PIF

Bandon’s premier intermediate footballers went down 1-11 to 1-6 away to Carraigaline in their first  Division 3 football league game last Sunday.

Matthew McNamara was prominent early on being successful in winning 2 frees and a 45 metre free for Marc Sugrue to convert but these were our only scores in the first half which finished 06-03.  Jonathon Mulcahy, Cian O’Mahony, Darren Crowley and Philip Crowley were best in that half.

Upon the re-start Peter Murphy pointed after a good movement but from there on his influence on the game grew less and less due to being blood substituted on two occasions.  However, from the 2^nd to the 15^th minutes we conceded a goal and 5 points and a lot of this arose from our inability to break out of  our own half line.  But scores can be deceptive and we then found our groove and Alan Johnson scored a great point on the 12^th minute and Darren saw a goal-buster come back off the post that Marc subsequently pointed.  Substitute Adam Murphy goaled on the 17^th minute and maybe could have had two other green flags raised except for some fine goal-keeping and a wayward shot.  Remarkably neither team raised any flag in the last 13 minutes.

We play Fermoy at home on Sunday next 11^th February at 2.30p.m.

Team:  Pat Prendergast, David Crowley, James O’Donovan, Joe O’Mahony, James Walsh, Eoghan O’Donovan, Cian O’Mahony, Peter Murphy 0-1, Jason Hickey, Jonathon Mulcahy, Alan Johnson 0-1, Philip Crowley, Matthew McNamara, Mark Sugrue 0-4, 3f’s & a 45 m free, Darren Crowley. Subs: Adam Murphy, Timmy McCarthy, Rob Long, Donough Lucey, Robert O’Driscoll, Nelson McCarthy, Olann McSweeney & David Ahern 

Dinner Dance

There are still some tickets available for the victory dinner at 35 euros a go on Friday night in the Munster Arms at 8pm sharp.  Special Guests are Cork and West Cork Chairpersons Tracey Kennedy and Joe Crowley.