Carnaross 0-4 Ballivor 1-9

Intermediate Championship

Played in Simonstown – 20/4/2012

Carnaross endured a torrid day at the office in their opening championship game when they came out second-best against Ballivor.

Right from the throw-in Carnaross found themselves on the back-foot and were three points behind after four minutes. After nine minutes it got worse for Carnaross when Ballivor found the net to double their lead. This gave the Ballivor men even more confidence and they went on to stretch their lead further adding four more points before half-time. Carnaross keeper Cillian Comaskey pulled off a fine save for his side who amazingly didn’t even manage to register a wide in the opening period and went in trailing 1-7 to 0-0 at the break.

After the resumption Carnaross found the target through John L McGee after twenty seconds. Another point from McGee and a ’45 from Niall McDonnell gave Carnaross the start they needed five minutes into the second-half. However, this was as good as it got for Carnaross as Ballivor hit their first point of the second-half with thirteen minutes remaining and denied Carnaross at the other end when any chance came along. Niall McDonnell converted a free for Carnaross but Ballivor got the final score of the game in the closing stages to emerge deserving eight point winners.

Carnaross: Cillian Comaskey; Thomas Nugent, Patrick Nugent, John Plunkett; Eamonn Comaskey, Stein Carpenter, Ian Donoghue; Brian Comaskey, Michael Brogan; Dermot McGee, Cathal Allen, Damian Smith; John L McGee (0-2), Charles Brogan, Niall McDonnell (0-2); Subs: John Ward for Cathal Allen; John Carpenter for Michael Brogan; Richard Mulvey for Brian Comaskey; Paul Donoghue for Damian Smith;

Carnaross 0-9 Castletown 1-10

Intermediate Championship

Played in Moynalty – 27/4/2012

In a crucial game for both sides, Carnaross suffered their second championship defeat against Castletown.

Before the action started a minute’s silence was observed in memory of former Carnaross player Thomas Ward who was laid to rest the previous day.

A free from John L McGee in the first minute gave Carnaross an early lead but Castletown hit back immediately with a free of their own. After ten minutes Castletown sailed through the Carnaross defence to find the net from close range. Carnaross hit back strongly and went on to add five points in a row from John L McGee (3), Dermot McGee and Damian Smith to take a two point lead with five minutes remaining. However, Castletown turned things around again hitting three points before Niall McDonnell scored the last point of the half to leave the sides level at the break, 0-7 to 1-4.

The first ten minutes of the second-half only produced a point each for both sides with John L McGee hitting the target for Carnaross. Castletown then took the lead and could have had their second goal after that when an effort flew wide of the post. They went on to add four more points which opened up a five point lead while Carnaross were guilty of missing plenty of chances which came their way. John L McGee hit the final score of the game for Carnaross who were left to regret hitting twelve wides compared to Castletown’s four.

Carnaross: Cillian Comaskey; Thomas Nugent, Patrick Nugent, John Plunkett; Eamonn Comaskey, Charles Brogan, Ian Donoghue; Brian Comaskey, Peter Mullan; John Ward, Cathal Allen, Damian Smith (0-1); John L McGee (0-6), Dermot McGee (0-1), Niall McDonnell (0-1); Subs: Cian Gillic for Eamonn Comaskey; Shane Casserly for Ian Donoghue; Michael Brogan for Cathal Allen; John Carpenter for Peter Mullan;