ACSFC - Kickhams Vs St. Pauls
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
All County Senior Football Championship
Preliminary Round
8 August 2010
Kickhams Creggan 1-19
St. Pauls 0-09
Kickhams comprehensively disposed of St. Pauls in this preliminary round fixture of the 2010 Championship at Moneyglass on Sunday evening. The winning margin was 13 points and this did not flatter us at all, as Creggan were sharper and hungrier to win this match from the first whistle.
Playing towards the chapel end in the first half Creggan registered the first score of the night from the boot of Hugh McNulty via a free. This set the tone for the evening for Big McAnulty as he was deadly from place balls, notching a tally of 9 points by the close of business.
The St. Pauls attacks and scores were sporadic as Creggan dominated the midfield, allowing our attacks to develop, which more often than not resulted in a point. The major score of the game came from a great surging run from wing half back from debutant Ricky Johnston. He exchanged passes with Odhran McLarnon and rampaged through the defence to emphatically hammer to the net.
At half time Creggan were 8 points to the good on a score line of 1-10 to 0-05.
The second half was basically more of the same as Creggan outscored their opponents and dominated the resulting 30 minutes of play. This cushion gave Creggan the luxury of utilising their bench as M.A McNicholl, David McGuckin, Marty Johnston, Leigh Martin and Ciaran McCartney all got some game time.
St. Paul’s were reduced to 13 men in the second period as moments of indiscipline cost them in personnel on the field, and after that there was no hope of any comeback.
Creggan now progress to the quarter final stage where they will meet Cargin at a venue yet to be confirmed. This will be a much sterner test as old rivalries kick in once again in what will surely make for an extremely exciting match.
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