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PRESS
RELEASE
League
Match
Mullabrack v Dorsey Emmet’s
Sunday 21st October 2007
The final game of the season
for both teams provided a fine spectacle of good football. Both
teams had good chances in the opening minutes, however it was not
until the 8th minute that Mullabrack opened the scoring
through Stephen Carberry. Martin Rice in the full forward line then
won a free on the 20 yard line which Philip Agnew converted. Dorsey
then sparked into life with two points on the bounce.
Dara Smith in the Mullabrack
midfield was catching everything from the kick out. On 15 minutes he
caught a long kick out from Danny O’Hanlon and sent the ball into
Martin Rice who managed to evade the defender. He lobbed the ball
over the last defender to Eamon Boylan who shot past the advancing
keeper for the first goal of the game.
Dorsey were not phased by
this goal and took three quick scores of their own with Gerard Agnew
and Phelim Sands replying for Mullabrack leaving the half time score
at 1:4 to 5 points in Mullabracks favour.
Mullabrack started the
second half as the ended the first with a great score from Dara
Smith from 40 yards out from goal. Dorsey replied within 3 minutes,
however once again Mullabrack replied through Eamon Boylan on the
edge of the square.
The game was proving to be a
tight affair with Martin Rice and Dara Smith winning good ball
against their opponents. Stephen Sands and Colin Murphy used all
their experience to ensure the Dorsey forwards did not get it all
their own way. Stephen Carberry, John Conlon and Hugh McSorely
spoiled much of the Dorsey play at half back and from this many of
the Mullabrack scores were launched.
At 1:6 to 6 points after 10
minutes Mullabrack continued to take scores with Gerard Agnew
scoring three and Phelim Sands with his second of the game, before
Dorsey replied with a point of their own leaving the score at 1:9 to
7 points. Then came the turning point of the game. Colin Donnelly
caught a good ball far out on the right hand side line. He sent the
ball towards the Dorsey square and unfortunately a misunderstanding
between the Dorsey keeper and defender left the ball in the back of
the Dorsey net.
With time running out there
was no way back for a spirited Dorsey side. With final exchanges of
points the referee blew the game up with a final score of Mullabrack
2:10, Dorsey 9 points.
This was a good result and
performance for a Mullabrack side who had tried and trained hard all
year. The club can now look forward to a break ready for the start
of the new season in 2008. In the meantime the club is running a
night at the races on Saturday 27th October in Devlins
bar, Armagh from 8.30pm. All are welcome to attend. Finally the
annual dinner will be taking place on Friday 16th
November at the Hilgrove Hotel. Tickets are available from committee
members.
Mullabrack Team
Danny O’Hanlon, Hugh
McSorely, Dara Smith, Stephen Sands, Phelim Sands, Eamon Boylan,
Gerard Agnew, Philip Agnew, Martin Rice, John Conlon Colin Donnelly,
Stephen Baxter Colin Murphy Stephen Carberry, Sean Paul Henry.
Subs: Liam Conlon, Mickey
McCusker
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