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PRESS
RELEASE
League
Match
Saturday 21st April 2007 at
6.30pm
Mullabrack 2:10 v Phelim Bradys 1:7
Mullabrack started briskly
against a very competitive Brady’s side by pegging off 5
excellent scores in the first five minutes
without reply. Taff Toal, Paddy Toal and
Gerard Agnew showing off their pointing skills.
Mullabrack's first goal then came from a good
catch by Dara Smith in the middle of the
field and a quick ball to  Taff
Toal saw him round his man and fire a
15 yard shot low into the left hand corner
of the Brady’s net. Mullabrack continued to pile the
pressure on and good work by Eamon Boylan to win possession on the
half forward line saw him hand pass to the middle of the field where
an unmarked Gerard Agnew put the ball between the posts from
30 yards. At a score of 1 goal and 5
points to no reply Mullabrack were on top
however for some unknown reason they took foot off the pedal. Phelim
Brady’s replied with two points
of their own before Taff Toal replied with a free. Gerard
Agnew then had an opportunity with a '50' which he 'coolly' slotted
between the posts. Two further
points without reply from Phelim Brady’s saw an edgy
Mullabrack side trying to dig deep to hold possession. A foul on the
20 yard line won by Eamon Boylan allowed Taff Toal to slot the ball
home. The half then ended with a final free from Phelim Bradys
leaving the score at the break 1 goal and 9
points to 5 points at half time.
Once again Mullabrack
started well in the second half, but a hat full of chances were
missed by Taff Toal, Benny Dougan and Eamon Boylan and it nearly
proved Mullabracks undoing, however Phelim Bradys shooting did not
fair much better and they also hit a large number of wide’s. Tommy O’Hagan and Paul
Jordan in defence were doing their best to thwart the high balls
coming into the Phelim Brady’s forwards. Dara Smith and Phelim Sands
in midfield were not getting it all their own way and in the forward
line Paddy Toal, Benny Dougan and Eamon Boylan all tried hard to win
breaking ball. Fifteen minutes into the
second half Gerard Agnew caught a long ball in and
laid it off to Eamon Boylan who fed Taff Toal on
the Brady’s end line and with a quick turn of pace rounded his man
and sent a looping ball towards the Phelim Brady’s net. As luck
would have it the Brady’s keeper had been too far off his line and
the ball looped into the net.
Bradys and Benny Dougan for Mullabrack then
exchanged well worked points before Mullabrack brought on Pip Agnew
for Paddy Toal and Chris Dougan for Paul Jordan. Bradys continued to
take the game to Mullabrack and pegged on three further points
before Liam Quigley blew for full time.
Over all it had been a below par
performance by Mullabrack on the night. Mullabrack would need to ensure that their
more experienced players do not have any more quiet games since most
of the opposition in division four will present a stiffer challenge
than the enthusiastic Phelim Brady’s.
Mullabrack Team: Daniel
O’Hanlon, Tommy O’Hagan, Paul Jordan, John Conlon, Kevin Smith, Hugh
McSorely (Capt), Dara Smith, Phelim Sands, John Neil, Gerard Agnew,
Benny Dougan, Eamon Boylan, Paddy Toal, Taff Toal. Subs: Chris
Dougan, Pip Agnew, Mickey McCusker, Stephen Donnelly and
James Lavery.
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