Match Reports

Senior FC Semi final Vs St Patricks

25/03/2016
Kilmoganny Senior Footballers advance to County Final

The Kilmoganny senior footballers played county semi-final on Good Friday against St.Patrick’s in James Stephens, Kells Rd. Kilmoganny got off to a brilliant start when within the first four minutes they had scored two goals and the point with the Tommy Maher and Ciaran Kieran Bergin getting the goals and Kenny Moore getting the point. St Patrick’s eventually got on the scoreboard and put over two fine points and then hit the net to put only two points between decides. It was Kilmoganny who were playing the better football even though they were playing against a very strong breeze. They indeed had the majority of possession and were in their opponents half for much of the game. David Herity got his first point from play well Kieran won back the ball and laid it off to David. St.Patricks then slotted a point before Davy was fouled again and he stood up and coolly slotted it over the bar. St Patricks responded with a good point. Kieran then made a good run forward and his shot hit of the upright and over the bar to put a goal between the teams. Then came a very lucky goal for Kilmoganny when a mistake in St Patricks defence gifted Darren Fitzpatrick the ball and he Cooly lobbed the keeper to send the sides at half time Kilmoganny 3-04 St.Patricks 1-04.
Peter Kenneally game on for Canice Hickey at half time. St.Patrick’s had their best passage of play in the opening 10 minutes of the second-half however it only yielded one point from play which was to be their only score of the half. Kilmoganny were now playing with a strong breeze were on top all over the field with David Herity pointing three frees to extend the lead as we headed into the last quarter. Peter Kenneally, Kenny Moore and Ronan Coffey added three further points from play to underline Kilmoganny’s advantage. Kilmoganny could afford to bring further subs as we headed into the file 10 minutes with John Fitzpatrick coming on for Tommy and Donal O'Shea coming on for Ronan but not before Ronan scored a good point for play. David Herity added to his tally with a well taken free just as we headed for the hour mark but it was Aidan Donovan who had come on for Darren Fitz who had the last say with a well taken point from play. Full time in a bitterly cold James Stevens Kilmoganny 3-12 St Patrick’s 1-05. Kilmoganny displayed some excellent defending and passages of play and were on top for most of his game and now advance to the county final.

Panel:- Aaron Doherty,Mark Heffernan, Noel Hickey, Liam Heffernan,Mark Dowling, Canice Hickey (Peter Kenneally),Eoghan Kearney (Paul Kirwan), Sean Connery, William Phelan(C), Kenny Moore, David Herity, Darren Fitzpatrick (Aidan Donovan), Tommy Maher (John Fitzpatrick), Kiernan Bergin, Ronan Coffey (Donal O’Shea), Roy Cullen, Jim Fallon, Jack Brett, Andrew Fitzpatrick, William Bergin, Brian Farrell, Seaghan O’Neil