Senior Hurling League

Fri. May 12th 2023. 

Blackrock 0 – 19 V Erins Own 0 – 16 @ Church Road.

Report:  Roger Ryan

Our Senior Hurlers overcame a strong challenge from Erins Own at Church Road this evening to eventually run out winners by 3 points 0 – 19 to 0 – 16. The outcome was in doubt right up to the final minutes and the score stood at 0 – 16 to 0 – 16 with time up. In the final minutes of added time we added the 3 points which proved to be the difference in the end. Kevin O'Keeffe got the opening point and when Erins Own went ahead with the next 2 points, Tadhg Deasy got us back on level terms with a point. Erins Own then added a further 2 points but Robbie Cotter scored to reduce their lead to 1 point 0 – 03 to 0 – 04. Erins Own then stretched their lead to 5 with the next 4 points on the trot. 0 – 04 to 0 – 09. Kevin O'Keeffe (2), Peter Linehan (1) and Fionn Coleman (1) put a more respectable look on the scoreboard as the Ref blew half time 0 – 08 to 0 – 09.

Niall Cashman and Tadhg Deasy got us off to a flying start with 1 point each to edge us ahead but Erins Own replied with the next 2 points to go ahead again 0 – 10 to 0 – 11. Kevin added the next 3 points to push us ahead by 2 points 0 – 13 to 0 – 11. Erins Own and Kevin then swapped points to bring it to 0 – 13 to 0 – 12. Our lead was extended to 2 points when Kevin scored again but Erins Own hit back with 3 unanswered points to push ahead again by a point 0 – 14 to 0 – 15. Fionn Coleman and Sean Healy then added a point each to edge us ahead by 1 point but Erins Own struck back to draw level at 0 – 16 each with time almost up. It was looking very much like sharing the points at this stage but in a last surge Niall Cashman with a long range point pushed us ahead and Kevin added 2 more for good measure to give us victory by 3 points 0 – 19 to 0 – 16.

Scorers: Kevin O'Keeffe 0 – 10(7f, 0-1-65), Tadhg Deasy 0 – 02, Fionn Coleman 0 – 02, Niall Cashman 0 – 02, Robbie Cotter 0 – 01, Peter Li9nehan 0 – 01, Sean Healy 0 – 01.

Team: Gavin Connolly, Connor Coakley, Andrew Murphy, Conor O'Brien, Luke O'Donovan, Alan O'Callaghan, Niall Cashman, David O'Farrell, Mark O'Keeffe, Ian O'Keeffe, Kevin O'Keeffe, Tadhg Deasy, Michael O'Halloran, Shane O'Keeffe, Robbie Cotter,

Subs Used: Fionn Coleman, Peter Linehan, Sean Healy.

Referee: David Daly.