No celebrity joy for Shannonbridge
DESPITE a spirited comeback, Shannon-bridge eventually lost out Castleisland Desmonds at Shannonbridge on Saturday last in the RTE programme Celebrity Bainisteoir by 2-10 to 2-6.
Under the watchful eye of Bainisteoir Nuala Carey, Shannonbridge started well, but were let down by wayward shooting, registering five wides in the first fifteen minutes and Kieran Flannery was unlucky to see his shot for a goal rebound off the post on eight minutes.
Castleisland opened the scoring with a pointed free and followed this up with another free in the 12th minute that travelled all the way to the net.
Shannonbridge replied almost immediately when Kieran Kearns hammered the ball home from close range for a good goal. Castleisland then took over and scored four points, before being awarded a rather dubious penalty which was dispatched to the net.
Shannnonbridge com-pleted the first half scoring with points from Anthony Kelly and Niall Price to leave them 2-6 to 1-2 adrift.
The home side upped their game in the second half and a goal by Roger Ryan, who fisted a Paul Deeley free to the net, left just four points in it 2-4 to 2-8. Two further frees from Deeley closed the gap to just three points with five minutes to go, but as time ran out Castleisland attacked to leave the final score 2-10 to 2-6.
The whole Celebrity Bainisteoir programme has been a great experience for the club and community. Thank you to Bainisteoir, Nuala Carey, for her hard work and enthusiasm in the role. She has won many friends with her warm and friendly approach. A big thank you to all the sponsors and to all who supported the club on the day. Best of luck to Castleisland Desmonds for the remainder of the series. Watch out for the series on RTE later in the year. Commentary on the game was by Michel O’Muircheartaigh.
Shannonbridge: L Griffin, W Keena, M Darcy, P Moloney, S Flannery, N Price (0-1), D Turley, E Kelly, C Killeen, P Kelly, A Kelly (0-2), C Flannery, P Deeley (0-3), K Kearns (1-0), D Kelly. Subs: R O’Connor for P Moloney, R Ryan (1-0) for E Kelly, D Corbett for P Kelly, T Mahon for K Flannery.
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