Na Fianna GAA Club Notes
G.A.A CLUB NOTES
DATE: 27 OCTOBER 2014
MINOR B FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP SEMI FINAL
Na Fianna Minor Footballers made it a clean sweep of Final appearances for the club this year as they put the disappointment of missing out on a place in the A Quarter Final behind them by reaching the B Championship Final as they brushed aside the challenge of neighbours St Broughans in the Semi Final last Friday evening in Gracefield on a scoreline of 5-16 to 4-10. The sides opened the scoring with 2 points apiece before Na Fianna struck for the first goal on 8 mins when a cross from Shane Dolan was caught by James Lalor on the edge of the square and he blasted the ball to the net. Na Fianna then added a point before St Broughans registered 2 goals in a row, the second from a penalty midway through the half and they added 3 more points to Na Fianna’s 1 before Na Fianna got their 2nd green flag on 23 mins as a sideline ball from David Buckley was caught by Shane Dolan and he rounded the keeper to finish it to the net. St Broughans were moving well and they completed the half by adding another 4 points to Na Fianna’s 1 which gave St Broughans the lead at the break 2-08 to 2-06. Na Fianna edged ahead early in the second half as they sent over the first 3 points but St Broughans hit back with their 3rd goal on 6 mins but Na Fianna responded with the next 5 points followed by goal no 3 midway through the half to finally put some breathing space in it when David Buckley’s shot for a point dropped in front of the keeper and Shane Dolan scrambled it over the line to the net. 3 more points for Na Fianna and 1 for St Broughans followed before Na Fianna wrapped it up in the last 10 Mins with 2 more goals from Shane Dolan along with a point to 1-01 for St Broughans. Na Fianna will now meet either Rhode or St Rynaghs in the Final.
NA FIANNA: James Boland, Adam Kelly, Clint Horan, John Tobin, John Cummins, Kevin Beirne, Cathal Curran, James Lalor (1-01), Kevin Kinahan, Dylan Hyland (0-04), Liam Langton (0-01), David Buckley (0-03), Colm McDermott (0-01), Shane Dolan (4-06), Jack O’Brien.
SUBS: Niall Lynch (for John Tobin), Jamie Conroy (for John Cummins), Stephen Pierce (for David Buckley), Conor McNally (for Jack O’Brien).
U14A FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL
All roads lead to O’Connor Park, Tullamore for the entire Killeigh Parish this Sunday (02nd November) when the Na Fianna U14 Footballers take on Ferbane / Belmont in the U14 A Football Championship FINAL at (Time TBC) in O’Connor Park. This is the first time a Killeigh parish side have reached the U14 A Final since 1991 when they won the title and this year’s side will be hoping to repeat that feat. Best of Luck to all Players & Management. We would encourage as many locals as possible to come along to give the team a very large support. NOTE: This game may be changed, Please check the Raheen Facebook page for confirmation of Date, Time and Venue.
