Seniors and reserves record victories at Lifford

08/11/2010
The reserves won by 2-08 to 1-03, while the seniors won by 4-18 to 0-02.

Manager Stephen Friel made a few changes to the seniors starting line up, with Anthony Grant playing in goals, Barry McDaid at corner back, Eddie Gillespie at half back, Andrew Clarke in at midfield, with Thomas McKinley and Barry O’Hagan on the bench.

Although Lifford led by 0-2 to 0-1 after a few minutes, they were to be their only scores of the match. Naomh Colmcille dominated the play all over the pitch and racked up a series of scores without reply in the first half, with Ciaran Callaghan, Ryan McErlean, Ryan McKinley, Matthew Crossan and Ciaran Devine all on the scoreseheet, leaving Naomh Colmcille well in front at half time by 3-05 to 0-02.

Davy O’Brien, Thomas McKinley and Barry O’Hagan replaced Stephen Davenport, Ryan McErlean and Paul McGill at the break.

The second half was more of the same, with Barry O’Hagan, Gerard Curran, Eddie Gillespie, Ciaran Callaghan, Ciaran Devine, Richard Clarke, Thomas McKinley and Paul McGill all registering scores. In defence, any danger from Lifford was quickly snuffed out by the Naomh Colmcille backs. In the end the final score was 4-18 to 0-02.

Naomh Colmcille:
Anthony Grant
Barry McDaid, Alex Devenney, Paul McGill
Cathal Curran, Ciaran Devine, Eddie Gillespie
Richard Clarke, Andrew Clarke
Ryan McKinley, Stephen Davenport, Ciaran Callaghan
Ryan McErlean, Gerard Curran, Matthew Crossan

Subs: Davy O’Brien, Thomas McKinley, Barry O’Hagan

Back Row: Matthew Crossan, Ryan McKinley, Alex Devenney, Ryan McErlean, Anthony Grant, Barry McDaid, Paul McGill, Andrew Clarke, Ciaran Devine
Front Row: Eddie Gillespie, Gerard Curran, Cathal Curran, Stephen Davenport, Ciaran Callaghan, Richard Clarke

Ciaran Callaghan breaks forward
Matthew Crossan in possession
Ryan McKinley with a goal
Richard Clarke with an effort on goal
Gerard Curran tracks his man
Ciaran Devine with a point
Davy O’Brien sees this effor hit the post
Ciaran Callaghan is denied by the Lifford keeper
Thomas McKinley bursts forward
Ciaran Callaghan with a goal
Barry McDaid plays it out from the back

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