Match Results & Reports

Birdhill 2 - Rearcross 'A' 5

Rearcross 'A' defeated Birdhill 5-2 in a league game played at the Birdhill venue last Sunday morning, Birdhill made a good start to the game but failed to hit the target, Val Kennedy gave Rearcross the lead in the 14th minute when he scored from the edge of the eighteen yard box. Emmet Steed made it two nil five minutes later when he knocked the ball to the net from close range. Rearcross were again dominant at the start of the second half and went three nil ahead in the 54th minute when Denis Kennedy found PJ McLoughlin in space who finished from close range. Birdhill pulled a goal back on 61 minutes when the ball broke to Davy Hayes who finished to the roof of the net. Rearcross increased their lead in the 75th minute when Thomas Kennedy crossed to Emmet Steed who headed home from the edge of the six yard box. Birdhill scored a second goal in the 79th minute when Frank Gleeson was on target from the penalty spot. The result was put beyond doubt in the 87th minute when Emmet Steed completed his hat-trick with a well struck penalty.

Rearcross 'A': Oliver Kennedy, Denis Kennedy, Brendan Deegan, John Ryan(L), Martin McLoughlin, Darren Malone, Martin McLoughlin, Val Kennedy, Emmet Steed, Ger Kennedy, Thomas Kennedy, PJ McLoughlin. Subs: Derek O'Toole, Declan O'Toole

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