Inters into QF of championship

A calm September Saturday evening in Páirc Uí Mhurchú was the setting for the final installment in Boden’s intermediate championship group stage match. It was a must win game to ensure progression to the knock out stage of the competition. Boden’s opponents, St. Vincent’s also had a chance of progressing which meant that the game had a winner takes all feel about it.

For the first time this season the home team had the luxury of being able to select from an almost full squad, albeit with some minor injuries.

From the throw-in the height of the visitor’s midfield was going to cause problems and so it proved. The first score came from the throw-in and went to visitors. It took Boden five minutes to register their first score which came from the boot of Ruairi Kirwan who followed with a second free in the thirteenth minute. The game was end to end with both defences keeping the ever-hopefull attackers at bay. After a Vincent’s equaliser in the sixteenth minute a Boden attack down the left saw Cian round the corner back and square the ball to Ciaran Archbold who slotted the ball home. The home team continued to apply pressure which resulted in points from Ruairi, Ciaran, John Mc and Keith. Mark Mc in goal also came out on top in a one on one with a Vincent’s attacker.

It was 1-7 to 0-3 at the break.

The second half continued in much the same way as the first but with less scores. Boden managed 1-2 to 0-1 to the visitors. Both teams contrived to squander multiple scoring opportunities as the contest petered out.

Onwards for Boden with a quarter final to look forward to in a fortnight.

Thanks to Peter Shovlin for wrestling with the scoreboard remote control for 60 minutes, to Ciaran Maguire and Declan “Very Lucky” Maguire for umpiring and to Spud Murphy for maintaining order on the sideline.

Team:

Mark McNamee, Karl Reddy, Fergal Haran (55′ Naoise Maguire), Fionn Maguire, John Murphy, Scott Cullen, Keith Sweeney (0-1) (55′ Tommy Burke), Luke O’Donoghue, Davey Hayes (45′ Neil Hester), Ciaran Archbold (1-0) (35′ Evan Flanagan), Ciaran O’Reilly

Liam Flaherty (50′ David Leach), Cian Bates, Ruairi Kirwan, John McGinn (0-1) (40′ Mikey Dunne)

Not used: Stephen McGrath, Darragh Kilduff, James O’Hara, Seamus Keane, Oisin Carolan, Ruairi MacMathúna, Brian Kirwan, Sam Lally

Injured: Eoghan Monahan, Dylan Walsh, Ronan Cleary, Dara Shovlin