Moneygall
3 - Rearcross 'A' 3
Rearcross 'A' led three times but a resilient Moneygall bounced back to share of the spoils in this Premier League game played at the Moneygall venue last Sunday morning, Moneygall made the first incision and forced a save out of Jim Caplis from a free kick in the 4th minute, Rearcross were then denied when Liam Ryan's long range effort clipped the crossbar. Paddy Ryan Luke foraged on the half hour mark with Moneygall keeper Philip Larkin making the save. The woodwork was to deny Liam Ryan again minutes later when another long range effort thumped of the crossbar. Rearcross went ahead shortly before the break when Paddy Ryan Luke found space to poke the ball to the corner of the net. Tom Toohey brought Moneygall back in to the game ten minutes after the restart with a well struck free kick from the edge of the box. Rearcross were let off the hook three minutes later when Jim Caplis got down well to scramble the ball away from the goal line. Rearcross were back in front in the 70th minute when Emmet Steed's shot came back out to Paddy Ryan Luke who knocked to the net from close range. Moneygall counter attacked and a high ball down the center caused consternation in the Rearcross rearguard as Billy Hayes got behind and drilled between the posts. Rearcross recovered from this set back and went ahead for the third time with nine minutes remaining when Paddy Ryan Luke was upended in the box before Damien Mullins blasted home from the penalty spot, Moneygall surged forward and restored parity three minutes later after Billy McCormack's free kick sailed to the back of the net, the game finished in somewhat controversial circumstances that saw two Rearcross players red carded to bring a luckless outing for Rearcross to an end.
Moneygall: Philip Larkin, David Gleeson, Billy McCormack,
Mark Costello, Tadgh Kennedy, Tom Toohey, Brian Quinlan, John O'Meara, Robert
Jones, Billy Hayes, Eamon McCormack
Aidan Ryan, Derek O'Meara, Stephen Maher
Rearcross 'A': Jim Caplis, Eamon Devitt, Derek O'Toole, Diarmuid Sheehy,
Damien Mullins, PJ McLoughlin, Sean Mullins, Liam Nolan(B), Liam Ryan, Emmet
Steed, Paddy Ryan Luke
Subs: Kevin Mullins for PJ McLoughlin (71st minute), Declan O'Toole for Liam
Ryan 80th minute)
Subs Not Used: Simon Kennedy, Tommy Ryan
Referee: Kamel Rhemone