GAELIC SPORTS WORLD Issue 31 – August 8, 2015 | Page 16

man buried the ball. Gareth O’Neill
toiled hard in the full forward line
for McAnespies and won plenty of
ball. McAnespies tallied points from
Fergal McGeough, Tony Donnelly,
and Eoin Kerins. Donnelly put one
fine score over from just inside the
sideline. For the Blues it was Sean
O’Connor, Eamonn Wallace, Dara
Roche, and Darragh Treacy who put
the ball between the posts. At the
break it was the Blues ahead, 1-8 to
0-6.
It was touch and go in the second half.
Tony Donnelly showed well early and
made some strong runs, likewise some
Conor Jordan tries to break through the McAnespies defence. Photo: Rory O’Donnell.
great running from Fergal McGeough
from half back saw McAnespies turn
the deficit into a two point lead. Donnelly was involved in
SENIOR HURLING
McAnespies goal, Gareth O’Neill provided a well placed finish
CHAMPIONSHIP
into the far corner. The score brought the teams level, and two
points from Fergal McGeough saw McAnespies into the lead.
TIPP IN CONTROL
The Blues kept in touch with the free taking of Sean O’Connor
and on a couple of occasions threatened the McAnespies goal.
After the Blues had put three points over to two for McAnespies, Kieran Hurley who had entered as a sub, was red carded
for a challenge on Mickey Boyle. The Blues would be down a
man for the last 10 minutes and had a point to make up. Collie
Donnelly extended the lead to two before Fergal McGeough
was black carded for a challenge as the Blues were breaking
through.
A very tired looking McAnespies tried to hang on to possession and were just about holding on. A Sean O’Connor free
reduced the gap to a point and with every Blues possession
there were cries for the full time whistle from the McAnespies
faithful as the Blues moved downfield. McAnespies hung on
however, and claim a famous win over a big rival.

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GALWAY 1-09
TIPPERARY 1-29
Tipperary tallied another impressive win for the second
week in a row, this time it was Galway who were the victims of a great all round performance. Tipp were on a different level, and their half forward line was something to
reckon with. Adrian and Dan Morrissey, from Galway and
Limerick respectively, along with Abbeydorney’s Michael
O’Leary, were too much for Galway to stop, while at the
other end of the ship the Tipp back line was virtually impenetrable.
Tipperary took the break nine points to the good and
were full value for the lead. A total performance saw Tipp
string nine unanswered points together. Corner backs,