Junior A Football

 

Junior A Football Championship Round 2

 Aughrim 3-9

 Bray Emmets 1-6

 Aughrim Community Grounds

 Eoin Horkan

 A second half Alex Kavanagh hat trick was the major difference between the sides on Saturday evening.

 

From the opening few minutes it was clear to see that both sides would find it difficult to score from play as the defenders seemed to be getting the better of their opponents.

The deadlock was finally broken after five minutes with an Adam Keegan effort for the home side.  As the half went on Bray pushed forward and took the lead with two dead balls off the boot of Niall McGraynor. It was then the turn of Conor Phelan to equalize for his side. Another McGraynor free gave his side the lead before Alex Kavanagh fired over his first point of the day leaving the sides level at the break.

After the interval Kavanagh doubled his account as he was starting to find his feet inside. Bray’s midfielder Adam Prunty was then shown the line for an off the ball incident early in the half. Both sides then landed frees with McGraynor and Phelan slotting over. The home side then hit a purple patch firing a goal and four points in an eight-minute spell with two minors from Conor Lambert and a Mick Brennan effort as he drove from midfield, Dean Newsone then found his range with a great effort. This was in between a goal from a penalty from Alex Kavanagh. A final McGraynor effort this time from play reduced the gap slightly before his teammate Evan Barry palmed into the net to ensure a nervy finish. This was until Kavanagh once again stepped up for his sides, netting twice in the final minutes of play to give his side a deserved victory.

After the final whistle the referee gave a second yellow to Conor Phelan as both sides left the field of play.

 

Aughrim: Mark Shannon; Finn Byrne, Oision Keegan, Hugh Gunning; Shane McGuckian, Conor Lambert (0-2), Ian Clancy; Sean Campbell. Mick Brennan (0-1); Joe McGuckian, Conor Phelan (0-2fs), Adam Keegan (0-1), Alex Kavanagh (3-2 1 pen) , Robert Lambert, Dean Newsome (0-1).

Subs Used: Darragh O Shea for Conor Lambert (48(, Andy Holt for Sean Campbell (53), Jonathan O’ Connor for Dean Newsome (55).

 

Bray Emmets: Eoin Khan; Dan Kelly. Finn Green, Mark Cusack; Ross Hayde, Conal Butler, Cormac Martin; Adam Prunty, Niall McGraynor (0-6 4fs), Luke Doyle; Oscar Harty, Evan Barry (1-0), Ciaran Kelly.

Subs Used: Aaron Walsh for Niall McGraynor (56), Adam Dixon Delahunty for Mark Cusack (58)