Glenbeigh / Glencar stuck in relegation zone

DIVISION ONE

LAST year’s Mid Kerry finalists did battle here with a lot potentially at stake in terms of the relegation battle but Beaufort pulled themselves clear of it for now and left the former All-Ireland Junior champions stuck in the relegation zone. Stephen O’Sullivan scored the opening point for the visitors but Ronan Ferris responded with a goal for the hosts that set the tone for their dominance. Tommy Cahill scored all Glenbeigh/Glencar’s remaining firsthalf points as Jeremiah O’Sullivan and Fergal Hallissey finished Beaufort’s first-half scoring with decent efforts for a lead of 1-5 to 0-5.

1-2 without reply after the restart saw Beaufort eight points ahead and firmly on their way to victory as Ferris scored his second goal for a personal total of 2-1. Gavan O’Grady being substituted meant that all Glenbeigh/ Glencar remaining scores came from Tommy Cahill (1-7 in total) as his goal came as a consolation score with seven minutes left. Bernard Murphy was dismissed for a second yellow card to compound the visitors’ woes as Beaufort had eight different scorers in a seven point win.

This result sets up a crunch meeting between Glenbeigh/Glencar and Dingle at the foot of the table in Round Six. One it would be very hard to see a potential loser of emerge from the bottom three to safety come the campaign’s end.

BEAUFORT: Mike Moriarty; Michael J O’ Connor, Gerard Hartnett, Sean Kelliher; Jonathan Kissane (0-1), Mike Breen, Jeremiah O’ Sullivan (0-1); Nathan Breen (0-1), Ronan Murphy; Liam Carey (0-1), Ciaran Kennedy (0-1), Fergal Hallissey (0-5); Daragh Coffey, Padraig Doona, Ronan Ferris (2-1) Subs: Padraig O’ Sullivan for Padraig Doona, James Reilly for Jonathan Kissane, Padraig Hartnett for Mike Breen, Sean Foley for Ronan Murphy, Brendan Cronin for Liam Carey and Ian McGuillycuddy (0-1) for Jeremiah O’ Sullivan.

GLENBEIGH/GLENCAR: Leon Seidler; Sean Roche, Jerry Hoare, Ciaran Doyle; Oisin O’Connor; Stephen O’Sullivan (0-1), Shane Riordan; Colin McGuillycuddy, Fergal Griffin; Dara Casey, Caolim Teahan, Tommy Cahill (17); Jason McKenna, Gavan O’Grady, Bernard Murphy Subs: Michael Walsh for Stephen O’Sullivan, Daniel Griffin for Dara Casey, Kieran Courtney for Gavan O’Grady, Calvin Teahan for Caolim Teahan and Gearoid Griffin for Shane Riordan.

Photo by Michelle Cooper Galvin Stephen O’Sullivan, Glenbeigh/Glencar, slips in possession against Beaufort’s Ciaran Kennedy in the County Senior Football League Division One meeting at Beaufort on Saturday.