Ahane Junior A Hurling Championship Rnd 4

Ahane started this game slowly, struggling to match the early pace Caherline set and found themselves 5 points to 1 down after 15 minutes. However they rallied well and our young midfield pairing of Conor Heffernan and Andrew Shanahan began to gain a foothold, winning ball and help setup some great points through Ollie Moran, Conor Heffernan and Ronan Fox and 4 from Andrew Minihan which included 2 from play. This left the bare minimum between the teams at H/T with Caherline ahead 0-08 to 0-07. Ahane were to rue the easy chances missed in that 1st half which they dominated the play for long periods but included 7 wides all from scoring range,

The 2nd half saw Caherline get on top with 4 early pts to Ahane’s 1 before a killer breakaway goal put Caherline firmly in the driving seat. Ahane never let their level of effort drop but Caherline just had a little bit more and duly added 2 more goals to leave them 3-14 to 0-14 ahead at full time.

Ahane managed to get all their young subs onto the field and remained competitive throughout, led in no small way by the ever-young Ollie Moran. We can take consolation that they are building a young junior team but missing 6 regulars from the start and injuries during the game took its toll unfortunately in the end.

Team: P. Minihan, G. Harnett, M. Hayes, T. O’Sullivan, T. Doheny, P. Morrissey, J. Doheny, A. Shanahan, C. Heffernan (0-1), , Ollie Moran (0-4), A. Minihan (0-4), R. Fox (0-2), T. Clifford (0-1), D. Madden (0-1), J. Power Subs: D. Laing, L. O’Sullivan, J. Maguire, D. Brennan (0-1), D. Hayes,