Barry Cup Final

Rearcross 'B' 1 - Templetouhy 1
[Templetouhy win 4 -1 on penalties AET]


Rearcross 'B' lost out to Templetouhy following a penalty shootout in the Barry Cup Final played at Thurles Greyhound Stadium, Templetouhy met stiffer resistance than anticipated in this encounter against a Rearcross side that surely deserved more on the day, the opening exchanges were evenly shared with Rearcross keeper Jim Caplis doing well to gather the ball under the crossbar in the 4th minute, Dean Lenihan then threatened for Rearcross in the 10th minute after taking up a good position, Rearcross had their opponents rattled at this stage and took the lead in the 12th minute when clever play from Paul Murphy and Thomas Kennedy on the left saw the ball break to Davy Ryan Luke who slotted to the corner of the net with a fine finish. Rearcross continued to push forward, Tommy Ryan Luke's well directed pass found James Gough who wasn't far off target with the resulting effort minutes later. Templetouhy started to come in to the game and came close from a corner kick on 24 minutes, then Kevin Fogarty slid the ball across the Rearcross goalmouth before the ball was cleared to safety, Rearcross were weathering the storm with Martin McLoughlin and Adrian Hurely putting in telling tackles. Rearcross were unlucky not to increase their tally when the ball bounced away from Paul Murphy following a goalmouth scramble in the 31st minute. Templetouhy drew level eleven minutes before the break when the ball fell to Niall Russell who knocked to the net from close range. Rearcross rallied again after this and Dean Lenihan fired in a fine effort from an acute angle, however the Templetouhy custodian got down and deflected the ball on to the upright and out for a corner kick. Jim Caplis was called in to action for Rearcross a minute before a half time with a point blank save. It was tit for tat in the second half, a Templetouhy free kick wasn't far off four minutes in to the half, John Ryan Luke, Robert Harrington and Davy Ryan Luke were dominating affairs for Rearcross with James Gough and Thomas Kennedy finding space to shoot against a stubborn Templetouhy rearguard. Tony Collins denied Rearcross midway through the second half when Anthony Ryan picked out Colin O'Doherty on the right who raced through and let fly, however the Templetouhy custodian made a superb reflex save. It was end to end at this stage and a tackle on the edge of the Rearcross box four minutes later saw the referee pointing to the penalty spot, Mark Kelly struck the ball well, however Rearcross keeper Jim Caplis was equal to the effort and made a fine save. Rearcross were robbed of a winner in the 80th minute when the ball was crossed from the right with Colin O'Doherty terribly unlucky not to scoop the ball to the net. The extra time period failed to separate the sides with both sets of defences holding firm, so it was down to a penalty shoot out to decide the issue where Templetouhy emerged victorious on a 4-1 score line, Kevin Fogarty, Brian Bowe, Martin Costigan and Tony Collins scored for the winners, while Robert Harrington netted for a luckless Rearcross side who put in a gallant performance on the day.
Our thanks to all our supporters who travelled to Thurles in large numbers in support of Rearcross 'B' and Rearcross 'A'.

Rearcross 'B': Jim Caplis, Robbie Harrington, Adrian Hurley, John Ryan Luke, Martin McLoughlin, Tommy Ryan Luke, Davy Ryan Luke, Paul Murphy, James Gough, Thomas Kennedy (Capt.), Dean Lenihan,
Subs: Anthony Ryan for Adrian Hurley, Colin O'Doherty for Dean Lenihan
Subs not used: Michael O'Gorman, Theo English, Paudie Carey, Paul Hogan, Darren Quigley, Eamon Wade, Joey Nolan.
Mascot: Cathal Kennedy
Team Management: Paudie Devitt, Joey Nolan

Templetouhy: Tony Collins, Pat Meade, Dermot Campion, Kevin Fogarty, Mark Kelly, Brian Kelly, John Sweeney, Brendan Gavin (Capt.), Brian Bowe, Eoin Dunne, Ailbe Hayden.
Subs: Michael Buggy for Brendan Gavin, Niall Russell for Pat Meade, Martin Costigan for Eoin Dunne
Subs not used: David Collins, Ray Everard, Eddie Everard, Eddie Kelly
Team Management: Richie Fogarty, Tony Collins, Dermot Campion

Referee:
Johnny Mitchell
Assistant Referees: Tony Canning, Shay Donnelly