John O’Shea at New Inn
Arravale Rovers completed a West Under 19 B Hurling and Football double, when overcoming the Eire Og / Sean Treacys combination in the Bridge House Golden Under 19B Football Final at New Inn on Monday night.
Played in ideal conditions, Rovers took the imitative from the start and had raced into a four point lead by the seventh minute. The Combo were slow off the mark and it took all of ten minutes to open their account.
Rovers attacked with pace, especially from midfield in, whereas the combo adapted a more slower build-up. The town side were 0.9 to 0.1 ahead by the twenty second minute and never really looked like being reeled back. They went on to lead 0.10 to 0.3 at the break, with Shane Quigley kicking three first half points.
Arravale pushed on after the break, but to be fair to the combination, they opened up gaps in the opposition defence and created at least four goal scoring chances.
However they failed to find the net on any occasion. Alex Webster came more into the game and kicked two goals, the first from the penalty spot and the second a solo effort following a run at the defence. Overall, Rovers were the more clinical side and ran out easy winners at the end.
Arravale were quickly into the game with Shane Quigley converting a placed ball inside the opening minute. Quigley doubled the advantage when he finished off a move involving David Ryan and Darragh Bresnan.
Sean O’Mahony and David Ryan stretched the lead out to four, by the seventh minute, with two well taken points. Eire Og Treacys eventually got on the scoreboard after Darragh Kelly found Larry Collins from a quickly taken free.
However, the failed to push on and it was Rovers who kicked the next five points in a six minute spell, Alex Webster with two, one from a free, and one each from Sean O’Mahony, Shane Quigley and Ciarán Kelly. Darragh Kelly closed out the opening half when he got on the end of a move involving Scott Ryan and Larry Collins, to leave the half time score, Arravale Rovers 0.10, Eire Og / Sean Treacys 0.3.
After the restart the combo were quickly into the game with a free from Darragh Kelly, but as in the opening half Arravale were full of running out of defence, through midfield, and putting pressure on the opposite defence.
Darragh Bresnan kicked his opening point, following a pass from Sean O’Mahony and Evan Ryan finished off a good move for his opening score. Arravale began to leave gaps at the back but the combo failed to take advantage, despite creating a few goal chances.
Darragh Carr kicked a long-range effort, but again Rovers replied on the double with points from Bresnan and Evan Carrie. Rovers got in for their opening goal coming up to the three-quarter stage, when Alex Webster was fouled and the full forward made no mistake from the penalty spot.
The combo staged a comeback and kicked four points in succession between the seventeenth and twenty third minutes, from Larry Collins, D. J. Leopold and two frees from Darragh Kelly.
Alex Webster wrapped up the title for the Rovers when he crashed home goal number two following a solo effort from midfield.
Darragh Bresnan, who had a very good second half, closed out the scoring with his third point of the evening as the clocked ran down towards the final whistle.
Overall, Rovers were the better side, attacked from the back and took their scores well. However, if the combo had taken the goal chances during the second half, the result may have been closer at the finish.
After the game West Chairman, Tommy Hayes, presented the Ryan Shield to winning captain Evan Carrie in the presence of sponsor Seanie O’Halloran.
Scorers & Teams:
Arravale Rovers: Alex Webster (2.2, 1.1 frees), Shane Quigley (0.4, 1 free), Darragh Bresnan (0.3), Ciarán Kelly 0.2, 1 free), Sean O’Mahony (0.2), David Ryan (0.1), Evan Ryan (0.1), Evan Carrie (0.1)
Eire Og Treacys: Darragh Kelly (0.6, 5 frees), Larry Collins (0.2), D.J. Leopold (0.1), Colm Kennedy (0.1), Darragh Carr (0.1)
Arravale Rovers. Marcus Kinane, Odhran O’Dwyer, Ronan O’Connor, Luke Walsh, Evan Carrie (Captain), Adam Ryan, Darragh Bresnan, Evan Ryan, David O’Brien, David Ryan, Sean O’Mahony, Michael Bowes, Ciarán Kelly, Alex Webster, Shane Quigley
Subs used: Seán Lewis for Evan Ryan (40), Jimmy Carey for Evan Carrie (49), Ben Dudley for Odhran O’Dwyer (49), Robert O’Brien for Michael Bowes (55), Tom O’Donnell for Shane Quigley (58)
Eire Og Sean Treacys; Ben Butler, Aaron O’Dwyer, Michael Ryan, Luke Carroll, Alex Cummins, Scott Ryan, Larry Collins, Max Carroll, Darragh Carr, James Butler, Colm Kennedy, Ronan Carr, Lewie Cavanagh, Liam Crosse, Darragh Kelly. Subs used
Adam Kelly for Ronan Carr (47), Colm Ryan (Captain) for Liam Crosse (47), Taylor Light for Aaron O’Dwyer (47), D.J. Leopold for Lewie Cavanagh (49), Jack Brett for Scott Ryan (57)
Referee: David Grogan (Aherlow)
