Dowdallshill G.F. & A.C.

Round 2, Castlebellingham Fri night July 23rd

Dowdallshill  0-9   St Fechins  0-9

Our lads came from 6-1 and 9-7 behind to force a deserved draw with the Fechins, however the result wasn't good enough to see us to clinch top-spot in the section. Instead, the Termonfeckinmen were deemed Group winners, by virtue of score difference and their bigger win over the John Mitchells.

This game was one we could certainly have won, but for some wayward shooting.

After falling 6-1 in arrears, we recovered well and just trailed by 3 points at the break, 7-4.

Scores weren't in plentiful supply in the 2nd half, but entering the closing stages, it was the Fechins who held the whip hand at 9-7.

However we forced the issue in the closing minutes, sending over the last 2 scores to force the draw.

Team and scorers:

                                                      Gary Corrigan

Cathal Mc Shane                            Damien Fanning                Damien Murphy

Seamus Agnew                               Eamon Duffy                      Anton Rogers

                               Vincent Mc Kevitt             Peter Hughes

Noel Finnegan                                 Ciaran O'Callaghan            David Lynam

Ciaran Sheridan                               Paul Gill                              Noel Mohan

Sub: Fra Agnew for David Lynam.

Scorers: Noel Finnegan 0-5, Paul Gill 0-1, Seamus Agnew 0-1, Anton Rogers 0-1, Ciaran Sheridan 0-1.

Best players: Damien Fanning, Noel Mohan, Seamus Agnew, Peter Hughes, Ciaran O'Callaghan and Noel Finnegan.

Referee: Kevin Carroll.  

Round 1, Knockbridge Thursday night 15th July

Dowdallshill   1-16      John Mitchells  0-5

This comfortable win over the Mitchells in our opening Group fixture, means we're already assured our place in the q-finals.

In truth, we were never troubled from the outset, and a goal from former c'ship winning captain Ciaran O'Callaghan had us in the ascendancy by the break, at which point we led 1-8 to 0-1.

We went on to add eight points in the second half, while at the same time, the Mitchels could only muster-up four scores.

On the night, we had good displays from Peter Hughes and Ciaran O'Callaghan along with Paul Gill and Noel Finnegan who contributed a large share of our points.

Team and scorers:

                                                      Gary Corrigan

Damien Murphy                           Gordon McAlester                        Cathal McShane

Seamus Agnew                              Eamon Duffy                               Anton Rogers

                                              Vincent McKevitt    Peter Hughes

Noel Finnegan                               Ciaran O'Callaghan                       David Agnew

Noel Mohan                                        Paul Gill                                  Ciaran Sheridan

Subs: David Lynam for David Agnew, Brendan Maguire for Ciaran O'Callaghan, David McCrave for Peter Hughes, Vincent Roe for Cathal MCShane and Dermot Smith for Ciaran Sheridan.

Scorers: Noel Finnegan 0-6, Paul Gill 0-3, Vincent Mc Kevitt 0-2, Ciaran O'Callaghan 1-0, Cathal Mc Shane 0-1, Seamus Agnew 0-1, Eamon Duffy 0-1, Ciaran Sheridan 0-1, David Lynam 0-1. 

Referee: Donal Brady.