GAELIC SPORTS WORLD Issue 29 – July 4, 2015 | Page 25

In getting to the decider,
O’Shay’s the No. 4 seed pulled
off something of a surprise
when defeating the No. 1 seed
and league-leaders Cowin
Construction in convincing
fashion with a 7 point victory in the first semi-final.
McGurk’s finished as the No.
2 side but they had to fight
all the way and just edged out
Amsterdam Tavern by one
point in a tense second semifinal.
The final was highly anticipated and a fine crowd both
from other league teams as
well as team families and
friends were on hand on at St.
Vincent Park, Saturday 27th
June.
GOOD START
The No. 2 seed McGurk’s
made their intentions known
Photo: Carla Scuzzo
from the get-go. Inside the
first quarter they hit the net and added four points and
were looking in the groove. O’Shay’s started sluggishly with only 0-2 on the board during that early period.
O’Shay’s upped their game when adding a goal of their
own and three points but McGurk’s stayed consistent
with 1-3 themselves to take a 2-7 to 1-5 lead at the half.
McGurks in that first half used possession well and took
their scores but in contrast O’Shay’s, who saw plenty of
the ball could not get it done in front of the posts and
shot far too many wides for the amount of possession
they had won.

CAME OUT SWINGING ANEW
McGurks intent on finishing what they started came out
swinging for the second half as they added another couple
and a brace of points and suddenly O’Shay’s were in a hole,
a 10 point hole to be precise with time not on their side.
To give them credit O’Shay’s recovered from this latest blow
and landed 1-1 to almost half the deficit now down to six.
O’Shay’s had periods of dominance during the half but they
still could not stop McGurk’s from scoring. Though the No. 4
seed finished strongly McGurk’s were able to maintain that six
point margin and ran winners on a scoreline of 4-12 to 3-9.

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