Skryne 0-14 Ballinlough 2-04
Hoganstand Senior Football Championship – Round 3
Skryne Seniors made it a double for the Blues on Sunday as they ran out winners by 4 points in a game which was never as close as the first match. In fact Skryne won more easily than the score suggests and apart from the concession of two goals were in control of the game from start to finish. As a result of the first goal Skryne went in at half time behind by a point on a score line of Ballinlough 1-3 Skryne 0-5.
The second half proved similar to the first with the last score for Ballinlough being their second goal which put some respectability on the scoreboard from their point of view. Their only other score in this half being a point in answer to Skryne’s nine which left four between the sides at the end.
Skryne were short the services of the injured Patrick O’Rourke and played the first half without the influential Harry Rooney but still managed to control the game for most of the hour. The winners had excellent displays in defence from the classy Ciaran Lenehan, and the half back line of the tight marking Ronan McCabe and the attacking Adam O’Sullivan and Mark Jordan (in the first half). At midfield both Donie Ryan and Aidan Tuite got through a tremendous amount of work and defended well when necessary. In attack Paddy Fox caused panic in the Ballinlough ranks every time he got possession and John Morley and Mark Battersby came into their own in the second half when the introduction of Harry had settled the ship.
Skryne – Ian Gillette. Niall Lenehan, Ciaran Lenehan, Vinny O’Reilly. Ronan McCabe, Mark Jordan, Adam O’Sullivan (0-2). Aidan Tuite, Donie Ryan. Thomas McKeown, Conor O,Brien (0-1), Paddy Fox (0-1). John Morley (0-1), Brian Davis (0-3), Mark Battersby (0-5).
Subs. Harry Rooney and Stephen O’Brien (0-1).
