U12 Boys Shield
Kerry 2
Wicklow 1
Evergreen Park Kilkenny
Eoin Horkan
In what was the penultimate
game of the weekend it was Kerry who came
away with the victory even after a late rally from the Wicklow men.
The long trip up to Kilkenny
didn’t seem to affect the Kerry men as they started to control the game from
the opening whistle. Within five minutes a Nathan Anthony shot had whistled
past the Wicklow goal. Inside ten minutes the same man had the ball in the back
of the net only for it to be ruled out for offside. The men from the south’s strike partnership were causing havoc. This
time it was the turn of Mason Sheehy Elston to try his luck after a pass from
Kian Cronin . His effort flew into the net to give his side the lead midway
through the half. It was that man Sheehy who broke away again minutes later but
with the goal at his mercy Dylan O’ Neill pulled off an excellent save to keep
his side in the tie.
After the Sheehy effort
Wicklow started to gain control around the middle through Cian and Rian Ward,
this control led to half chances for their side but they didn’t fail to covert
any of these efforts. With the final attack of the half and against the run of
play Sheehy broke through again but his lobbed effort as the keeper advanced
bounced narrowly wide of the target. Leaving the minimum between the sides at
the break.
Straight from the kick off
Wicklow pushed forward and after some great work from Tyler McElvaney he laid
the ball to Rian Ward whose strike was magnificently kept out by Ben O’
Sullivan. This threat seemed to awaken the opposition again as the
aforementioned Sheehy who was a constant danger had the next two chances of the
half but both were well kept out but O’ Neill who was coming out on top in this
battle. It was third time lucky for Sheehy as he managed to scramble an effort
home after the ball pinballed around the Wicklow box.
Kerry were now in complete control
of this tie passing the ball around with ease and it looked like all they had
to do was wait till the final whistle . Wicklow had other ideas because with
five minutes to go Alessio Coppola drove down the wing before firing a cross
into Evan Gregan who rattled the back of the net. With time left on the clock
the boys from the southeast pushed forward to try and level the tie , this was
to no avail as Kerry held strong to come out victorious.
Wicklow; 1 Dylan O’ Neill, 2
Sean Byrne, 3 Freddie Kavanagh, 4 Donagh McKerr, 5 Cian Ward, 7 Kevin Yan, 8
Rian Ward, 9 Tyler Kenny, 10 Alessio Coppola.
Subs Used; 11 Robbie Doyle, 14
Evan Gregan, 6 Nadal Kingne, Oskar Dominik, 12 Ciaran Kenny, 15 AJ Long.
Kerry: 1 Ben O’ Sullivan, 2
Sam Moriarty, 3 Iarla O’ Donavan, 4 Michael Carmody, 6 Kian Cronin, 7 Rian
Foley, 9 Mason Sheehy Elston, 10 Nathan Anthony, 11 Eric Corcoran.
Subs Used; 5 Daniel O’ Leary,
8 Eoghan O’ Driscoll, 13 Denys Moiseiev, 20 Eanna Leahy.
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