by Club P.R.O | Apr 7, 2017 | Club News, Match Reports |
East Cork U21 C Football Championship Carraig na bhFear 1-07 Cobh 2-01 Sat 1st April – Lisgoold Carraig na bhFears u21 footballers claimed a first championship title at this age for 11 years with a well deserved 1-07 to 2-01 win over Cobh in Lisgoold. Playing against the strong breeze in the opening half, Carraig settled well and an early Conor Hayes point gave the team an early lead they would never surrender. Cobh attacked quickly in the early stages, but strong defensive displays from David Sweeney, Paul Sheehan and outstanding centre back Michael Ahern saw Carraig holding firm. Darragh Cronin and Shane Farrell were getting through a mountain of work on the flanks, while points from Oisin Crowley and the lively Adam O’Sullivan extended the lead to leave us three points to the good after the opening quarter. It was a tight game with both sides guilty of missed chances throughout. Carraig got a big boost on 22 minutes when a long ball in from Oisin found Adam O’Sullivan in the right corner, his pass to Ryan Galvin at full forward dragged the defence out of position before he picked out left corner forward Conor O’Brien, who shot expertly to the back of the net for the games opening goal. From the kickout, Oisin Crowley won possession and pointed after a mazy run, to leave us 1-04 to 0-0 ahead. Cobh were not done however and a long ball over the top found their full forward in space and he finished well for their opening score after 25 minutes. A quick point followed and the seasiders tails were...
