Walsh Inspired as Cordal/Scart Minors Went to Town on Legion

Cordal/Scart top scorer, Shay Walsh hit 1-5 for his side against Legion. ©Photograph: John Reidy — Cordal/Scart top scorer, Shay Walsh hit 1-8 for his side against Legion. ©Photograph: John Reidy

Minor County League Round 1. Cordal/Scart 2-18 Legion 1-08
Cordal/Scart minors got the new season off to the best possible start with a comprehensive victory over Legion in this opening County League game played in ideal conditions in Direen.

By David Kerins

Cordal/Scart led 1-10 to 1-04 at half time. Shay Walsh struck for the visitors’ goal from the penalty spot in the 12th minute after Kieran Enright was fouled. Micheál Devlin, also from the penalty spot in the 23rd minute, was Legion’s goal scorer.

Second Goal

Cordal/Scart stretched their lead further in the third quarter scoring a further 1-05 without reply. Captain, Sean Walsh got through for the second goal in the fourth minute of the second half after good work by brothers Sean and Eddie Horan.

Darragh Lyne, Cian Sheehan and Barry Slattery (0-02) kicked points for the home side in the final quarter but Shay Walsh, who ended the afternoon with 1-08, and Sean O’Connell ensured a comfortable victory for Cordal/Scart when referee Padraig O’Sullivan blew the final whistle.

Scartaglin GAA Club recently underwent CPR and Defibrillator Training with Denis Kerin and Eamon O'Connor. Pictured are: seated: Bernard Cronin, Martin Horgan, Denis Kerin and Eamon O'Connor, instructors; Noreen Rahilly and Anna Marie Buckley. Back row: Pat O'Sullivan, Jeremiah Buckley, Tom Boyle, Seamus Riordan, Timmy O'Connor, Annette Kerin and Marie Dineen. Photograph Courtesy of Scartaglin GAA Club. — Scartaglin GAA Club recently underwent CPR and Defibrillator Training with Denis Kerin and Eamon O’Connor. Pictured are: seated: Bernard Cronin, Martin Horgan, Denis Kerin and Eamon O’Connor, instructors; Noreen Rahilly and Anna Marie Buckley. Back row: Pat O’Sullivan, Jeremiah Buckley, Tom Boyle, Seamus Riordan, Timmy O’Connor, Annette Kerin and Marie Dineen. Photograph Courtesy of Scartaglin GAA Club.

Cordal/Scart Team: Conor Mitchell, Padraig Brosnan, Padraig O’Connor, Mark O’Donoghue,
Jason Browne, Denis O’Mahony, Dylan O’Donoghue, Sean Horan, Sean O’Connell, Adam Fallon, Eddie Horan, Kieran Enright, Sean Walsh, captain; Shay Walsh and Donnacha Daly. Subs: Josh Kerin for Jason Browne, Jack Flynn for Donnacha Daly, Sean Breathnach for Dylan O’Donoghue, David Riordan for Adam Fallon, D.J Fealey for Kieran Enright, Cathal O’Donoghue.
Scorers for Cordal/Scart: Shay Walsh 1-08; Eddie Horan 0-05; Sean Walsh 1-02; Sean O’Connell 0-02, Adam Fallon 0-01.
Fog Halts Play in the East Kerry Senior League Round 2
For health and safety reasons due to dense fog, referee Brendan Brosnan had to call off the East Kerry Senior League Round 2 game between Scartaglin and Templenoe with 25 minutes on the clock.

Templenoe were leading 1-04 to 0-03 at this stage with Tim Coakley, Pa Rahilly and Tom Fortune getting on the scoresheet for Scart while Stephen O’Sullivan 0-03, Jordan Schmidt 1-00 and Kieran McCarthy 0-01 were the scorers for Templenoe.
The Scart team lined out as follows: David Kerins, Sean O’Connell, Ger O’Connor, Aaron Gallagher, Alan Horan, Padraig Reidy, Sean Tangney, Brendan Rahilly, Niall Casey, Hugh O’Connor, Pa Rahilly, captain; Tom Fortune, John Thompson, Tim Coakley and Padraig Breen.

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