Bua eile ag an fhoireann so dear aréir. Another victory for our senior hurlers in the championship last night, but they were made to work for it with a strong second half showing from the hosts, Cúchulainns.
Sean Treacys dominated the first half with Anthony Carville opening the scoring for the cuairteoirí (visitors). Cuchulainns responded but a further 0-2 an duine (apiece) from Tam McKavangh and Carville pushed Treacys ahead. The home side got their second score midway through an leath (the half) and McKavanagh and Carville added another point to their tallies. A further 0-3 from Carville frees and a cúilín (point) for Reece Magee was the reward for great work from Ríoghan McClean to win the ball. That gave a lead of seacht gcúilín (seven points) heading towards the half time whistle and a late goal finished by Adam Lennon after an effort from Kane Laverty rebounded off an trasnán (the crossbar) gave a 1-11 to 0-4 lead at the half time break.
Carville soon added to his tally with the sliotar not long thrown in for tús an dara leath (the start of the second half). The home side grabbed a few scores of their own as they got to grips with an poc amach (the puck out). Sean Treacys hit 0-3 in as many minutes with a Tiarnán McKavanagh shot ag preabadh (bouncing) over the bar and a point apiece for Kane Laverty and Conor Carabine. Cuchulainns however finished much stronger, having hit the net after 13 minutes into the half, outscoring the visitors 2-4 to 0-2 to leave just ceithre chúilín (four points) between the teams ag an deireadh (at the finish).
An scór deiridh (full time score):
Seán Ó Treasaigh CLG 1-18
Cú Chulainn CLG 2-11
Míle buíochas to the match officials and to all of our lucht tacaíochta (supporters) who travelled up to support us. Having won two from two, we now go straight into Cluiche ceannais an chontae (the county final) with St Malachy’s due to play Cuchulainns an tseachtain seo chugainn (next week) to decide our opponents.