Ar for ‘Bellingham boys
and that’s when you’re at your weakest actually, when you’re going that direction Brilliant goal. Brilliant goal by them, but poor on our behalf.’
Thereafter Cuarraha closed the game out well despite O’Connell’s best efforts.
‘They’re good at keeping the ball and we knew that as well. We always needed to keep the pressure on and when you’re chasing the game and trying to keep the pressure on, that’s a double whammy. And that’s where we ended up. But I have to say, we kept going. We kept going to the very end. You saw that at the very end, back to a one-point game. I have to be proud of the way the lads played.’
That never-say-die spirit is a trait that has impressed Bates this year.
‘I was told that all along and it’s been proven right through the championship. We’ve been very good and we’ve built and built got better and better. They never give up. But it’s a little bit disappointing today.’
After the drama of 10 red cards in the previous round Bates felt the referee was excellent.
‘The referee was exceptional I thought. Very, very good. Both teams went out and played football, good, hard football most of the time. I don’t know what Stuart [Reynolds] did or said, but we’ll find that out later maybe. I thought it was a good game and an enjoyable game for supporters. Both sets of supporters seemed to enjoy it.’ GAA
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Results
Sunday 5th November Drogheda Independent U18 Div 1A
Cooley Kickhams 1-3 Naomh Mairtin 0-12; Ardee St. Mary’s G.F.C. 2-15 Geraldines 3-5 Drogheda Independent U18 Div 2A
St Mochtas 4-11 St Fechins GAA 0-9
Saturday 4th November7
AIB Leinster Club IFC
O’Connells GFC 0-12 Curraha 2-7
Friday 3rd November
U21 FC
Cooley Kickhams 2-17 St Fechins GAA 1-14; Hunterstown Rovers/Mattock Rangers/Glen Emmets 3-21 Geraldines 4-13; St Brides 3-16 St Kevins 1-9; Naomh Mairtin 0-13 Newtown Blues 1-12
Wednesday 1st November Drogheda Independent U18 Div 2A
St Fechins GAA 3-9 Newtown Blues 1-12
The Argus U16 Div 2B
Dundalk Gaels 2-11 Na Piarsaigh/Sean O’Mahonys/Dowdallshill 3-9
Monday 30th October
Fr. Manning Cup Group 3
Louth 4-12 Westmeath 3-10
The Argus U16 Div
Newtown Blues 2-13 O`Raghallaighs 2-15
Fixtures
Tuesday 7th November
HE GAA Senior Football League Div 4 DIFE v Dublin Institute of Technology, Ref tbc, 2.00; The Law School v DkIT, Ref tbc, 7.00
Friday 10th November Under-21 FC
Hunterstown Rovers/Mattock Rangers/Glen Emmets v Cooley Kickhams, Colm Mc Collough 8.00; Newtown Blues v St Brides, ref tbc, 8.00
Saturday 11th November
Fr. Manning Plate
Louth v Carlow, Darver, 2.00
Sunday 12th November Drogheda Independent U18 Div 1A
Ardee St. Mary’s G.F.C. v Naomh Mairtin, Darver, 12.00
Drogheda Independent U18 Div 1B
St Patrick’s GFC v Roche Emmets/St Brides, Darver, 1.30