Lispole 3-18, Laune Rangers 2-12
Referee Tim Falvey (Annascaul)
Laune Rangers Development team travelled to Lispole on Saturday evening on the back of a win in the first round and Lispole had been beaten away from home by Scartaglen. Laune Rangers missing several players to the team that lined out in previous round due to other commitments.
The visitors started strong with a goal scored in the opening minute by Seanie Diggin. Lispole reacted quickly with a series of scores from a placed ball along with two 2 pointers from play and a goal from Declan O’Sullivan. It was 20 minutes before Laune Rangers scored again – Ronan O’Shea with a free. Lispole using the wind to assist them, added to their tally closing out the first half with a flurry of scores, to put them in control at half time.
Half Time Score: Lispole 3-11 (20), Laune Rangers 1-1 (4)
Laune Rangers started the second half with tenacity, but Lispole added 2 points in quick succession. Conor Buckley who was having a busy day in goals pulled off a great save to deny Aaron Ó’Muircheartaigh a certain goal. To Laune Rangers credit, they slowly worked their way back to into the game – Gavin O’Shea kicked a two-pointer from play, and Marc Clifford added a free but Lispole cancelled this with a free of their own from Cormac O’Cinnéide. Ronan O’Shea kicked 2 two-pointers – one from play and the other a free – Laune Rangers now working extremely hard to reduce Lispole’s lead with 15 minutes remaining and with their defence now on top to curtail Lispole attacks Rangers used the wind to their advantage to clear their lines quickly, in one of those attacks Gavin O’Shea added his second two-pointer but Lispole Cormac O’Cinnéide added point from play. Marc Clifford kicked a high ball into Lispole goal from just outside the arc but Lispole’s goalie misread the ball and the ball ended in the back of Lispole’s net. Gavin O’Shea added his third two-pointer of the day, and this was Laune Rangers last score, Cian Ó’Cinnéide kicked a two-pointer and Declan O’Sullivan kicked Lispole’s last score of the day. Laune Rangers outscored Lispole in the second half but the lead Lispole gained in the first half was just too great.
Full-Time: Lispole 3-18, Laune Rangers 2-12
Panel: Conor Buckley, Devon Hogan, James Treacy, Sean O’Donnell, Cillian Foley, Eoin O’Connell, Jack Healy, Gavin O’Shea (0-6, 3 2tp), Patryk Radny, Adam Owens, Marc Clifford (1-1, 0-1f), Ronan O’Shea (0-5, 1tp, 1f, 1tpf), Andrew Owens, Jack O’Sullivan, Seanie Diggin (1-0), Colm O’Shea, Cathal Moroney, Eoghan Joy, Cillian Buckley, Joe O’Neill, Eoin Lynch.
Senior Development Team will host St Michaels Foilmore on Sunday afternoon in JP O’Sullivan Park at 2pm – fixture to be confirmed.