ULSTER CUP SEMI FINAL RESULT...CLONMANY SHAMROCKS 0 GWEEDORE CELTIC 1...NA CEILTIGH TRAVELED TO CLONMANY TODAY TO TAKE ON THE CURRENT INISHOWEN LEAGUE CHAMPIONS AND AFTER ANOTHER BATTLING PERFORMANCE,WE CAME THROUGH AGAINST HOT FAVORITES CLONMANY AFTER A BRUISING NINETY MINUTES.AFTER A FAST TEMPO START BY THE HOME SIDE AS THEY TRIED TO STAMP THEIR AUTHORITY ON PROCEEDINGS,NA CEILTIGH HELD FIRM AND GOT TO GRIPS WITH MATTERS AND CAUSED CLONMANY A FEW PROBLEMS AS WELL,AND SHOWED THAT WE WERE NOT THERE TO MAKE UP THE NUMBERS.A TYPICAL CUP GAME, AS PLAY SWUNG FROM END TO END AND CHANCES FEW AND FAR BETWEEN WITH CHRIS PORTER THUNDERING A 25 YARD SHOT OFF THE CROSSBAR BEFORE HALF TIME AND MICKEY MC KELVEY PULLING OFF A GREAT SAVE WHEN IN A ONE ON ONE SITUATION AS WELL,BEING THE ONLY CHANCES OF NOTE.NIL ALL AT HALF TIME, AND THE SAME PATTERN OF PLAY ENSUED IN THE SECOND HALF AS BOTH TEAMS CANCELLED EACH OTHER OUT,BUT WITH NA CEILTIGH GROWING IN CONFIDENCE WE COMMITTED A FEW MORE BODIES FORWARD AND THIS PAYED DIVIDENDS AS WITH 15 MINUTES REMAINING,A THROUGH BALL FROM THE EVERGREEN CATHAL CAMBELL RELEASED CHRIS PORTER WHO BEAT HIS MARKER OUT WIDE, TO SWING IN A PEACH OF A CROSS, AND THE MAN OF THE MOMENT,BRENDAN MC GEADY ARRIVED IN PERFECT TIME, AND WITH A DELICATE TOUCH,GLIDED THE BALL PAST THE ROOTED CLONMANY NETMINDER INTO THE NET,A FINISH THAT VAN PIRSIE WOULD BE PROUD OF TO SAY THE LEAST.TO THEIR CREDIT,CLONMANY THREW EVERYTHING AT US BUT RUA MARSHALED HIS DEFENCE WELL AND WE HELD OUT FOR A MEMORABLE WIN TO ADVANCE TO H.Q. BALLYARE ON 27TH OF APRIL TO PLAY HIGH FLYERS GLENGAD UTD IN THE FINAL.GREAT TEAM PERFORMANCE TODAY AGAIN A GHASURAI...MAITH NA CEILTIGH.
Posted on: Sun, 06 Apr 2014 18:23:43 +0000
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