Junior Hurling verses Oylegate

The Shelmalier Junior hurlers opened their league campaign with a 4-8 to 0-8 victory over Oylegate/Glenbrien in Oylegate on Saturday last 24th March 2007.

 

The Shelmalier Junior hurlers opened their league campaign with a 4-8 to 0-8 victory over Oylegate/Glenbrien in Oylegate on Saturday last, 24th March 2007. The Shels started with 5 minors in the starting line up and with Aidan Murphy outstanding at full back were never in arrears and went in at half time 2-4 to 0-4 in lead. Fergie Parker was in complete control at centre back and finished the first half with a goal from a penalty after Michael Kingston was fouled in the square. Half Time Score: M. Kingston 1-0, E. O Leary 0-1, F.Parker 1-1, A.Griffith 0-1 and C.Wall 0-1.

Oylgate never threatened to get back into the game and Shels were able to experiment with their lineout . Barry Murphy scorieda fine goal after coming from corner back to corner forward. Willie O Shaughnessy also scored a fine goal after a pass from James Murphy. The Shels' scorers in the second half were Barry Murphy 1-0. F. Parker 0-2. C.Wall 0-2 and W .O Shaughnessy 1-0. Aidan Murphy, Fergie Parker and David Cloney played well throughout the game.

 

Team Lineout:
1. Colm Carr  2. Barry Murphy. 3. Aidan Murphy. 4. Conor Byrne  5. James Doyle 6. Fergie. Parker. 7. Shane O Connor. 8. Alan Griffith. 9. Emmet O Leary. 10 Niall Cullen.       11. Darren Malone.  12 Willie O. Shaughnessy. 13. Michael Kingston  14 Adrian Harpur    15 Chris Wall

Subs used: C. Murphy, C. Potter, D. Cloney. J. Murphy.
Subs C. Hearne and  T. Gainfort