Na Fianna GAA Club,Offaly GAA,
G.A.A CLUB NOTES
DATE: 17 NOVEMBER 2014
MINOR B FOOTBALL CHAMPIOSHIP FINAL
Na Fianna and Rhode will have to face one another again to decide the destination of the Minor B Football Championship Title as their Final ended in a draw last Saturday afternoon in Cappincur on a scoreline of 0-14 to 2-08. Na Fianna got the scoring underway with the first 3 points all from Shane Dolan before Ruari McNamee got Rhode off the mark with a pointed free on 10 mins. Both sides added a point apiece midway through the half before Na Fianna edged clear with 4 points in a row in the last 10 mins of the half to edge clear and lead at the break 0-08 to 0-02. Rhode hit the ground from the off at the start of the second half as straight from the throw in they worked the ball upfield before Anthony Kilmurray knocked in their first goal and immediately added a point. Cathal Curran hit back with a point for Na Fianna on 4 mins before both sides added 3 points apiece over the next 15 mins with Na Fianna’s 3 coming from the boot of Dylan Hyland. Then with 8 mins left Rhode were reduced to 14 when wingback Adam Carolan was dismissed for a second yellow card but they responded by getting their second goal on 25 mins when the ball was crossed in from the wing where Ruari McNamee was on hand to flick it into the net and he put over a free 2 mins later to give Rhode the lead for the first time. Dylan Hyland restored parity for Na Fianna before sub Jack O’Brien fired over a point to put Na Fianna back in front but Rhode managed to get the ball downfield a send over another equaliser on the stroke of full time from which the final whistle followed.
NA FIANNA: James Boland, Ben Dunne, Clint Horan, John Cummins, Adam Kelly, Kevin Beirne, Cathal Curran (0-01), James Lalor, John Ridgeway, Dylan Hyland (0-06), Liam Langton, David Buckley (0-01), Colm McDermott, Shane Dolan (0-04), Kevin Kinahan (0-01).
SUBS: Jack O’Brien (0-01) (for David Buckley)
U16 FOOTBALL LEAGUE SEMI FINAL
NA Fianna U16 Footballers take on Kilcormac / Killoughey in the Semi Final of the U16 Football League next Wednesday (26th November) @ 7:30pm in Pullough. All Support would be appreciated.
MINOR B FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL REPLAY
Na Fianna Minor Footballers will replay their Minor B Championship Final against Rhode on Saturday week (29 Nov) (Time & Venue TBC).
