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NY GAA: Scorching Sunday in Gaelic Park

IrishCentral.com Staff Writer

Published Sunday, April 26, 2009, 10:07 PM

Updated Thursday, July 23, 2009, 5:34 PM

Action from Gaelic Park

Photo by Nuala Purcell

The constant pressure and accuracy of Leitrim’s scorers and the stopping power of their halfback line was too much for Cavan to handle and the game finished 3-19 to 1-7.

Cavan: 1 Martin O’Connor 2 Michael Smith 4 Brendan Gannon 5 Brian 6 Brendan Reilly 7 Alan Carlin 8 Gareth Kelly (0-2) 9 Conor Brady 10 Declan Fitzpatrick (0-3) 11Kevin McGeaney (1-1) 12 Michael McGuire (0 -1) 13 Derek Williams 15 Sean Collins Sub: Eoghan McHartland

Leitrim: 1 Pa Ryan 2 Lonan McGuire 4 Alan Foley 5 Niall McGuire 6 Dermot Keane 7 Danny O’Sullivan 8 Kenny O’Connor (1-1) 9 John O’Neill (0-1) 10 John McGoldrick (1-3) 11 Tony Cullan (0-1) 12 Mike Creegan (0-1) 13 Dan Doona (0-6) 15 Dolan Hartnett (1-6) Sub: Tommy Gee (0-1)

Man of the Match Dolan Hartnett

Referee Jimmy Naughton

Cork 1-12 Down 1-12

Cork and Down were slow to start, with few real chances in the opening minutes. Michael Sloen opened the proceedings for Down, but his first shot went wide.

Cork responded with a failed attack of their own, earning a free, which was dropped into the square, only to be cleared out by the strong Down Defense.

It wasn’t long before Michael Sloen’s work paid off to put Down ahead with a superb long point.

At the other end, Alan Raferty took a close shot, with only the post stopping him foreshadowing the hard time Cork would have scoring.

Finally, after twelve minutes of play, Francie Cleary was able to convert, and buried a goal, throwing cork ahead by two points.

Sloen again responded with a point for Down, this time from a long free. Alan Raferty traded another, scoring a routine point before another dry spell took over the match.

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