PIFC Round 1 Report
03/05/2016
St Michaelâs 1-8 St Vincentâs 0-5: This Cork Premier IFC first round tie at Páirc Uà Rinn yesterday wonât live too long in the memory.
While it was a poor game of football, it wonât bother St Michaelâs too much, as they got over the line with a bit to spare and also produced impacts off the bench.
St Vincentâs, meanwhile, will be terribly disappointed with their performance, given it took all of 46 minutes for them to register their first point from play.
A lot of scoring chances were spurned in a largely unproductive opening half hour. Still, both sides kept plugging away. By the end of which, St Michaelâs were in front by a solitary point.
Whilst neither side will need reminding of how difficult it is to succeed in this championship, St Michaelâs manager Noel Creedon was happy to take the win and move on, especially as they were coming off a one-point county final defeat to Carrigaline from late last year.
âWe were missing eight from the county final team today and then we had to make two changes before the game. So to be able to dig out a result is good,â he said.
âIn that respect, it is positive in that there is always a bit of a legacy after losing a county final and you never know how you are going to go. Considering all of that, we have a lot of positives to take out of the win.â
After a quarter of an hour, we had no score from open play. In fact, there was just one point on the board and that arrived in the third minute from St Vincentâs free-taker John Paul Murphy.
St Michaelâs opened their account 15 minutes later when sub Micheal Mulconry pointed and his score was quickly followed by another from Eoghan Buckley. Another sub, Liam OâSullivan, handed St Michaelâs a slight advantage at the changeover, 0-3 to 0-2.
St Vincentâs cause wasnât helped when they lost Wayne Long to a black card soon after the restart. And when Eoghan Buckley bagged the only goal of the game after 40 minutes of play (after a quick free from Mulconry), they took charge, moving into a 1-7 to 0-3 lead. St Vincentâs did get a couple of scores near the end but there was no disputing St Michaelâs superiority, with the energetic Liam OâSullivan finishing well.
âLiam had a great game, he is just out of minor,â added Creedon. âHe didnât look out of place at all today so it is good to see that.â
St Vincentâs await the losers of Wednesday nightâs game involving Ãire Ãg and Nemo Rangers in Round 2B.
Scorers for St Michaelâs:
E Buckley (1-1), L OâSullivan (0-3), E Hegarty, P Deasy, K Hegarty and M Mulconry (0-1 each).
Scorers for St Vincentâs:
John Paul Murphy (0-2, one free), G McCarthy, D Duggan and C Barry (0-1 each).
ST MICHAELâS:
C Denn; C OâShaughnessy, A Nolan, D OâShea; E Hegarty (Capt), A OâCallaghan, A Giltinan; T Gberevbie, P Deasy; C Kilcoyne, E Hickey, L Conway; K Hegarty, E Buckley, P Cronin.
Subs:
M Mulconry for T Gberevbie (12), L OâSullivan for P Cronin (14), K OâSullivan for L Conway (49), S Keating for C Kilcoyne (56).
ST VINCENTâS:
P OâShea; D Collins, P Cunningham, D Fenton; Aiden OâCallaghan, D OâRegan (Capt), G McCarthy; Anthony OâCallaghan, S Buckley; A Buckey, D Duggan, W Long; A Harte, S Cunningham, John Paul Murphy.
Subs:
J OâMahony for John Paul Murphy (25), John Paul Murphy for W Long (BC 35), D OâConnor for J OâMahony (42), A Good for P Cunningham (54), C Barry for S Cunningham (56).
Referee:
Patrick OâDriscoll (Bride Rovers).
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