Mullingar Shamrocks

Founded 1953

Co. Westmeath

Victory against Rosemount secures quarter-final place ...

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Senior Football Championship: Mullingar Shamrocks 0-11 Rosemount 0-9

The object of the exercise has been achieved: a two point victory against Rosemount qualifies Mullingar Shamrocks for a quarter-final clash with The Downs scheduled for Cusack Park on Sunday next with a 5.30 start. At this stage in championship football all that matters is the result and on this occasion we were on the right side of the result. Playing against a strong wind, Mullingar Shamrocks began well and within the first 90 seconds had two points on the board. Tye Adamson with a fine strike pointed a free and when the resultant kick-out was intercepted by the ever-alert Donal O'Donoghue he released Patrick Fagan who also pointed. In a sense this was the start that decided the match and for the next 62 minutes scoring was equally divided. A good start is half the battle etc! After four minutes the sides were level as Sean Pettit pointed twice from frees. Tye Adamson again pointed from a free and a great patient build-up, began by Eddie Moore deep in defence, ended with Donal O'Donoghue palming over the crossbar after Denis Corroon provided the final pass. Denis added a fifth point from a Tye Adamson quickly taken free before Rosemount added two points in quick succession from Declan Mullen and a Pettit free (0-6 to 0-4). Another episode of combined play ended with a Tye Adamson point and a great Patrick Fagan run through the centre ended with a Dean Moore pointed free, the last score of the half. An 0-8 o 0-4 interval lead was a good return in the conditions. Shamrocks missed a number of good scoring chances on resumption and Rosemount began to dominate the exchanges helped in part by some over ambitious shooting by Shamrocks. After eight minutes, Sean Pettit pointed his fourth free and Declan Mullen added another from play within a minute. Two great blocks in quick succession by Alan Cashman prevented another point and Shamrocks escaped when a great run by Boidu Sayeh ended when he crashed his crossbar. At this stage Efe Siode who replaced Paddy Joyce was imperious as he put his body on the line on several occasions to keep Rosemount at bay. The performance of all defenders used was outstanding and laid the foundation for this victory and ensured a comfortable evening for Philly Shaw whose restarts were very good on the night. The loss of Patrick Fagan through injury was hurting and when he was joined in the repair yard by Kieran Gavin the pressure mounted. However the response was good: Dónal O'Donoghue and Simon Quinn combined and Dean Moore pointed; Dean was then fouled and pointed the free to extend the lead (0-10 to 0-7). Rosemount weren't finished and three Sean Pettit pointed frees reduced the deficit to the minimum. The final score belonged to Shamrocks and began with a great Donal O'Donoghue mark who transferred to Micheál Curley on the burst (what else?) and he released Pádraic McKenna (making his senior championship debut) who shot over to create the two point advantage. A very composed Shamrocks retained possession for the final two minutes although there was one final cause for concern as a Rosemount last second free fell short and dangerously into the Shamrocks goalmouth before the final whistle brought relief. Mullingar Shamrocks: Philly Shaw; Eddie Moore, Kieran Gavin (Davy Coyne), Killian Daly; Paddy Joyce [Efe Siode], Micheál Curley, Brendan O'Reilly; Denis Corroon (0-1), Patrick Fagan (0-2) [Daragh Daly]; Tye Adamson (0-3), Dónal O'Donoghue (0-1), Alan Cashman (Billy Flynn); Jordan Warde (Ciarán Curley); Dean Moore (0-3) and Simon Quinn (Pádraic McKenna 0-1).

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