Na Fianna GAA Club Notes
U14 FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
Na Fianna U14 Footballers suffered their first defeat of the Championship against Edenderry in Edenderry last
Monday in their Round 2 encounter on a scoreline of 5-16 to 2-09. An understrenght Na Fianna side started the
game brightly as they opened the scoring with the first 2 points before Edenderry got up and running by putting
over their first 5 points in a row by the mid point of the half. The sides then exchanged 2 points apiece before
Edenderry struck for their first goal in the final min directly from a free near the 45m line.which left Edenderry
leading at the break by 1-07 to 0-04. Na Fianna clawed back 3 points at the start of the second half but this was
wiped out as Edenderry got in to score their second goal on 3 mins and over the next 10 mins Edenderry streched
clear scoring 1-04 to 2 points. Na Fianna did give themselves hope of a recovery midway through the half when sub
Aidan Pierce picked up the ball in the square and turned before blasting it past the keeper to the net for their
first goal but this was again wiped out 2 mins later when Edenderry were awarded a penalty for a footblock which
they dispatched to the net and they wrapped it up by completing their tally with 1-04 over the nxt 10 mins. Na
Fianna did have the consolation of being awarded a penalty in the last min when Joey Kinahan was brought down in
the square and he stepped up to take it which he buried it in the net for Na Fianna’s second goal.
NA FIANNA: C J Murphy, Eoin Corcoran, Conor Brophill, Ross Colton, Anthony Malone, Brian Keogh, Caomhlan
Flanagan, Joey Kinahan (1-00), Conor Langton (0-02), Shane O’Rourke (0-01), William Walsh, Mark Milner, Craig
Strong (0-03), Conor McGuinness (0-02), Ger Plunkett (0-01).
SUBS: Jack Sheils (for Anthony Malone), Shane Finnernan (for Caomhlan Flanagan), Aidan Pierce (1-00) (for Conor
McGuinness), Lee Meally (for Ger Plunkett).
U16 FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
As a mark of respect to the Boland family last week’s 1
Fianna and St Rynaghs was postponed and will be re-fixed for a later date.
FUN RUN
There was a very good turnout of competitors who took part in the Ballinagar 10K Fun Run last Friday evening
in aid of Na Fianna Football Club and the Club would like to thank everybody who took part making the event an
overwhelming success.
BEST OF LUCK IN EXAMS
Best of Luck to any of our club players who will be sitting the Junior & Leaving Cert Exams next week.
