Christmas Run outs
The annual post Christmas match is on in St Columbas College on 27th Dec – 2pm start. Be there for 1.45.
Its the married (or under thumb pressure) X1 against the young (ish) free and single selection.
In the first match last Tuesday, Jose Vargas team of out of towners (A mexican/italian/culchie mix) beat Chris Hogan’s local Rock Stars by 4-2. Winners opening goal came from Mike Hull, who outpaced Shane McInerney to slot home, while Jose outwitted a bemused Ken Buckley for the second. Mike and Jose added goals later with John McCluskey (returning to the fold after a long absence), Niall Hanratty and Keith Kelly getting goals back, but late misses by Adam Doran , Niall Hanratty and Keith Kelly meant there was no equaliser.
The Thursday game was an intriguing set up. It has been said that defending is the easy part, with goal scoring the more difficult art. So the Goalpoachers (those who have scored regularly for Spartak) were up against the Shot Shy Select (Those who haven’t). The latter lived up to their name and failed to trouble Jason Northey in the first half, while Frank McNamee, Shea McClafferty, et al ran riot at the other end to build up a 5-0 half time lead. Experienced stoppers Dave Browne, Paul Kinsella, Ken Buckley, Ciaran Keogh, Conor Canavan and Shane McInerney had an off night defensively. Neil McGowan might have made it 6 but shot inexplicably wide of an open goal. The second half proved a bit more evenly contested and the Shot Shys certainly missed a few, but the game finished 7-1, with Jose Vargas drilling the final nail from a tight angle.
