Puckane
1 -
Rearcross 'A' 4
Rearcross 'A' had to work hard to come out on top against a
tenacious Puckane side on a 4-1 score line in a league fixture played in Puckane
last Sunday afternoon, the opening exchanges were fair and even, however it
was the home side who went ahead in the 4th minute with a clinical finish
from outside the box that flew to the top right hand corner. Rearcross worked
their way back in to the game and levelled on twenty two minutes when Diarmuid
Sheehy got a headed flick to a free kick from out on the left, Davy O'Toole's
touch was deft as the ball finished in the back of the net. The game was on
a knife edge after this with chances falling to both sides, Shane Reynolds
came closest for Rearcross when his well struck effort forced a fine save
out of Puckane keeper late in the half. Rearcross eventually got the vital
breakthrough with twenty minutes remaining when a Joey Nolan corner kick was
met with perfection by Derek O'Toole who's headed effort sailed to the roof
of the net. A flowing move on the left produced goal number three in the 77th
minute when PJ McLoughlin was well positioned to head his third of the campaign
past the Puckane net minder. The visitors were well on top at this stage and
went 4-1 ahead with five minutes remaining when Derek O'Toole broke from inside
his own half and skewed a left legged effort to the net despite the best efforts
of Shane Kelly in the Puckane goal. Joey Nolan had the ball between the Puckane
posts late in the game, however play was called back for an off side infringement.
Puckane: Shane Kelly, Wesley Hayes, Andy Murphy, Stephen Griffin, John
Maher, Dan Hackett, John Lynch, Brendan Kelly, John Hayes, Brian Freeman,
Mick Ryan
Subs: Conor Hayes, Thomas Seymour
Rearcross 'A': Ger Kennedy, Declan O'Toole, John Ryan Luke, Shane Reynolds,
Emmet Steed, Liam O'Toole, Diarmuid Sheehy, Matthew Ryan Luke, PJ McLoughlin,
Derek O'Toole, Davy O'Toole
Subs: Joey Ryan for Davy O'Toole, Joey Nolan for Liam O'Toole, Martin McLoughlin
for PJ McLoughlin
Referee: Kamel Rhemone