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Well done to our 1st/2nd Year combined Football team who played in a blitz today against Our Lady’s Belmullet and St Patricks Lacken Cross. Also well done to our girls team who played against Foxford at home today we’ll have pictures of that game to follow.
Senior Boys Connacht D Championship Match Report
Our Senior Boys footballers secured a comprehensive 10-12 to 1-7 win over Davitt College today in glorious sunshine here in Achill, avenging a one point defeat to the same opposition only 5 weeks ago. In front our home support, the boys played with conviction and fluidity, and a dominant offensive display saw seven different scorers accumulate the impressive tally, while our defense held firm throughout, with all but two scores coming from set pieces. Sean McNamara dominated up front, 6-4 his finally tally, while Dean Guthrie (3-1), Eugene Doran (0-3), Dylan Duane (1-1), Colin Grealis (0-1), John McGinty (0-1) and Ciaran Cafferkey (0-1) saw off the opposition in emphatic style. Our defense was immense, with Eoin Murphy, John McGinty and Ciaran Cafferkey marshalling a three-man midfield, with Liam Butler as sweeper in front of Ruairi Cooney, Ciaran Callaghan (captain) and Finnian McGurk in the back three, and Mark McNulty, Patrick Cafferkey and Eugene Doran taking up the half-back positions. Our speed on the flanks caused the opposition a lot of problems, with Dean Guthrie cutting through the defensive line repeatedly, feeding Colin and Sean up front, opening a nine-point half time lead. Our subs bench contributed to an unprecedented victory as CPA pulled away in the second half, with Dylan Duane slotting in seamlessly at sweeper, and opening up the opposition on several occasions. Our passing was superb today, and our positional play proved very difficult to break down. With Rossport (away) next on the agenda on Nov 7th, this team has established a belief and ability that shows the future of Achill football is in good hands! Acaill Abú!
Starting lineup: Conor Ginnelly, Mark McNulty, Ciaran Callaghan, Finnian McGurk, Liam Butler, Ruairí Cooney, Patrick Cafferkey, Eugene Doran, John McGinty, Eoin Murphy, Ciaran Cafferkey, Dean Guthrie, Matthew McNamara, Colin Grealis, Sean McNamara
Subs: Feidhlim Gralton, Michael Lavelle, Dylan Duane, Callum Cawley, Sean McNulty, Stephen Roche, Barry Kerins, Dean Gallagher-Walsh, Adam McLoughlin