Second AHL1 Win of Week

At Silverpark on Saturday 28th May 2011 the seniors overcame St Brigids by 2-10 to 1-9 in AHL1.  Against the wind, Crokes gradually took control as the first half progressed and at half time led 0-7 to 0-3.  The home team was especially dominant for the second quarter.  The Crokes supremacy was marked by the switching around of their forwards, such that by the time St. Brigid's got their eighteenth minute point (and final one of the half) only one Kilmacud forward held the position in which he started.

Four points was a slender lead facing the breeze.  Brigids recorded the first score of the second half.  This spurred the Stillorgan lads to greater effort, an effort that was rewarded by a Sean McGrath pointed free and a goal from Mark Coghlan, having been set up by James Burke, before ten minutes of the second period had elapsed.  Two minutes later the visitors reduced the arrears by one only for Sean McGrath's placed ball accuracy to make it 1-9 to 0-5. 

From there on the ascendancy switched.  Over the next ten minutes Brigids eroded the Crokes advantage back to the minimum.  They might have taken the lead but for an excellent save by goalkeeper Matthew Collins in the forty seventh minute.  By now the ball was spending most of its time in the Crokes half as questions were asked of the defence (to which they responded admirably) while the offensive unit seemed to be on a work to rule as Brigids were able to set up repeated attacks. 

 

With four minutes on the clock the issue was decided when Sean McGrath, who accounted for 75% of the winners' scores, found the net to conclude scoring.  Apart from McGrath, Crokes had major contributions from Matthew Collins, Adrian Grogan and Shane O'Rorke.

Team:

 

M Collins, S McNicholas, W McEvoy, A Grogan, S O'Rorke, R O'Loughlin, G McMorrow, N O'Rearden, M Coghlan (1-0), D McVeigh (0-1), S McGrath (1-7, f-4, 65-1), B O'Rorke (0-1), F Armstrong (0-1), B Hanamy, J Burke.  Subs: J Doughan for G McMorrow (blood, 13 mins), J Doughan for B O'Rorke (half time), C Sheehan for D McVeigh (40 mins), B O'Carroll for G McMorrow (43 mins) and B Mulligan for F Armstrong (56 mins).

 

You can see photos of the encounter HERE or by clicking on the image below!