After a disappointing defeat away to Bonniconlon last week, any hope of progressing in the Championship for our U16s were shattered with practically the last play of the game against Louisburgh in a fantastic game of football.
Despite going into the game with a diminished squad because of injuries, Kilmeena put it up to Louisburgh from the whistle, trading points with them for a while but trailed by three points by half time, 6-3. With five unanswered points early in the second half, it looked that the lads might edge the contest but Louisburgh weren’t done yet. They stuck to their task and ensured that the home team never led by more than a point or two. A great goal from Kilmeena was matched soon after by Louisburgh. Another point from each side meant that in injury time, Kilmeena led by a single point and the final whistle couldn’t come soon enough for them. However, Kilmeena conceded a free within easy point-scoring range and, with at least a couple of dozen bodies in front of the goal, the ball from the mis-hit free somehow managed to squeeze into the net. Groans from the Kilmeena players and supporters were drowned out by the cheers of the Louisburgh contingent. The final whistle blew almost immediately after and that effectively signalled the end of this campaign.
The result did not reflect the quality of the football played by Kilmeena and their effort and application could not be questioned. Apart from the Bonniconlon game, this team has gelled into a fine outfit in the last five weeks and the coaches could not be more proud of each and every one of them. Our final game, in two weeks at home to Shrule/Glencorrib, will be the final time these boys play together this year and they will go into that game with a determination to end the season with a victory.
Back row, left to right: Eoghan Cannon, Brendon Witzl, Logan Heraty, Robbie Murphy, Sean Keane, Tom Cox, Kyle Mulchrone, Jamie Durkan, Tadhg Daly, Kevin Hastings, Alan Mortimer
Front row, left to right: Felix Zeray, Cormac Slattery, Lorcan Holland, Finn Mulchrone, Cian Moran, Alan Gannon, Jason Feehan, Adam Moran, Alan Heanue.
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