Footballers left to rue missed chances as they share points

ON Sunday last Newmarket hosted Glanworth in a Division 3 county football league tie.

In a game which ended all square, Newmarket will rue a number of missed opportunities throughout the hour.

The first half saw the locals lead 0-8 to 0-3, with points coming from Daniel Cullotty (5), Barry O’Connor, Conor O’ Keeffe and Ryan O’Keeffe.

The second half saw the Avondhu men kick five unanswered points from the fourth to the 34th minutes, with their top scorer and Avondhu senior Michael Sheehan getting the all-important equaliser in the final moment of the game, after Newmarket losing position and conceding a free. Newmarket line out: David Quinlan, Paudie Allen, John Ryan, Donnacha Fitzpatrick, Eddie Allen, Bart Daly, Gavin Ford, Alan Ryan, Tim Murphy, Tony O’Keeffe, Daniel Cullotty, Conor Keeffe, Ryan O’keeffe, Barry O’Connor, Kevin O’Sullivan; subs: Donal Hannon/ T O’keeffe, Mike Cottrell/ B O’connor, Cathal Browne/ C O’Keeffe, Jack Murphy/ R O’Keeffe, Jack Guiney/ D Cullotty, Colin O’Sullivan/ A Ryan.

On this Saturday Newmarket welcome St Michaels in the Tom Creedon Cup semi final at 4.30pm.

Fixture:

This Saturday, February 25 at Newmarket, 4pm, Tom Creedon Cup s/ final, Newmarket V St Michaels.

The Newmarket team line out V St Vincents on February 12 at St Vincents in Div 3 county football league, a game Newmarket won 0-12 to 1-6, was: D Quinlan, P Allen, J Ryan, D Fitzpatrick, G Ford, B Daly, E Allen, A Ryan, T Murphy, M Kenneally, D Cullotty, D O’Keeffe, R O’Keeffe, B O’Connor, K O’Sullivan, subs: D Hannon/ B O’Connor, C O’Sullivan/T Murphy, T O’Keeffe/ R O’Keeffe

Scorers: D Cullotty (0-4)(0-2f ), D Hannon, D O’Keeffe, B O’Connor (0-2) each, M Kenneally and R O’Keeffe (0-1) each