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EchoLive.ie, 16 Jul
Bishopstown pay price for misses in their minor football loss to Nemo
Rangers
Liam Healy of Nemo Rangers is tackled by Harrisson Grant as his
Bishopstown team-mates look for the loose ball. Picture: Jim Coughlan
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Nemo Rangers 2-10
Bishopstown 2-7
A wasteful first-half display from Bishopstown proved costly as they
lost out to Nemo Rangers in an entertaining Premier 1 Minor Football
Championship clash at Trabeg yesterday.
Inspired by a high-quality performance from Brian Hayes (1-5), Nemo
just about deserved their hard-earned win.
Nemo started well, and a good four-man sweeping move saw them earn a
free that Bryan Hayes duly converted.
On the next possession, the Trabeg side scored another quality point,
with Bill Twohig splitting the posts.
The Town, under former Cork senior football star Larry Tompkins, had
their opportunities to bring the game on parity, but they squandered a
couple of chances in front of goal.
To be fair, Nemo were clinical going forward, and when Hayes kicked a
superb point in the seventh minute, their lead increased to three
points.
Bishopstown were fortunate three minutes later when a thundering Twohig
shot came off the crossbar.
Some of the Town kicking in front of goal up to the 15th minute was
poor, as they had six wides and had failed to register a score.
Their drought finally ended in the 19th minute when captain Kevin
Murphy kicked a monstrous point, and on their next possession Gary
Holland executed a point following a free.
The Town’s missed opportunities came back to haunt them in the 23rd
minute when Artjoms Petrov picked up a loose ball before billowing the
back of the net, extending Nemo’s lead to six points.
Nemo finished the half with a quality point from full-forward Liam
Jordan that saw them go in at the break commanding a 1-6 to 0-3 lead.
Conor Yelland of Nemo Rangers gets his handpass off despite the close
attentions of Bishopstown’s Harrisson Grant during the Premier 1 Minor
Football Championship clash at Trabeg, Cork. Picture: Jim Coughlan
Conor Yelland of Nemo Rangers gets his handpass off despite the close
attentions of Bishopstown’s Harrisson Grant during the Premier 1 Minor
Football Championship clash at Trabeg, Cork. Picture: Jim Coughlan
On the balance of play, Nemo were happy with how they took their
chances, but Bishopstown’s coaching team will be miffed at how their
team actually trailed by six points.
Nemo punished their opponents in the opening minute after the restart
with their second goal when Conor Yelland got in behind the Town
defence to drill home his opportunist strike.
A minute late,r Bishopstown got a rub of the green when a tame
high-ball shot from Gary Holland bounced over the head of Joe Lyons and
into the net.
Credit to Bishopstown, they looked far sharper in the second half, and
a second goal from Oghran Foley helped reduce the deficit to three
points as the teams entered the last quarter.
The closing minutes were tense, but despite the Town throwing the
kitchen sink at Nemo, the better-balanced side held out.
Scorers for Nemo Rangers: B Hayes 0-4 (0-2f), A Petrov 1-0, C Yelland
1-0, L Hayes 0-2 B Twohig, L Jordan, N O Se, E Kelly (0-1 each).
Bishopstown: G Holland 1-5 (0-2f), O Foley 1-1 K Murphy 0-1.
Nemo Rangers: J Lyons; S Mulcahy, C O’Neill, L Hayes; B Twohig, D
Quinn, N O’Shea; C Molloy, E Kelly; L Dunford, B Hayes, C Yelland; L
Healy, L Jordan, A Petrov.
Bishopstown: S Cronin; D Murphy, M Sheridan, G Harrison; O Foley, D
O’Donovan, K Murphy; S Sheridan, K Murphy; D Cuthbert, P Casey, M
Scally; S McBride, G Holland, C McGrath.
Subs: C Vaughan for C McGrath (39).
Referee: Cathal Egan (Glen Rovers).