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Abbeydorney 1-17
St Brendan’s 2-10
ABBEYDORNEY upset the odds with an awesome second half display to beat fancied St Brendan’s on Sunday afternoon.
A period in the second half where Abbeydorney scored 1-6 without reply sealed the Ardfert side’s fate in this Senior Hurling County Championship first round match in Causeway.
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Abbeydorney’s David Egan heads for goal with St Brendan’s Daniel Finnegan looking on. Photo by Dermot Crean.
Ardfert were flattered by the four point margin, a goal in third minute of added time by David Griffin, put a bit more respectability on the scoreboard for the 2013 champions.
In the early exchanges in this second game of a double header at a sun drenched Causeway – which looked immaculate from top to bottom – it was St Brendan’s who came out of the traps flying.
After just three minutes they hit 1-1, the goal coming from Tim Hannafin who linked up well with John Egan who was loitering with intent and looking dangerous.
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Ardfert’s David Griffin breaks ahead of the Abbeydorney defence. Photo by Dermot Crean.
Abbeydorney, showed resolve however and battled back into the game though their play was marred by a number of wides and missed goal opportunities.
The first half ended with St Brendan’s leading by four points, 1-6 to 0-5. The second period of the game opened with both sides exchanging scores, but it wouldn’t be long before the dam broke and Abbeydorney unleashed a 10 minute spell of scoring which St Brendan’s had no answer.
Abbeydorney, knocked over 1-6 without reply going from three points down to six points up. At this stage, John Egan’s ability to influence the game was non existent.
A packed goalmouth for Abbeydorney v St Brendans. Photo by Dermot Crean.
St Brendan’s attempted to hit back and brought the game to within three points, but Abbeydorney showed resolve once more and hit back with three scores in a row putting them six points up with a minute remaining, the pick of the bunch being two fantastic solo points by David Egan who was ripping through the Ardfert defence.
St Brendan’s would get a consolation goal in added from David Griffin, but the day belonged to Abbeydorney and the underdog.
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Abbeydorney: PJ Keane 0-9 (5f), Eoin Egan 1-0, David Egan 0-2, Brian O’Leary 0-2, Daniel O’Leary 0-2, Kieran Dineen and Ivan McCarthy 0-1
St Brendans: David Griffin 1-2, John Egan 0-5 (5f), Tim Hannafin 1-0, Eric Leen, Eamonn Corridon and Kevin Orpin a point apiece
Teams
Abbeydorney: Nigel Roche, Alex O’Mahony, Aidan Healy, Michael Hannafin, Niall O’Connor, Kieran Dineen, Brian O’Leary, David O’Mahony, Stephen O’Connor, James O’Connor, Darragh O’Brien, PJ Keane, Stevie O’Sullivan, Eoin Egan, David Egan
Substitutes: Ivan McCarthy for Brian O’Leary (16), Kieran Hannafin for Darragh O’Brien (Half Time), Daniel O’Leary for Stevie O’Sullivan (Half Time)
St Brendans: Darren Delaney, Rory Horgan, Jerry Wallace, Daniel Finnegan, Eamon Corridon, Darren Dineen, Kevin Orpin, Fionan Horgan, Denis Moriarty, David Griffin, Kevin Skinner, Stephen Leen, Fionan Maskessy, Tim Hannafin, John Egan
Substitutes: Eric Leen for Kevin Orpin (39), Conor Flaherty for Daniel Finnegan (53), Jack Savage for Denis Moriarty (53)
Tim Hannafin nets St Brendan’s early goal. Photo by Dermot Crean.
St Brendan’s Stephen Leen and Abbeydorney’s,Darragh O’Brien contest a puck out. Photo by Dermot Crean.
St Brendan’s Darren Dineen solos out with the ball. Photo by Dermot Crean.
Abbeydorney’s Kieran Dineen, clears a ball while St Brendan’s Fionan Horgan tries to get a block in. Photo by Dermot Crean.
St Brendan’s, Alex O’Mahony, puts pressure on Abbeydorney’s, Stevie O’Sullivan. Photo by Dermot Crean.
Action from Abbeydorney v St Brendans. Photo by Dermot Crean.
Almost every vantage point was taken up in Causeway. Photo by Dermot Crean.
The Senior Hurling County Championship is always a great social outing. Photo by Dermot Crean.
Fans enjoying the atmosphere in Causeway on Sunday. Photo by Dermot Crean.
Supporters were treated to some fine weather and equally fine hurling in Causeway on Sunday. Photo by Dermot Crean.
