.
  • Tipp reply, 1-9 to 0-8.
  • Davey free, 1-9 to 0-9, clock's ticking though.
  • Sweeney point, 1-9 to 0-10.
#2255
Local GAA Discussion / Re: Official Monaghan GAA Thread
February 04, 2007, 03:23:10 PM
Latest - Monaghan 2-6 Rossies 0-4.
#2256
GAA Discussion / Re: Laytrum v Biffos
February 04, 2007, 03:20:30 PM
Half time - Leitrim 0-8 Offaly 0-5.

(Posted this on Sligo thread, might as well add it to its own.)
#2257
GAA Discussion / Re: Galway v Derry
February 04, 2007, 03:17:26 PM
Latest - Derry 0-11 Galway 0-5, all over them. Midway through second half. Not looking good at all for Galway.
#2258
GAA Discussion / Re: Tiobraid Árainn v. Sligeach
February 04, 2007, 03:11:26 PM
HALF TIME.........................

Tipperary 0-6 Sligo 0-6. Seems even enough.

Down the road in Cloone, Laythrum up 0-8 to 0-5 against the Biffos.
#2259
Mayo 0-6 Kerry 0-5
#2260
GAA Discussion / Re: Tiobraid Árainn v. Sligeach
February 04, 2007, 02:54:51 PM
Correction - Sligo 0-5 Tipp 0-2, 22 mins.

  • Sligo 0-5 Tipp 0-3.
  • Harrison yellow card.
  • Breheny and Andrew Morrisey booked.
  • Browne lands a beauty, Sligo 0-5 Tipp 0-4, 27 mins.
  • Tipp level it, 0-5 each, 32 mins. Tipp tops at present.
  • Tipp lead 0-6 to 0-5, not looking great. Mangan riding us again maybe?
  • Breheny levels it again, 0-6 each, in injury time.
#2261
GAA Discussion / Re: Tiobraid Árainn v. Sligeach
February 04, 2007, 02:53:34 PM
Game's on anyway, if it was here I suspect it would have been differerent, fog fairly heavy along the Owenmore valley.

Latest - Sligo 0-4 Tipp 0-2.
#2262
Lads, what's the link to the competition site?
#2263
QuoteHaven't heard of any infighting with regard to the managerial decision.
Was kinda speculating on the possibility of division there mano, when I heard Egan was taking the U-20's I guessed he might have been making his pitch for a return to the senior job, was sure he'd get it. Henry fecked up with the minors, losing two games which easily could have been won. Still we'll have to see. Reckon the wrong man was chosen, but that will only be known come winter.
QuoteWith them back playing no doubt they will be looking to win the all-Ireland club next year!!
Wouldn't surprise me at all. No doubt they felt they should have won Connacht, having narrowly lost to Brigid's. Like Caltra in '03, the defeat was self-inflicted. Perhaps they might take their eye off the ball a la 2004 in the SFC and get caught. Here's hoping!

Regarding managerial "musical chairs", Coolera looke to have Kelly taking the helm again, good call. Ballymote look to be going to a former boss to rekindle the glory days of '03, a tall order in any case.
#2264
Seanie....agreed on SMG winning Intermediate. Too many question marks hanging over other challengers. Like Teeling said, ye'll be in a strong position for Junior, should keep it in the town area. ;D

Teeling.....Michael's will be in 2A, don't see why they wouldn't be. And they should be in better shape this time around. Hard to see who else could fall, unless Harps seriously regress, Mullinabreena fall asunder or Pat's really have a bad league run (that's possible though). We have our work cut out.
#2265
Mayo / Re: Mayo Club Football.
January 17, 2007, 12:08:42 PM
Quote from: venter on January 17, 2007, 11:23:04 AM
Well said Seanie! It will be a miracle if the league is completed according to that timeline Abbeysider, although it should improve things. Any of the knockmore or Cross people remember what date the league final trilogy was completed a few years back?
Any of the knockmore or Cross people remember what date the league final trilogy was completed a few years back?

From the Western archives:

Tuesday, December 30, 2003 :

Munnelly is the man for Knockmore

Knockmore 1-11, Crossmolina 2-7

It was a fitting end to an epic battle – a goal with the last kick of the game. And so the destination of this year's league cup was finally decided – by Damian Munnelly – at James Stephens Park, Ballina, last Sunday week.
After nearly four and a half hours of end-to-end football, it seemed as if the ending would be tame. With the final ten minutes of extra time completed, there was still no score in the period and the concluding act of this protracted production looked destined to end scoreless, with Crossmolina winning by the one-point advantage they had had at the interval.
But two minutes into injury time Michael Moyles augmented that lead with a superb point from the left, after the defending champions had broken up a Knockmore attack and worked the ball expertly upfield. It would have been a worthy finish to this contest. But it wasn't.
One last, frantic Knockmore effort resulted in a free on the left wing, which Kevin O'Neill stepped up to take. It would be their last chance and they knew it, pouring forward in hope of making a connection with what would surely be a dropping ball.
Crossmolina were alert to the danger too, and formed a human wall in front of goal. But O'Neill's ball was flicked on to Munnelly, who made light of the goalmouth congestion to strike sweetly – and remarkably without deflection – to the back of the net.
The place erupted. Crossmolina faces fell, Knockmore ones smiled broadly. This league meant a lot and that meaning manifested itself in the form of jubilant screaming, jumping and singing at the final whistle.
The game itself hadn't been notbale for its brilliance. Knockmore were, on balance, slightly better, largely because of the accuracy of Kevin O'Neill, who hit nine points, and the overall excellence of Declan Sweeney, who roamed all over the field, though primarily operating at full-back.
Two O'Neill frees put the winners ahead after 16 minutes, but Crossmolina then enjoyed a ten-minute period of dominance, during which they scored 1-3, the goal coming in the 25th minute from Johnny Leonard, following points by Liam Moffatt (two frees) and Joe Keane. Knockmore regained their composure in the final few minutes and had sufficent chances to draw level, but only took half of them, both O'Neill frees, to leave them trailing by 0-4 to 1-3 at the first break.
Knockmore had the upperhand for much of the second half, an early point from Shane Sweeney – their first non-O'Neill score of the game – narrowing the gap to one. Moffatt countered with a pointed free (and hobbled off injured after striking it) two minutes later.
Minutes later an off-the-ball incident in the middle of the field between Kevin Staunton and Gabriel Walsh resulted in both men being issued with red cards by referee, Vinnie Neary.
O'Neill and Brian Benson exchanged points in the 39th and 43rd minutes, before O'Neill hit three on the trot – one fine point from play – to give Knockmore the lead with seven minutes remaining.
Just when it looked – for the umpteenth time – as if the title was decided, yet another saviour emerged to prolong matters. This time it was Michael Moyles, who curled over a lovely point from the left wing, with one minute of injury time played. Shane Sweeney had a glorious chance to win it for Knockmore a minute later, but his shot drifted well wide of the posts.
Extra time once more, and yet more twists.
Again, Knockmore did the early running and were two points up after two minutes, courtesy of Damian Munnelly and O'Neill points. They looked to have a distinct edge at this stage and one more score might have put it beyond Crossmolina's reach. But they couldn't get another and a minute before the break a Brian Benson shot into the goalmouth was tipped to the back of Pat Reape's net by Leonard to give Crossmolina a – slightly undeserved – lead.
The final period of the game was punctuated by two moments, two scores. The first was Moyles' point deep into injury time and the second – even deeper into time added on – was Munnelly's classy goal.
If ever it were true that there is nothing between two teams, it is surely true in this case, as three epic contests indicate.

Scorers
Knockmore: K. O'Neill 0-9 (0-8f), D. Munnelly 1-1, Shane Sweeney 0-1.
Crossmolina: J. Leonard 2-0, L. Moffatt 0-3 (0-3f), M. Moyles 0-2, J. Keane and B. Benson 0-1 each.
Knockmore: P. Reape; J. Coy, D. Sweeney, J. Brogan; G. O'Hora, A. Higgins, P. Munnelly; K. Staunton, Stephen Sweeney; D. Keane, K. O'Neill, Shane Sweeney; C. Rowland, P. Cawley, D. Munnelly. Subs used: D. Dempsey, T. Howley, A. Kilcoyne.
Crossmolina: B. Heffernan; S. Rochford, D. Mulligan, F. Costello; P. Gardiner, H. McLoughlin, D. Keating; J. Nallen, G. Walsh; N. Convey, M. Moyles, P. McGuinness; L. Moffatt, J. Keane, J. Leonard. Subs: J. Fergus, G. O'Malley, M. Loftus, D. Hegarty, B. Benson.
Referee: V. Neary (Bonniconlon). 

And the report from the first drawn game:

Wednesday, November 26, 2003 :

GAA: Stalemate prevails after game of twists and turns   


Welcome Inn Hotel Mayo G.A.a. League Division One Final
Crossmolina 1-18, Knockmore 3-12

THE proven gladiators of Mayo senior football since the mid-nineties, Crossmolina and Knockmore, were deadlocked at the top of the points table after the completion of the twelve rounds of Division One of the Welcome Inn League, and last Sunday at James Stephens Park, Ballina, in a play-off to decide the league champions, Crossmolina and Knockmore again finished all square, after a period extra time.
The replay will take place at the same venue next Sunday and, while the result will almost certainly remain in doubt until the final seconds, the attendance will be well over the1,000 mark for the second part of the two-part thriller.
Knockmore will be without centre-back Peter Clarke for the replay, as he was booked on a flight
to Australia yesterday (Monday).
The commitment, excitement and thrills that have highlighted the many summer championship battles between those two great rivals over the past seven years were very much in evidence in the third week of November, and it would have been an injustice to the wholeheartedness displayed by both sides had there been a loser last Sunday.
There was no shortage of controversy either, particularly surrounding one Crossmolina score five minutes from the end of the original game, when Liam Moffatt was credited with a point that was to rescue the Deelsiders and extend the drama by a further twenty minutes.
Everybody else at the game believed the ball had gone wide by at least twelve inches but the umpires were in no doubt and raised the white flag to tie the game for an eighth time.
The great rivals were deadlocked on two further occasions in the extra time period, including an O'Neill leveling point two minutes into stoppage time of the second period of extra time.
Three minutes into the second period of extra time, Crossmolina appeared to have one hand on the cup following a Johnny Leonard goal to extend the Deel Rovers advantage to five points.
But, incredibly, Knockmore found the confidence and the energy in those remaining dramatic minutes of extra time to delay the drawing of the curtain to the 2003 Mayo football season for another seven days at least.

Mighty effort

But having succeeded in keeping their league hopes breathing, it took an almighty effort from players such as Kevin Staunton, Shane Sweeney, Declan Sweeney, Kevin O'Neill, John Brogan and Stephen Sweeney to see them survive.
Crossmolina looked the part in the opening twenty minutes, their sweeping play causing all kinds of problems for the Knockmore defence.
Michael Moyles, Joe Keane, Paul McGuinness and Liam Moffatt were constant nightmares in the Knockmore defence and goals should have been scored on at least two occasions in the first quarter.
Stephen Rochford, Francis Costello, and Peadar Gardiner were equally solid in the Crossmolina defence to limit their opponents to just two points from frees by Kevin O'Neill until near the end of the first period.
Indeed, Knockmore had to wait until the 27th minute for their first score from play, a goal by Damien Munnelly to pull back a 0-7 to 0-2 deficit to two points.
The goal opportunity developed when a fine delivery by Shane Sweeney was deflected to the net by Munnelly, who outjumped goalkeeper Barry Heffernan to
connect with the ball.
That goal was the spur Knockmore needed to raise their game and, after trailing 0-7 to 1-3 at the interval, by the 33rd minute had taken a 1-5 to 0-7 advantage.
From then on the game developed into a titanic struggle, the advantage changing from side to side.

Penalty

An opportunity for Crossmolina to pull clear by three points developed early in the second half when they were awarded
a penalty. However,
Moffatt's attempt flew over the bar.
Michael Moyles, who turned in a tremendous game, had eased Crossmolina two points clear when the game took another twist with Knockmore's second goal from substitute Cormac
Rowland, from a move involving Staunton and Shane Sweeney.
Four minutes later Knockmore looked sure to hammer in another goal when Damien Munnelly was fed a great ball by Paul Munnelly in behind the Deel Rovers defence. However, Barry Heffernan was off his line to unbalance the Knockmore
corner forward who sent his goal attempt wide of the empty net.
The introduction of Johnny Leonard and Brian Benson to the Crossmolina attack after forty-five minutes was significant as both went on to play vital roles. Benson was only in the action less than 90 seconds when he restored a one-point lead for the Deel Rovers. The Crossmolina teenager also set up Paul McGuinness for another point to leave the Deel Rovers 0-17 to 2-10 ahead at the end of the first period of additional time.
The tempo of the game increased considerably midway in the second half with points being exchanged by O'Neill, Munnelly, Moffatt and Joe Keane to leave Knockmore 2-9 to 0-14 ahead with five minutes remaining.
Then came that controversial Liam Moffatt score to force the period of extra time.
Seconds from the end, though, Crossmolina heartbeats thumped loudly when Kevin O'Neill floated a 45 metre free into the goalmouth, but James Nallen managed to deflect the ball onto the crossbar and eventually it was scrambled clear.
Crossmolina led by 0-17 to 2-10 at the end of the first ten-minute period of extra time and when
Moffatt increased the lead to two points on the restart and then extended it to five points following Johnny Leonard's fisted goal from a Noel Convey centre, the issue looked resolved.
A Gerard Higgins point from play and a goal by O'Neill from a penalty after Munnelly was grounded, set up the final seconds for a grandstand finish.
Two minutes of stoppage time had elapsed when Knockmore were awarded a close-in free from which O'Neill made no mistake in guaranteeing another epic next
Sunday.

Scorers
Crossmolina: Liam Moffatt and Michael Moyles 0-4 each, Johnny Leonard 1-0, Joe Keane and Noel Convey 0-3 each, Paul McGuinness 0-2, James Fergus and Brian Benson 0-1 each.
Knockmore: Kevin O'Neill 1-9, Damien Munnelly1-2, Cormac Rowland 1-0, Ger Higgins 0-1.
Crossmolina: B. Heffernan; S. Rochford, K. O'Boyle, F. Costello; P. Gardiner, H. McLoughlin, D. Keating; J. Nallen, G. Walsh; N. Convey, M. Moyles P. McGuinness; L. Moffatt, J. Keane, J. Fergus. Subs used: J. Leonard, B. Benson.
Knockmore: P. Reape; J. Coy, D. Sweeney, J. Brogan; A. Higgins, P. Clarke, K. Langan; K. Staunton, Stephen Sweeney; G. O'Hora, K. O'Neill, Shane Sweeney; A. Butler, P. Cawley, D. Munnelly. Subs used: Paul Munnelly, Aiden Kilcoyne, Cormac Rowland, G. Higgins.
Referee: V. Neary (Bonniconlon).

Can't get a report on the replay, that site is hit and miss with numerous editions missing.