GAELIC SPORTS WORLD Issue 36 - October 17, 2015 | Page 21

berlain, all feeling relaxed and capable, moving the ball
with precision, finding 3 more goals and 5 more points
between them. The Leesiders dug into their reserves, but
found themselves unable to respond to the Ports, managing to find only 2 points and 1 goal in the second half.
Final score Ports 4-9 (21) to Leesiders 2-3 (9).
TOP OF TABLE HONORS
Having won their first match of the day, the Ports sat level
on league points with the Blue Notes at 9 each. Both teams
were champing at the bit to win the day’s third match and
go into the second half of the season at the top of the table.
Having recognized the importance of playing Ryan Buckley in net, Captain Ashley Tabolinsky slotted the big man
between the posts. Much like the second game, this one
started off with quick scores from both sides. The Ports’
front men appeared to have found their form, while Joey
Whalen, Oak Reynolds, and Aaron Joley were dialed in
for the Blue Notes. The halftime score reflected the excitement of the half, with the sides separated by a mere goal,
the Ports edging it by 2-3 to Leesiders 1-3.
The Ports must have slipped something into Sam
D’Amico and Caleb Harper’s bug juice at the half as both
men took to the scoring like seasoned pros. The Ports did
ask questions, but ‘Notes had answers, sending the cavalry forward, and taking advantage of holes in the Ports’
defense. A tremendous shot on goal, and a near save by
Ryan Buckley, saw the ball land just inside the keeper’s
line, taking the Ports’ goal tally to 3, while Joley and Whalen kept the Notes level with the Ports on goals. But as
the Bainisteoir [coach/manager] always says, “take your
points!” especially when the net is guarded by a keeper as
capable as Ryan Buckle. T he Ports did just that, sending
11 over the bar in the second half alone. In the end, those
points were enough, giving the Ports victory and another
3 points in the league standings. Final score: Ports 3-14
(23) to Blue Notes 3-6 (15)

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