East Region U16 League Final Result:
Templenoe/Sneem/Derrynane 4-12, Beaufort 2-09.
Templenoe/Sneem/Derrynane had a great victory over Beaufort in the Division 6 East Region U16 League Final. They started off brightly scoring the opening point of the match, but Beaufort proved to be the better team through the first half. They created numerous goal chances but crucially only converted one of them. Templenoe/Sneem/Derrynane gamely hung on and went in at half time trailing on a scoreline of Templenoe/Sneem/Derrynane 0-05, Beaufort 1-05.
Templenoe/Sneem/Derrynane started to come more into the match in the 2nd half but everything changed on the 45th minute when they scored two goals within a minute to turn a three point deficit into a three point advantage. Beaufort responded with a point but possibly the most important moment was a goalmouth scramble which saw the ball saved off the Templenoe/Sneem/Derrynane line. Templenoe/Sneem/Derrynane’s lead was further extended with a goal on the 52nd minute to make the match safe and they added a fourth goal in injury time.
This was a very sporting match by both teams and commiserations to Beaufort who played well throughout. There was plenty of outstanding displays for the victors, but a special mention must go to the Templenoe/Sneem/Derrynane full back line who gave a great display of defending. A highlight of the match was some of the high quality block downs on Beaufort point attempts in the second half.
Ciarán O’Sullivan accepted the trophy as team captain. Well done to all involved, including the management of, Brendan O’Sullivan, Michael O’Sullivan, Paddy O’Brien and Eddie O’Sullivan
Templenoe/Sneem/Derrynane team:
Aiden Crowley, Micheal O’Sullivan, Ciarán O’Sullivan, Simon O’Connor, Ewan Buckley, Mark Looney, Mark Casey, Jack Riney, Daniel Crowley, Colin Crowley, Hugh Granville, Adam Gull, Colm Van Assen, Rúari Burns, James Clifford
Subs: Martin Larkin, Eoin Dwyer, Damien Fitzgerald, Dara Casey, Leon O’Sullivan
