Na Gleannta 1 - 14 Headford 3 - 7

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Having missed the first half due to a combination of losing my glasses and some confusion over the starting time it was a pleasure to arrive with the second half about to start and the scoreline reading Na Gleannta 0 - 9  to Headford's 1 - 2.

Apparently the start time had been changed by 30 minutes to allow for a quick getaway to watch the Man Utd v. Bayern Munich game.  But if it was excitement, tension and 'edge-of-the-seat' sport you were after, forget Man Utd, you couldn't have beaten last night's second half for the best sports viewing of the evening!

Plotting Headford's downfall ?

A nail-biting second half saw Na Gleannta slowly lose their advantage, and at one point Headford had established a 3 point lead and things were beginning to look ominous for the Glenamaddy/Glinsk lads.

Tension was high as the two teams exchanged scores in a riveting half and the lead changed repeatedly as the game wore on.  The Na Gleannta supporters were chewing their nails to the quick as the final whistle drew near and this tension spilled over on to the pitch as players from both sides realised this was a game that was going to be decided by the closest of margins.

Na Gleannta, though, stuck to the task, and showing great self control kept themselves in touch and with only a few seconds left the scores were equal.

Some of the second half action as Na Gleannta go on the attack
















With the last kick of the game Na Gleannta were able to secure a first rate victory that brought smiles and relief all round the Glenamaddy ground.  If Alex Ferguson was looking for superlatives he could have done no better than to have seen the Na Gleannta side last night.  Through tenacity, doggedness, determination and a desire to win and not give up until the final whistle was blown they pulled off a famous victory.  All credit to them and the management team - well done lads! 

All smiles from Club Secretary Mary Davis as she applauds off the Na Gleannta lads after a great victory over Headford.

1.       Feargal Dowd
2.       Jason ~Kelly
3.       Cian Connolly
4.       Edward Cuddy
5.       Peter Lohan
6.       Anthony Comer
7.       Michael Gibbons
8.       Luke Conneally
9.       Patrick Conneally
10.     Dean O’ Rourke
11.     Keith Davis
12.     Donal Dowd
13.     Michael Fox
14.     Cillian Raftery
15.     Tommy Curley
Sub Used:  Cormac Raftery

Remainder of Panel: Tomas Dillon, Ross Connolly, Ben Conneally, Cathal Davis, John Nolan, Gerard Nolan, Nigel Fahy.

Mentors: Paul Devlin,  Stephen Neary, Aidan Geraghty.