Shamrocks no match for Cork champions
Shamrock's Padraig Hynes is tackled by Buttevant's Aaron Morgan and Anthony O’Neill during their Munster Club Junior Football match in Fraher Field. Photo Sean Byrne
A perfect run of results for the different Waterford sides taking part in this year’s Munster Club Championships came to an end at Fraher Field on Saturday last when Waterford’s Junior Football champions Shamrocks proved no match for a very strong Buttevant side who ran out comfortable winners with 25 points to spare.
The visiting side were always in control in this game. Playing against the wind in the first half which often can dictate proceedings at the Dungarvan venue, the Cork champions turned around with a ten-point advantage showing on the scoreboard.
They set out their intentions from the off finding the net after just three minutes as David Hanlon did a lot of the spadework to set up his brother Conor who finished to the net from close range.
Aaron Horgan followed up with a point for the visitors before Billy Hynes hit a two-point effort for the Knockanore based outfit.
The visitors tagged on half a dozen further scores to go 1-7 to 0-2 in front midway through the half, and while scoring was hard found in the second quarter, the Cork champions did enough to go in at the break leading 1-10 to 0-3.
With the wind at their backs in the second half, Buttevant made the conditions work in their favour as Conor Hanlon put over three points before they added a second goal on 36 minutes.
This time David Hanlon went from score provider to score getter as he finished into the net to give his side a 2-13 to 0-3 advantage.
Orange flags for Michael O’Neill and David Hanlon followed which helped extended the visitors lead to a massive 20 points (2-17 to 0-3).
The visitors third goal came on 42 minutes when David Hanlon finished for his second major of the game, putting his side 22 points in front.
As in the first half, scoring in the second 15 minutes dried up, but the Cork champions won’t be worrying about that stat for now.
Billy Hynes 0-3 (1 2pt, 0-1 f), Kieran Crawford (f), Shane Roche 0-1 each.
David Hanlon 2-5 (1 2pt, 1 2pt f), Conor Hanlon 1-7, Michael O’Neill 0-4 (1 2pt), Seamus Madigan, John O’Neill, Aaron Horgan, Aaron Trimm, Kevin Sheehan 0-1 each.
Bernie Kelleher; Michael O’Neill, Ivan O’Neill, Stephen Roche; Liam Motherway, Shane Roche, Adam Crawford; Stephen Lucey, Padraig Hynes; Billy Hynes, Ed Lonergan, Tom Dalton; Ciaran Lenehan, Ed O’Neill, Kieran Crawford.
Adam McSweeney for Ed O’Neill (34), Gearoid Hynes for Michael O’Neill (39), Kelvyn O’Farrell for Ed Lonergan, Michael Lucey for Stephen Roche (both 49), Ciaran Hunt for Ciaran Lenehan (56).
Ronan Donovan; Michael Walsh, Jamie Whelan, Kevin Crowley; Seamus Madigan, Kyle Bowles, John O’Neill; Anthony O’Neill, Kevin Lenahan; Mark Lenahan, Conor Hanlon, Aaron Trimm; David Hanlon, Michael O’Neill, Aaron Horgan.
: Kevin Sheehan for Mark Lenahan (14), Ben O’Connor for Kevin Lenahan (41), Donal Ryan for Aaron Horgan, Billy O’Riordan for Aanthony O’Neill, David Walsh for John O’Neill (all 49).
Gary Twomey (Clare).
