U10 Hurlers Host Blitz

Match Report by John McDonnell

Under 10 HURLING BLITZ Edenderry GAA with visiting teams from BROSNA GAELS, SHAMROCK'S,CLARA,BALLINAMERE-DURROW.

1ST game for the reds was against a very good side in CLARA and it was very much agame of two halfs!!!!

with a siff breeze aiding a good puckout the keeper's were very busy men...... despite everything the bounce of the sliothar caught the lads/lassie's out on both side with our first touch alittle off....but come the 2nd half and with time trickling by the REDZ soon found there groove....Cormac Burke was belting out long balls and finding the full-forwards!!!!! while our midfield battled gamely and got stuck in at each opportunity.....we started slow but as the match progressed we got it together....thankfully we had subs to come in when the hits came, and they did!!!!!!

super subs Shauna Burke and Hannah Mullally certainly had the boys on there toes!!!! the management duo of john mconnell and micheal monaghan didnt waste time in using there panel when required.....Very encouraged with a panel turnout of 16 on the night....FINAL SCORE EDENDERRY 2-3 V CLARA 3-4

2nd game v SHAMROCK'S was a dogged affair with nothing between the teams....they say goals win matches and in this case was very true!!! by now the wind stiffend alot and with spells of rain the teams first touch eluded them at times but this team never knows when to quit and again when required the subs got stuck in and did what was asked by their coaches which was to fight and never give in.....Just as in the first game as time ticked by and the half drawing to a close up popped goal scoring machine Aaron Kennedy founfd the back of the net to leave the H/T score 1-0 in favour of the REDS.......The 2nd half continued the trend and despite it all SHAMROCK'S found the back of the net....when it seemed that a draw was a fair result and from out of the blue Dan McBride amongst a scrum of hurleys pulled on the sliothar when it came loose and in it went to the obvious relief of everyone in the stands of whom through out the evening encouraged there sibling's..

FINAL SCORE EDENDERRY 2-0 V1-0 SHAMROCKS........

EDENDERRY GAA U/10'S PANEL: CORMAC BURKE EAMON O'CONNOR SHANE MASON CONOR HOLOHAN JAKE&BOBBY MOONEY BEN SWEENEY-NOONAN CILLIAN FORAN MARC&SHAUNA BYRNE HANNAH MULLALLY AARON KENNEDY CRAIG MITCHIE DAN MCBRIDE JASON MATHEW'S SAM HORGAN