Rearcross 'B' 3 - Cormacstown 'B' 4

Rearcross B were at home to Cormackstown 'B' last Sunday morning. The visitors made the better start and enjoyed a lot of possesion and had the Rearcross defence under pressure in the opening ten mintues, however it was Reacross who struck first in the 11 minute, when Noel Deegan stole the ball from the Cormackstown centre half and took it to the by line and pulled back for Eamon Devitt to tap in from close range. Cormackstown continueed to put pressure on the Rearcross defence and were rewarded in the 25 minute when the ball was headed home following a cross from the right wing. Cormackstown added a second before half time when the ball was scrabbled to the net from two yards following a corner kick. Rearcross started the brighter in the second half and were rewarded ten mintues into the half when Nigel Ryan who was a half time substitue, capitalised on a defensive misunderstanding beteen the Cormackstown goal keeper and centre half, stole the ball and tapped into a empty net. Rearcross now enjoyed their best spell of the game and exerted alot of presure on Cormackstown and were rewarded with a fine drive from Nigel Ryan from the edge of the box into the top corner when the ball broke to him from a cross on the right wing. Cormackstown responded and upped their game and for the next ten minutes and had Rearcross on the back foot. Rearcross defended well and kept out several Cormackstown attacks. The Thurles sides pressure eventually paid when the ball was headed to the net by a Rearcross defender. Cormackstown pressed for a winner and got it with eight mintues to go when a shot from the edge of the box curled pass the Rearcross keeper and into the bottom right corner. Rearcross tried to salvage a point over the next few mintues but were unable to breach the Cormackstown defence.

Rearcross 'B': Thomas Kennedy, Paudie Devitt, Denis Kennedy, Tommy Ryan Luke, Michael Carey, Damien Ryan, Davy Ryan Luke, Derek Kennedy, Liam Ryan, Noel Deegan, Eamon Devitt.
Subs: Nigel Ryan, Darren Quigley, Thoe English, Sean Nolan