Junior A Football Championship
Aughrim 3-12
Hollywood 1-7
An Tochár Gaa
Eoin Horkan
Sunday evening saw the opening round of the Junior A
football championship take centre stage in Roundwood, with Aughrim coming out
on top in a game played in some very wet conditions.
Both sides made some late changes to the program with
players been unavailable due to injury or having played for the club’s other
team in the grade above.
Aughrim flew out of the traps with full froward Conor
Phelan tapping over an early point from play, before slotting a free to double
the scores. Corner forward Adam Keegan let fly for a point from long range,
this effort ended up in the back of the net instead.
This early flurry of scored from Aughrim had let them
gain a foothold in the game. Hollywood slowly started to ply with full forward
James Mooney firing over a free in anger. Conor Lambert then added his name to
the score sheet for Aughrim with a well taken curling shot.
With the game heading towards the water break
Hollywood launched one final attack, this lead to James Mooney getting his foot
to a ball , which resulted in a goal. Leaving only 2 between them at the first
break.
After the break Aughrim kept their foot on the pedal
notching 4 scores without reply, the first coming from midfielder Eoin Forsyth.
Ex Wexford youth soccer player Adan Rochford weaved
his way through the defence before pointing. Phelan added another free before
Lambert slotted another monster from play. Hollywood solitary response came
from another free from Mooney. This left 5 between the sides at the interval.
Hollywood broke out of the traps quicker in the 2nd
half getting the first two scores both coming from place balls from Mooney who
was now giving an exhibition on free taking with both feet.
Aughrim then hit another purple patch with another
four unanswered scores. Roving wing back Dan O’ Hare made his way up the field
to fire over. The next three scores all came from the boot of the goal scorer
Adam Keegan, this extended the gap to 6 by the 2nd water break.
The final quarter was a much tighter affair as both
sides started to empty their benches. This didn’t stop Phelan poking home a 2nd
goal for Aughrim. Mooney and Phelan then traded points, before Hollywood
sub-Ciaran Maguire was giving his marching orders for a wild kick out at an
Aughrim player.
The final score of the game for Aughrim came from Dean
Newsome whose effort flew high into the net.
Hollywood got a consolation score through that man Mooney who added one
final point from play.
Aughrim: Cillian Donegan: Dean Newsome (1-0) Alan
Cotton, Jason Doyle: Dan O’ Hare (0-1), Ian Clancy, Ben Stephenson: Eoin Forsyth
(0-1), Pierce Lawlor; Adan Rochford (0-1), Conor Lambert (0-2), Shane
McGuickian; Adam Keegan(1-3) , Conor Phelan (1-4 2fs) , Michael Brennan
Subs Used: Paul Lacey for Eoin Forsyth
Hollywood: Stephen Burke: Kevin Cullen, Paul Kelly,
Darren Healy: Ben Burke, Brendan Harkin, Andrew Corrigan: Nathan O’ Sullivan,
Liam Callanan: Eoin Clarke, Conall Byrne, Thomas Kelly: Kevin Pat Clarke, James
Mooney (1-7 6fs) , John Mooney
Subs Used: Cathal Maguire for Stephen Burke, John
Burke for Kevin Pat Clarke
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