Report on senior football league game v St Brigids, 14 September 2019 at Páirc Úí Mhurchú

Ballyboden St Endas 2 – 21

St Brigids 0 – 13

This was the final (15th) match of the league proper and the plan would have been to finish the league unbeaten. That was achieved in style. Aran Waters got the score board working in the first minute with a point and this was quickly followed by Ryan Basquel. Brigids got their first score a couple of minutes later but Collie Basquel (free) cancelled this out. Brigids then got three points on the trot to go a point ahead. That lead did not last for long as the Basquels piled on the pressure with four points between them (Ryan 3, 1 free). Darren O’Reilly forced the Brigids goalie to make a great save but the pressure continued to be applied as Ross McGarry (2) and the Basquels (1 each) put the home team 7 points ahead. The backs were continuing to be on top in defence of their goal with Brian Bobbett making some great catches for marks to turn over the Brigids goal kicks. Brigids did manage to score two points but Darren O’Reilly with a point and Ryan Basquel with a goal now left the visitors 8 points behind. While Brigids managed one more point before half time, ‘Boden replied with two from the Basquel brothers (Collie’s a free) to leave the half time score 1 – 14 to 0 – 8.

There was an early exchange of points in the first few minutes of the second half. By the 20th minute, however, the visitors had scored four points to the solitary early Ryan Basquel point and at that stage the score was 1 – 15 to 0 – 12. During this period, Darragh Gogan made a tremendous save to prevent Brigids cutting their deficit further. For the remaining 10 minutes the home team got its act together again and outscored Brigids by 1 – 6 to 0 – 1. Ryan Basquel bagged three of these with Collie getting two. Alan Flood came on as a sub in the second half and helped himself to 1 – 1.

So, the senior footballers have completed all of their “normal” league games unbeaten but they have won no silverware yet. They are in another league semi-final which will be played some time in the coming months. The focus will now be on the championship and we wish them the best of luck as they face Skerries Harps on 28 September.

TEAM: Darragh Gogan; Kieran Kennedy; Shane Cayton; Cathal Flaherty; Darragh Nelson; Robbie McDaid; Brian Bobbett; Aran Waters; Donagh McCabe; Darren O’Reilly; Colm Basquel; Sean Gibbons; Ross McGarry; Ryan Basquel; Warren Egan. SUBS USED: James Holland; Alan Flood; Tom Hayes; David Hayes; Luke O’Donoghue; Lewis Cawley.

Result: Ballyboden St Endas 2 – 21St Brigids 0 – 13Pics by Miriam Christie

Posted by BodenGAA on Tuesday, September 17, 2019