Team Information 2010: Junior Football Management Team 2010: Teddy Holland, Dermot O'Driscoll, Pat Casey, Richard Forde, Aidan O'Reilly. Junior A Football 2010: Sponsors: Eamon Bowen Fabrication Competitions: East Cork Junior A Football Championship. First Round: Carraig na bhFear 1-06 Bride Rovers 0-08. Third Round: Carraig na bhFear 3-11 Ballinacurra 2-09 East Cork Junior A Football League Division 1. League program Junior B Football 2010: Competitions: East Cork Junior B Football Championship. First Round: Carraig na bhFear V Glenville. East Cork Junior Football League Division 3. League program

Carraig through to Championship semi final

East Cork Junior A Football Championship Quarter Final 09/05/2010 Venue: Lisgoold Carraig na bhFear 0-11 Glenbower Rovers 0-06 Carraig produced a strong second half performance to advance to the East Cork Junior A Football Championship semi final, defeating Glenbower Rovers by five points in Lisgoold on Sunday 9th May. Carraig flew out of the blocks and with the first four chances, had four points on the board. Paul Murphy opened the scoring from with a point from the left side of the goal on  the end line, with Paul O'Keeffe following up with a similar effort from the right hand side shortly afterwards. Carraigs shooting form continued with Colm O'Reilly adding his first of the night before full forward Liam Ryan scored after 8 minutes. That however, was to be Carraigs last score of the half, as Glenbower then came back into the game, creating a number of chances while Carraig wasted some great chances. Despite the mounting pressure from the Killeagh men, the Carraig defence was up to the task. Glenbower scored the next three points between and with 20 minutes gone there was just a point between the sides. Aidan Sheehan was in top form in the Carraig goal and he produced a magnificent one handed save to deny Joe Deane a goal, but Carraig did get a let off moments later when Glenbower missed another good goal opportunity, but the ball sailed left of the upright and wide. At half time the score remained Carraig 0-04 Glenbower 0-03. Carraig regrouped at half time and once again got the better start. Martin Hickey and Shane Horgan dominated midfield, while the half forward line of Con Burns, Paul O'Keeffe and Michael Minehane worked extremely hard to put the pressure on Glenbower at every opportunity. Hickey opened the scoring with a fine point. Colm O'Reilly added a point from a free and Paul Murphy followed this up with a brace of well taken points as Carraig asserted their dominance. Glenbower replied with a point at the other end and a goal line clearance from full back Tony Dunne kept the margin at four points. Hickey swung over a point off his left before Paul O'Keeffe finished off another Carraig attack with a point. A Paul Murphy free put seven points between the sides with ten minutes remaining. Glenbower tried to get back into the game but the Carraig defenders succeeded in limiting their scoring opportunities and they could manage just two further points in reply, as Carraig advanced with five points to spare. We now advance to meet three in a row chasing Cloyne in the Semi final, which will be played later this Summer. Well done to all involved on reaching this stage. Team: Aidan Sheehan, Daniel Coleman, Tony Dunne, Tomás Sheehan, Diarmuid O'Driscoll, Timmy Geaney, Stephen Casey Shane Horgan, Martin Hickey Michael Minehane, Paul O'Keeffe, Con Burns Paul Murphy, Liam Ryan, Colm O'Reilly Subs: John O'Sullivan for Colm O'Reilly Brian Galvin for Liam Ryan Scorers: P.Murphy 0-04, P. O'Keeffe, M.Hickey, C.O'Reilly 0-02 each, L.Ryan 0-01

Carraig rally to see off Ballinacurra

25/04/2010 East Cork Junior A Football Championship Third Round Venue: Lisgoold Carraig na bhFear 3-11 Ballinacurra 2-09 Carraig na bhFear advanced to the quarter finals of the East Cork Junior A Football Championship with a deserved win over a strong Ballinacurra team. Having last met in the championship in 2008, Carraig knew that Ballinacurra would certainly be no pushovers and so it proved to be, with both sides producing some excellent attacking football over the sixty minutes. A minutes silence preceded the game in memory of our club treasurer Micheál Foley, who passed away the previous Friday. When the action got under way, Ballinacurra struck first blood with an early point from a free, but already the threat of Carraigs full forward line was evident. Paul Murphy made a great run on the left wing and his fisted effort came back off the upright. Four minutes in and Carraig had a goal. Liam Ryan was on the end of a cross field ball and having shrugged off his man, he finished neatly to the net. Ballinacurra responded with a point from play as both sides created chances. Martin Hickey and Timmy Geaney were doing well at midfield, while the strong running of Paul O'Keeffe created openings for the forwards. Carraig lost centre forward Conor Hegarty to an early injury and he was ably replaced by Ronan Spillane. On ten minutes Carraig stretched their lead, this time Paul Murphy broke onto a loose ball and he picked his spot in the bottom corner to leave Carraig four points in front, 2-00 to 0-02. Murphy was on the scoreboard again with a point from the right corner midway through the half as Carraig continued to create good opportunities in front of goal. A handling error in the Carraig defence resulted in a point for Ballinacurra but Colm O'Reilly replied with a curling effort to keep the scoreboard ticking over. Ballinacurra looked to be in for a goal but a top class save from Aidan Sheehan in goal saw Carraig clear their lines. Ballinacurra did add another point but O'Reilly and Murphy responded with a point each approaching the break. In injury time, a long ball in found the Ballinacurra corner forward behind the defence and he made no mistake to close the gap to a goal, 2-04 to 1-04 at the break. Carraig turned to play with the slight breeze but it was Ballinacurra who scored first, almost immediately from the throw in, thanks to a fine run and score from their midfielder Scott Richards. Carraig then hit a purple patch, scoring 1-02 in the next five minutes. Liam Ryan was central to this. He kicked the first point of the series after winning a high ball and turning his man to swing the ball over from close range. Paul O'Keeffe was on the end of Carraigs best move of the game, involving Hickey and Spillane, and he finished well for his first point of the night. Another quick ball into the full forward line broke for Ryan, who showed all of his experience to plant the ball into the corner of the net. Back came Ballinacurra again, adding two points from frees in the 37th and 40th minutes. Carraig continued to create good openings but failed to take some of these, with O'Reilly adding a point to our total just past the midway point of the half. Spillane and Murphy combined well with John O'Sullivan also showing well on the wing throughout the game. Ballinacurra were proving to be dangerous on the counter attack and they fought their way back into the game with 1-02 in quick succession, showing great determination as Carraig were caught on the break. Now there was just a point in it with five minutes remaining. Fresh legs were introduced to good effect and with everyone redoubling their efforts, the momentum swung back to Carraig again. O'Reilly pointed three frees in the closing five minutes and the same player also added the final score from play, as the Carraig forwards pinned Ballinacurra back in their own half. Referee John Buckley blew the final whistle and Carraig had progressed with a five point winning margin to meet Glenbower Rovers in the quarter final on the 9th May. Team: Aidan Sheehan Stephen Casey, Daniel Coleman, Tomás Sheehan Diarmuid O'Driscoll, Tony Dunne, Shane Horgan Martin Hickey, Timmy Geaney Paul O'Keeffe, Conor Hegarty, John O'Sullivan Paul Murphy, Liam Ryan, Colm O'Reilly Subs: Ronan Spillane for Conor Hegarty Matthew Browne for Diarmuid O'Driscoll Darren Noonan for Tony Dunne Michael Minehane for John O'Sullivan Scorers: L.Ryan 2-01, C.O'Reilly 0-07 (0-04 frees), P. Murphy 1-02, P.O'Keeffe 0-01

Junior A's go down to Aghada in league

23/04/2010 East Cork Junior Football League Division 1 Round 8 Venue: Carraig na bhFear Carraig na bhFear 0-12 Aghada 2-09 A strong Aghada team took the points on offer in this very competitive Junior Football league match in Carraig on Tuesday, 23rd April. The sides exchanged early scores with Martin Hickey getting Carraigs opening point. Aghada took control and with Carraig struggling to get to grips with the swift play of their opponents, kicked three points to reflect their early dominance on the scoreboard. Carraig responded well and a point from a free by Colm O'Reilly was followed by a second point for the hard working Hickey. O'Reilly levelled matters on twenty minutes but Aghada broke through the Carraig defence soon after to get the opening goal of the game. Another O'Reilly free before the break rounded off the scoring to leave it Aghada 1-04 Carraig 0-05 at the break. Aghada started the second half much the sharper, tacking on three points without reply inside the opening five minutes of the half. That left Carraig five points down and with much to do, but credit to the team, they continued to try and play their way back into the game. Points from Hickey and O'Reilly reduced the margin to three again, but Aghada cancelled these out with two frees which were successfully converted. O'Reilly was proving to be Carraigs main source of points and he hit the target again after ten minutes. Aghada responded with a second goal on the counter attack. This gave them a comfortable lead but it was Carraig who were to have the better of the closing quarter, with further points from O'Reilly, Hickey and Timmy Geaney closing the margin to three points with time running out. John O'Sullivan was unlucky to see a half chance at a goal just fall the wrong side of the post but Carraig could not come any closer and Aghada held out for a deserved three point win. Team: Aidan Sheehan, Tomás Sheehan, Timmy Geaney, Daniel Coleman Diarmuid O'Driscoll, Tony Dunne, Matthew Browne Shane Horgan, Martin Hickey, Colm O'Reilly, Michael Geaney, John O'Sullivan, Martin Hickey, Liam Ryan, Brian Galvin Subs: Paul Murphy for Bryan Galvin Darren Noonan for Michael Geaney Jason Noonan for Tomás Sheehan Richard Mullins for Conor Hegarty Scorers: C.O'Reilly 0-07 (0-04 frees), M.Hickey 0-04, T.Geaney 0-01

Carraig defeat Midleton in Junior A League

East Cork Junior Football League Division 1 Round 7 Sun, 11th April Venue: Carraig na bhFear Carraig na bhFear 3-13 Midleton 1-03 With the sun shining brightly on a perfecct Sunday morning for football, Carraigs Junior A Footballers took the points on offer against Midleton with a convincing win as preparations continue for the third round of the Championship. While the scoreline suggests the match was one way traffic it certainly didn't start like that. Midleton claimed an early goal when their full forward knocked the ball from the grasp of Aidan Sheehan in the Carraig goal straight into the corner of the net. Carraig settled well however and points from Martin Hickey, Paul Murphy and Brian Galvin levelled the game after ten minutes. Midleton added a point from a free but were finding chances extremely hard to come by as the Carraig defence was in a mean mood throughout. Further points from Murphy and a Colm O'Reilly free pushed Carraig in front, while three more points before half time from Hickey, Shane Horgan and O'Reilly again extended the home sides lead to leave the half time score Carraig 0-08 Midleton 1-03. The second half saw Carraig continue to dominate, with Shane Horgan and Conor Hegarty prominent at midfield. Martin Hickey scored an early point before full forward Liam Ryan picked out Brian Galvin in the corner who finished to the net for the games opening goal. This was followed soon afterwards by a second goal, Shane Horgan racing onto the end of a great team move to find the corner of the net. Midleton added two frees to their tally either side of third goal from Hickey, as Carraig closed out the game with further points from Barrie Casey, Paul Murphy, Conor Hegarty with a beauty off his left foot and a 45 from Casey to take the spoils on a 3-13 to 1-03 full time score. Team: Aidan Sheehan Stephen Casey, Timmy Geaney, Tomás Sheehan Dee O'Driscoll, Tony Dunne, Matthew Browne Shane Horgan, Conor Hegarty Colm O'Reilly, Martin Hickey, Barrie Casey Paul Murphy, Liam Ryan, Brian Galvin Subs: Ollie Murphy for Colm O'Reilly Scorers: M.Hickey 1-03, S.Horgan, B.Galvin 1-01 each, P.Murphy 0-03 (0-01 free), C.O'Reilly 0-02 (0-01 free), C.Hegarty 0-01

Carraig well on top in Junior B league

East Cork Junior Football League Division 3 Carraig na bhFear 3-15 Lisgoold 0-09 Venue: Carraig na bhFear (College pitch) 29/03/2010 A good win in a high scoring encounter for a youthful Junior B team, when they overcame the challenge of Lisgoold on Monday, 29th March in the College pitch. With the Under 21 team due to take on St. Catherines in the Championship, this was an opportunity for the selectors to give the majority of the Under 21 team some much needed game time. With the Junior A's having lined out the previous day, there were plenty eager to impress the management in the hopes of breaking into the team. Carraig opened the scoring through corner forward Jamie Fouhy but this was quickly cancelled out by a free for Lisgoold which was well converted. This was as good as it got for Lisgoold however, as Carraig took over and three points from Paul O'Keeffe, together with one from John O'Sullivan, pushed open a four point lead. This was added to midway through the half by a well taken goal from John Healy. Lisgoold pointed from a free again before Fouhy added his second point of the half and Brian Twomey hit the back of the net for Carraigs second goal, to leave the half time score Carraig 2-06 Lisgoold 0-02. Carraig started the second half in ruthless fashion with substitute John Mullins scoring a third goal for the home side. Another half time sub, Aaron Dorgan, got his name on the scoresheet with a point from play and Carraig held a comfortable 3-07 to 0-2 adavantage, which they maintained throughout the half. A point for Lisgoold was followed by two from Caraig, via Richard Mullins and Brian Twomey, before Lisgoold hit their best period of the game and sent over five unanswered points. Midfielder Noel Mullins broke that run with a fine point before Lisgoold scored their final two points of the game. Another rally of points for Carraig closed out the game. Richard Mullins, Brian Twomey, Darren Noonan, Noel Mullins and Twomey again rounded off the scoring for Carraig. Team: Padraig O'Sullivan Jason Noonan, Daniel Coleman, Paul Geaney, John Walsh, Richard Mullins, Michael Minehane Noel Mullins, Darren Noonan Cian Dorgan, John O'Sullivan, John Healy Jamie Fouhy, Paul O'Keeffe, Brian Twomey Subs: John Mullins for John Healy, Robert O'Driscoll for Daniel Coleman Aaron Dorgan for Cian Dorgan Daniel Coleman for Paul O'Keeffe John Healy for Brian Twomey Scorers: B.Twomey 1-03, P.O'Keeffe 0-03 (0-01 free), John Healy, John Mullins 1-0 each, J.Fouhy, R.Mullins, N.Mullins 0-02 each, J.O'Sullivan, A.Dorgan, D.Noonan 0-01 each Referee: J.Buckley - Glanmire

Late point sees Carraig overcome Bride Rovers

28/03/2010 East Cork Junior A Football Championship 1st Round Venue: Glenville Carraig na bhFear 1-06 Bride Rovers 0-08 A late Colm O'Reilly point proved to be the difference as Carraig emerged with the win in the first round of the East Cork Junior A Football Championship on Sunday, 28th March, in Glenville. Games between Carraig and Bride Rovers have always been close and this was no exception. While it certainly won't be remembered as a classic, the game was hard fought with neither side giving an inch. The Rovers made the early charge but it was Carraig who were first on the board through Con Burns, who was Carraigs standout first half performer. The Rovers levelled on ten minutes with a point from a free as both sides missed opportunities to add to their tallys. Carraig were playing some good football but were not reflecting it on the scoreboard. A breakthrough came however when Shane Horgan and Con Burns combined on the left wing, Horgans long ball in found Liam Ryan and he advanced around the keeper to finish to the back of the net, to push Carraig into a 1-01 to 0-01 lead midway through the half. Bride Rovers hit back, two points from play either side of a pointed free in the next ten minutes levelling the score, as Carraig continued to waste good opportunites at the other end. Colm O'Reilly was unlucky to hit the post from a free and despite long periods of pressure, scores were hard to come by. Just before half time, O'Rielly did find the target to leave Carraig a point in front at the break, 1-02 to 0-04. Almost immediately from the restart, Martin Hickey, who had moved to centre forward during the first half, scored a fantastic point off the outside of his boot to push Carraig into a two point lead. Bride Rovers were still well in the game however and they dominated the next quarter of the match. The Carraig rearguard was under pressure but Timmy Geaney and Diarmuid O'Driscoll lead by example, clearing their lines well on a number of occasions. A point from a free pulled the margin back to a point, before three points from play looked to have Carraig in real trouble. Twice Carraig hit the post again, with the Rovers doing likewise as the game remained in the balance. Teddy Holland and his selectors unloaded the bench to great effect however. Brian Hegarty was introduced at wing back for the injured Sean Casey, Paul O'Keeffe and Ronan Spillane both came into the full forward line. Carraig weathered the storm and won a free which O'Reilly pointed to narrow the gap to a point. If there was a turning point it came with less than five minutes remaining. Bride Rovers full forward attempted to handpass a point which came back off the crossbar. The ball was gathered by Tony Dunne, passed out to Stephen Casey and Carraig countered down the left wing to brilliant effect, with Martin Hickey levelling the game with another excellent point. The Momentum was with Carraig now, Paul O'Keeffe gathered a great kickout and found Colm O'Reilly on the right wing who slotted the ball over the bar from distance to put us back into the lead again. Carraig pressed on to the end and Bride Rovers could not find the equaliser, as Carraig held on for the narrowest of wins. Plenty to work on as we enter the draw for round three, which will most likely be in three or four weeks time. Team: Aidan Sheehan, Stephen Casey, Timmy Geaney, Tomás Sheehan Diarmuid O'Driscoll, Tony Dunne, Séan Casey Martin Hickey, Shane Horgan Colm O'Reilly, Conor Hegarty, Con Burns, Paul Murphy, Liam Ryan, Bryan Galvin Subs Used: Brian Hegarty for Séan Casey Ronan Spillane for Bryan Galvin Paul O'Keeffe for Paul Murphy John O'Sullivan for Liam Ryan Scorers: L. Ryan 1-0, C.O'Reilly 0-03 (0-02 frees), M.Hickey 0-02, C.Burns 0-01

Carraig prepare for Championship with win

East Cork Junior Football League Division 1 Round 6 18/03/2010 Venue: Carrigtwohill Carrigtwohill 1-11 Carraig na bhFear 2-12 Another win for the Junior A Footballers, following an entertaining game in Carrigtwohill on Thursday, 18th March. The home side were quickest out of the blocks, two early points from their dangerous full forward had Carraig on the back foot before Paul Murphy had our opening point. Carrigtwohill were taking their chances well early on however, they added two further points from play and after ten minutes, won a fortuitous penalty, which was converted past reach of Mark Crowley in the Carraig goal to leave Carrigtwohill 1-04 to 0-01 in front. The scoreline at this point was not a true reflection on the game however, with Carraig failing to take a few chances. Undeterred by the goal, Carraig continued to play their football and worked their way back into the game. Timmy Geaney won every ball at full back, which set the platform for a number of attacks for Carraig. Shane Horgan and Barrie Casey were winning the kickouts, while Liam Ryan, Paul Murphy and Bryan Galvin were combining well in attack, with Ryan and Galvin unlucky to both hit the upright and crossbar in the one attack. Points from Con Burns, Shane Horgan, Ronan Spillane and Barrie Casey reduced the gap to two points with just over five minutes to the break, when the hosts scored a point from a free. Shane Horgan added his second point soon afterwards, followed by another from Burns, leaving Carraig trailing by a single point at the break 1-05 to 0-07. The second half saw Carraig get off to the perfect start. A long ball into the full forward line was won and passed to Bryan Galvin, who sidestepped his man expertly and finished to the back of the net for a goal. Carrigtwohill responded with a point but Carraig stretched the lead with a well taken point from Ronan Spillane, after good patient build up play. Carrigtwohill got back on the board with a close range free and a point from play either side of two points from play via the boot of Colm O'Reilly in the space of a few minutes. Liam Ryan continued to cause problems at full forward, he combined again with Galvin and won a penalty while lining up a goal chance. O'Reilly converted the penalty to extend the Carraig lead. The last ten minutes saw the hosts come back into the game, picking off three points from some sloppy Carraig defending to reduce the lead to three points with time running out. When Carraig did get down the field with the ball, Paul Murphy added another point to round off the scoring for the night. Final score Carraig 2-12 Carrigtwohill 1-11. Team: Mark Crowley William Spillane, Timmy Geaney, Tomás Sheehan, Diarmuid O'Driscoll, Tony Dunne, Tom Neally Barrie Casey, Shane Horgan Colm O'Reilly, Ronan Spillane, Con Burns Paul Murphy, Liam Ryan, Bryan Galvin Subs: Brian Twomey & Martin Hickey, not used. Scorers: C.O'Reilly 1-02 (1-0 pen), B.Galvin 1-01, S.Horgan, C.Burns, P.Murphy, R.Spillane 0-02 each, B. Casey 0-01

Second half goal sees Carraig come out on top

East Cork Junior Football League Division 1 Round 5: Carraig na bhFear 1-08 Erin's Own 0-10 13/03/2010 Carraigs Junior A Footballers made it four league wins on the bounce with a narrow one point win over a skillful Erins Own side in Carraig on Saturday, 13th march. The opening stages saw both sides miss chances before Carraig opened the scoring after five minutes. Erins Own equalised and continued to press but Carraigs defence applied pressure at every angle to keep their scoring chances to a minimum. At the other end, Colm O'Reilly and Con Burns were causing the visitors problems and three points from Carraig in the middle period of the half, from O'Reilly and midfielder Shane Horgan, extended the lead. Erins Own responded with two points on the break to keep the gap down, while Carraig followed up with two more points after good work from wing back Brian Hegarty and Paul Murphy in the forwards. Erins Own pressed again but more good defending from Carraig meant they could only add one more point to their tally for the half to leave the scoreline Carraig 0-06 Erin's Own 0-04 at the interval. The second half saw Carraig make a number of changes in personnel, but they got off to the perfect start when Paul Murphy ran onto Shane Horgans pass and pointed from the right corner to extend the lead. It was tit for tat for the next ten minutes, Erins Own closing the gap with two points. Carraig were dealt a blow when Tony Dunne was sent off for his second yellow card offence, but the team readjusted well and were unlucky to see a goal ruled out for a square ball. A free for Carraig just after the midway point kept Carraig in front, with Erins Own replying with another pointed free. Then Carraig got the goal they had been threatening, after some great team work down the left wing, the ball fell to Liam Ryan and the full forward made no mistake to find the back of the net. Carraig now had a 1-08 to 0-07 lead with under ten minutes to play. It was backs to the wall stuff from here on, Erins Own created to goal chances, but a great block by Dee O'Driscoll and a top save from Ollie Murphy in goal kept Carraigs lead intact. Erins Own picked off three points in the closing period to set up a grandstand finish, but Carraigs defence held firm, Conor Hegarty, Timmy Geaney and Brian Hegarty all producing crucial blocks and at the final whistle Carraig had a one point win. Team: Ollie Murphy Stephen Casey, Timmy Geaney, Tomás Sheehan Diarmuid O'Driscoll, Tony Dunne, Brian Hegarty Shane Horgan, Conor Hegarty Colm O'Reilly, Ronan Spillane, Con Burns Paul Murphy, Liam Ryan, Barrie Casey Subs: Nicky Pike, John O'Sullivan, Cian Dorgan, Teddy Manley

Footballers defeat Ballinacurra

07/03/2010 East Cork Junior Football League Division 1 Round 4 Venue: Colaiste an Chroi Naofa Carraig na bhFear 3-08 Ballinacurra 1-04 Carraig saw off the challenge of a determined Ballinacurra outfit on a cold, sunny Sunday, 7th March, in the College pitch. Without the services of Under 21 players, it was left to the older brigade to continue the recent good league form. Ballinacurra played with the aid of the stiff breeze in the first half and used this to their advantage to pick off the games opening point early on. Con Burns, playing at wing forward, had Carraigs first point from play, with Colm O'Reilly adding a close range free soon afterwards. More early scoring chances went abegging, as Carraigs passing and shooting was a little off in the early stages. Ballinacurra took advantage of this, levelling with another point from distance before their full forward cut in from the left wing to finish emphatically to the back of the net for a three point lead midway through the half. The response was telling however, Carraig settled, O'Reilly pointed another free and added a point from play after some good work by Paul Murphy and Liam Ryan. A stroke of good fortune saw Carraig take the lead, with a free from 30 yards dropping just under, instead of over the bar from Colm, pushing Carraig back into the lead with less than ten minutes to the break. The goal served to wake Carraig up and Shane Horgan, Conor Hegarty and Paul Murphy all shone in the closing stages of the half, but some wayward shooting was still letting Carraig down. O'Reilly added a point from play and Liam Ryan kicked a great point nearing half time for his first score of the game, to leave Carraig 1-06 to 1-02 in front at the break. The second half was a low scoring affair. Ballinacurra opened the half with an early point from a free, but Carraigs defence was rarely troubled after this, as both teams battled for possession around the middle of the field for long periods of the half. Carraig replied with two points from frees, with the wides tally also increaing. The games decisive score came midway through the half, substitute Ronan Spillane, operating in the half forward line, linked up well with full forward Liam Ryan and despite a good save on the line initially, Ronan was on hand to finish the ball to the net to push Carraig into a nine point lead. O'Reilly added another goal soon afterwards, and if the first goal had a touch of luck, this one had a touch of deja vu, with the ball dropping under the bar again from a long range free to extend Carraigs lead. Ballinacurra pressed hard in the closing stages but with Timmy Geaney leading in defence, they could not break through for the scores they needed to bring themselves back into the game. A late pointed free completed the scoring, as Carraig collected the points on a scoreline of 3-08 to 1-04. Team: Aidan Sheehan, Stephen Casey, Timmy Geaney, Tomás Sheehan Diarmuid O'Driscoll, Tony Dunne, Seán Casey Shane Horgan, Conor Hegarty Colm O'Reilly, Ollie Murphy, Con Burns Paul Murphy, Liam Ryan, Brian Galvin Subs Used: Ronan Spillane for Ollie Murphy Tyrone Kennedy for Diarmuid O'Driscoll Brian Hegarty for Colm O'Reilly Nicky Pike for Con Burns, Ollie Murphy for Stephen Casey Scorers: C.O'Reilly 2-06 (2-04 frees), R.Spillane 1-0, C.Burns, L.Ryan 0-01 each.

Junior A's take their chances to see off O'Neills

East Cork Junior Football League Division 1 Round 3 20/02/2010 Venue: Colaiste an Chroi Naofa Carraig na bhFear 2-13 Fr. O'Neills 2-05 Carraig and Fr. O'Neills met in the third round of the Junior Football league in Colaiste an Chroi Naofa and it was Carraig who took the spoils to make it two wins from three in the league to date. Early pressure from the hosts saw Martin Hickey kick two points from play, with Colm O'Reilly and Paul Murphy adding to the tally to give Carraig a four point lead after the opening ten minutes. Fr. O'Neills made some changes in the middle of the field and this brought them into the game, a goal and a point in quick succession levelling matters just past the midway point of the half. Carraig replied with a point from wing forward Nicky Pike, but it was level again soon after as O'Neills pointed from play. The last ten minutes of the half saw the Carraig defence getting on top however, denying O'Neills time on the ball and setting up a number of good attacks. Paul Murphy added his second point of the half after more good work by Martin Hickey and Shane Horgan at midfield, before full forward Liam Ryan was upended inside the square to win a penalty just before the interval. Colm O'Reilly duly converted the chance to leave Carraig 1-06 to 1-02 ahead approaching the short whistle. There was time for one more point, O'Neills adding a pointed free to their tally to leave three points in it at the break, 1-06 to 1-03 in Carraigs favour. O'Neills reduced the gap to two after the interval with a point from play, but Carraig responded well to extend the lead. Two points from Paul Murphy, followed by three from O'Reilly, including one from a free, put some daylight between the sides, as Carraig attacked O'Neills at every opportunity. Centre back Matthew Browne and corner back Stephen Casey were both replaced with injuries midway through the half but Carraig continued to press on as a number of substitutes took their chance to impress the management team. Martin Hickey was a danger throughout the half and he added two more points to bring his own tally to four for the day. O'Neills did hit back with a goal and a point in the final ten minutes. Carraig had further chances, Liam Ryan was unlucky to hit the cross bar while Paul Murphy saw another effort come down off the post. Carraig added a second goal late on when a Paul Murphy effort, which the keeper appeared to have covered, took a wicked deflection and the ball found its way to the far corner of the O'Neills net to finish the scoring for the day. Team: Aidan Sheehan Stephen Casey, Timmy Geaney, Tomás Sheehan Dee O'Driscoll, Matthew Browne, Sean Casey Martin Hickey, Shane Horgan Colm O'Reilly, Ronan Spillane, Nicky Pike Paul Murphy, Liam Ryan, Ollie Murphy Subs: Richard Mullins for Stephen Casey Tyrone Kennedy for Matthew Browne Noel Mullins for Tomás Sheehan William Spillane for Nicky Pike Mark Crowley for Liam Ryan Scorers: P. Murphy 1-04, C. O'Reilly 1-04 (1-0 pen, 0-02 frees) M. Hickey 0-04, N. Pike 0-01

Carraig take the spoils in Killeagh

East Cork Junior Football League Division 1 Round 2 Glenbower Rovers 0-08 Carraig na bhFear 1-13 Venue: Killeagh On a perfect Sunday morning for football, Carraig travelled to Killeagh in search of a first win of the new season against Glenbower Rovers. The home side were first to launch an attack, resulting in an early spell of pressure, but the defence held up well and it was Carraig who took the lead on the break through centre forward Conor Hegarty. Glenbower responded and picked up their first point from play soon afterwards. Carraig were causing problems for the Glenbower defence with a good supply of early ball to the forward line, resulting in points for Hegarty and Colm O'Reilly from a free to open an early lead. The middle part of the half belonged to the home side however, who, inspired by the boot of Joe Deane, picked off four unanswered points, two from play and two from frees, to take a two point lead. They also hit the post and the crossbar during this period, Aidan Sheehan pulling off a great save to deny a certain goal. Carraig steadied the ship however and on 25 minutes, a great team move saw Brian Hegarty get on the end of a pass in front of goal and although his initial effort was well stopped, he slotted the rebound to the far corner of the net as the lead changed hands again. The sides were level again shortly afterwards, but Colm O'Reillys well struck free from the left wing sent Carraig to the break with a narrow lead. Carraig were quick out of the blocks after the restart. Liam Ryan was causing endless problems at full forward, creating chances for those around him. Brian Hegarty opened the second half scoring, quickly followed by a well struck effort from the left foot of Paul O'Keeffe. Full back Timmy Geaney started and finished an excellent move with a point, before Brian Galvin and Colm O'Reilly (twice) added further points to push Carraig into a seven point lead midway through the half. Glenbower responded with a two further points, but found the Carraig defence in mean mood as they failed to add to their second half tally after this. Carraig continued to create chances, O'Reilly added two points from frees before substitute Jason Noonan chipped a point just over the bar in the closing moments, to leave the final score Carraig 1-13 Glenbower Rovers 0-08. Team: Aidan Sheehan Diarmuid O'Driscoll, Timmy Geaney, Tomás Sheehan Stephen Casey, Matthew Browne, Darren Noonan Shane Horgan, Tony Dunne, Colm O'Reilly, Conor Hegarty, Brian Hegarty Barrie Casey, Liam Ryan, Brian Galvin Subs: Paul O'Keeffe for Tony Dunne Ronan Spillane for Barrie Casey Jason Noonan for Darren Noonan William Spillane for Brian Hegarty Scorers: C. O'Reilly 0-06 (0-04 frees), B.Hegarty 1-01, C.Hegarty 0-02, P.O'Keeffe, T.Geaney, B.Galvin, J.Noonan 0-01 each

Defeat for footballers in opening league match

06/02/10 East Cork Junior Football League Division 1 Carraig na bhFear 0-09 Lisgoold 1-09 Venue: Colaiste an Chroi Naofa The Junior A Football team started their 2010 league campaign in perfect conditions on Saturyday, 6th February with a three point loss to a sharper Lisgoold outfit. THe match was played in the College pitch, as our own pitch remains closed at the moment due to the heavy rain of recent times. Carraig started slowly and after coughing up a number of early frees, Lisgoold took the lead. Carraig got on the scoresheet after ten minutes through Con Burns and followed this up with a point from Paul Murphy. It was clear that Carraig were showing alot of signs of rust, missed passes and wides were kicked, but the team continued to improve as the half wore on. Lisgoold tied the game up before an excellently taken point from Paul O'Keeffe finished the best move of the half to put Carraig into a narrow lead approaching the break. Lisgoold responded with a well taken goal to leave the half time score Lisgoold 1-02 Carraig 0-03. Lisgood extended their lead on the resumption, before Carraig started to find a bit of rythym and some good early ball into full forward Paul Murphy and John O'Sullivan in the corner lead to points from Shane Horgan, centre back Timmy Geaney and Paul Murphy from a free to cut the gap to a point. Carraig piled on the pressure, lead by Con Burns at centre forward, but Lisgoold responded well however, adding three points without reply to extend their lead once again. Carraig responded with a free through Paul Murphy, after more good work by the forward line. Lisgoold were not to be caught however, adding on two more points, one from a free, to keep their lead intact with the last ten minutes approaching. As Carraig piled on the pressure, Paul Murphy saw his goal bound shot well saved, Paul Murphy added another fine point from play and Nicky Pike scored his first point fo the day to cut the gap to two with time running out. As Carraig pressed for a winning goal, LIsgoold countered and scored a point to seal a three point win. While the result will be disappointing, the match will certainly help to blow the cobwebs off the team and alot of positives can be taken from the game. Team: Aidan Sheehan Tyrone Kennedy, Dee O'Driscoll, Jason Noonan Michael Minihane, Timmy Geaney, John Vaughan Shane Horgan, Paul O'Keeffe Ronan Spillane, Con Burns, Nicky Pike, John O'Sullivan, Paul Murphy, Daniel Foley Subs: Rob O'Driscoll for Tyrone Kennedy, Cian Dorgan for Daniel Foley, Tomás Sheehan for John Vaughan, all half time Tyrone Kennedy for Michael Minihane, second half. Scorers: P.Murphy 0-3, P.O'Keeffe 0-02, S.Horgan, C.Burns, N.Pike, T.Geaney 0-01 each.