Intermediate Championship 1st Round - Glenamaddy 0 - 8 Monivea/Abbey - 0 - 15

Thomas Curtin scores another point for Glenamaddy.

Playing under bright sunshine at Tuam Stadium Glenamaddy failed to match the fabulous weather as they gave a lacklustre display to their travelling fans.  The lads themselves will, of course, be disappointed as Monivea/Abbey were there for the taking, yet somehow Glenamaddy seemed to run out of ideas and ultimately ran out of steam as Monivea/Abbey over-ran them towards the end of the game.

Barry Curtin in action

Quickly falling behind by a point Glenamaddy fought spiritedly and soon found themselves in a 0 - 4 to 0 - 1 lead. A succession of frees then saw Glenamaddy go into a 5 point lead as accurate kicking from Thomas Curtin put them into a dominant position.

Another point 'in the bag'

Monivea/Abbey were not to be underestimated though as they fought doggedly back and put the Glenamaddy defence under a huge amount of pressure. For long spells at the end of the first half Glenamaddy were unable to break out of their own half and at half time the score stood at Glenamaddy 0 - 7 Monivea/Abbey 0 - 5.  All to play for in the second half!

The second half though begun as the first had finished, with Glenamaddy soaking up the pressure - Monivea/Abbey were unable though to assert themselves fully and the best Glenamaddy attack for a good while saw skillful play from Tomas Giblin lead Glenamaddy into a more positive and purposeful period of play.

That though was pretty much it for Glenamaddy's aspirations as try as they might they could not withstand the final onslaught from Monivea/Abbey.  Adding only one more point during the whole of the second half to Monivea/Abbey's ten, they saw their first half two point lead totally annihilated.

Glenamaddy ultimately paid the price for being unable to score from open play, and more costly still not making sufficient accurate passes. Time and again possession was lost cheaply to poor passing in their own half, and this led to Monivea/Abbey being able to make good use of the territorial advantage this afforded them.

Some more of the action:-

  

Glenamaddy's next game is against Williamstown, again at Tuam Stadium, this Sunday at 6:30 pm

General Meeting - Monday 17th May

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Please note:


A general meeting will be held in the clubhouse on Monday 17th May at 9:00pm.
The agenda is as follows:-

1. Minutes of last meeting
2. Matters arising
3. Finance
4. Mission statement
5. Correspondence
6. Summer Camp
7. Lotto - County Board
8. Team reports
9. AOB

All members are welcome to attend.

U14s fixture v. St Kerrills

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Against what appeared to be a bigger stronger outfit the Glenamaddy U14 boys proved that size doesn't matter!

In a skillful and fast moving display the Glenamaddy lads showed that enthusiasm, teamwork and skill will always win the day as they rattled the score along.  Early pressure was soon rewarded as they marched into a 1 - 2 lead before St Kerrills began to show some attacking flair.  However they were kept out by Glenamaddy who soon broke out to push the score along again.

Indeed so dominant were Glenamaddy by now, that it was fully twenty minutes before the St Kerrills lads managed a score. St Kerrills then scored two goals in very quick succession to trim their arrears to 3 - 5 to 2 - 0.  This, pretty much, was the end of the St K's resistance and at half time the score stood at Glenamaddy 3 - 7, St Kerrills 2 - 0.

The second half saw the longest barren period of the game as it took Glenamaddy 6 minutes to convert pressure into points.  They had peppered the St K's goal but a flurry of wides was their only reward. Eventually, though, their persistance and dominance paid off as they finally finished the game out of sight of the St K's lads with the score ending at Glenamaddy 6 - 12 to St Kerrills 2 -2.

If this is a glimpse of the future of Glenamaddy football then there  are some exciting times ahead.

Well done lads!

Intermediate Championship 1st Round

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We have just been informed that our first round fixture in the 2010 Intermediate Championship will be played on Sunday 23rd May.


Opponents: Monivea/Abbey
Venue: Tuam Stadium
K.O. 19:00


Make a note in your diary now!! 
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Cul camp - 2010

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1. The Glenamaddy GAA VHI Cul Camp takes place this year from Monday 5^th July to Friday 9^th July.
2.  Forms will be available shortly contact Patricia Keady or Michael Curtin the camp co-ordinators for more details. 

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Forthcoming fixtures

• Please note that our U14 boys will play St. Kerrill’s on Friday evening @ 7pm at the Glenamaddy ground. 
• Our Intermediate team play St. James on Friday evening @ 7.45pm in Mervue in the 3^rd round of the league.

Your support would be appreciated for both these teams. 

A reminder :- U8,U10 and U12 boys training on Monday evening @ 7pm. 

Na Gleannta v. Kilkerrin/Clonberne 12th May

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So near, yet so far!!


In a thrilling encounter last night Na Gleannta just failed to overcome Kilkerrin/Clonberne by a scoreline of 0 -10 to 1 - 9.  That scoreline however does not reflect the drama of the second half as Na Gleannta clawed their way back from a 7 point deficit at one stage to within a point of levelling the game.

Concentration 

Na Gleannta had the better of the opening minutes of the game, but were unable to convert this into points before Kilkerrin/Clonberne took the initiative and Na Gleannta were ultimately fortunate still to be in contention at half time with the score standing at 0 - 3 to 0 - 6.

Skill - hand pass - going

Skill - hand pass - gone

The second half began with Kilkerrin/Clonberne again piling on the pressure with a further point and a goal to hold what they must have thought was by now an unassailable 7 point lead. Through determination, tenacity, concentration and great skill the Na Gleannta lads set out to prove otherwise and through a succession of points from Keith Davis, Michael Gibbons and Cillian Raftery were within a single point of levelling the game with just a minute to play. 

Determination

In a rare chance within the last twenty minutes of the game Kilkerrin/Clonberne managed to grab possession and finally kill off the Na Gleannta charge with a final point right on the whistle to secure a two point win. 

Determination

Tenacity

Concentration and skill

Determination

A great evenings entertainment. Na Gleannta's customary gutsy fight in the second half just failing to take the spoils - stick with the attributes shown in the photos though and a more focussed first half will see Na Gleannta as a mighty force to be reckoned with!!

Challenge match Glenamaddy v Williamstown

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A close fought game between old rivals Glenamaddy and Williamstown finished in a single point victory for the men of Glenamaddy at the Williamstown ground on Saturday evening, May 1st.

Determination etched on the players faces.

A closely fought game was enjoyed by the spectators as both teams kept the score line ticking over as the players showed great determination and tenacity encouraged by their coaches.

Fair odds?

Speaking to a Williamstown supporter at the end of the game to ascertain the score was illuminating.  Having missed the opening of the game the scoring was so free flowing and the play so competitive and the teams well matched that it was difficult to work out just who was in the lead. The Williamstown supporters comment was "I should say the score was close, but it was only a challenge game!"   ONLY a challenge game!  Both teams showed there is no such thing; every ball was fiercely competed over, encouragement from the Glenamaddy coaches was vociferous and the result was important.

A closely fought high ball.

Still though I couldn't find out the final score for which I apologise - suffice to say though Glenamaddy won with a fine spirited performance by the single point.  Well done lads!

A study in concentration.

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Overdue update - 2 - information for week ending 18th April

1. Our U14 boys, took part in the Feile competition, on Saturday last which was hosted by Williamstown. We won 2 games but lost to St.Gabriels in the final game, 2-8 to 1-5. A special thanks to all parents who supported the panel and to Williamstown for their hospitality.
2. Congratulations to Cathal Hynes who won the  Galway Feile skills competition in Tuam on Sunday. Well done Cathal.
3. Our Junior team played what could certainly be described as a game of two halves on Friday evening last against Tuam Stars in the 3rd round of the junior B league. Tuam led 0-9 to 0-3 at half time with Glenamaddy struggling in many areas of the field. However our team produced a brilliant 2nd half to be worthy winners at the end with the final score 1-13 to 0-13.                  Team : Martin Donnegan, Patrick Conneally, Aidan Potter, Luke Conneally, Anthony Comer, Sean Conneally 0-2, Noel Fahy, Michael Geraghty 1-1, Stephen Joyce 0-1, Eamonn Gannon, Keith Davis 0-5, Robert Molloy, Cillian Raftery, Martin Conneally 0-3, Damien Potter 0-1.     Subs used:  Fionan Keady, Niall Miskell and Michael Gibbons. Remainder of panel Paul Dolan & Michael Burke.
4. Our Intermediate team had a hard earned victory when they beat Menlough on Sunday afternoon with the game finishing on a final score of 0-11 to 0-9. This was a tough game with all players giving of their all and their mentors can feel proud of the team spirit that was shown throughout the 70 minutes. The supporters  were kept on a knife edge and could not relax till the sound of the final whistle. Well done lads.                                                                                                      Team : Dereck Miskell, Aidan Hanley, John Keaveney, Patrick Conneally, Tomas Giblin, Enda Burke, Aaron Hynes, Aidan Geraghty 0-1, Shane Mannion 0-1, Fionan Keady 0-1, Sean Conneally, Liam Conneally 0-2, Stephen Joyce, Michael Geraghty 0-1, Tomas Curtin 0-5.      Subs used : Barry Curtin & Keith Cunniffe. Rest of panel Damien Miskell, Luke Conneally and Keith Davis.   

Overdue update -1 - information for week-ending 11th April

Due to a combination of visiting family and man flu (Oh and the volcanic ash issue - everybody else uses that as an excuse!!) updates have been lacking over the last few days, so forgive the tardiness of the following information.

1. Congratulations to our U14 boys who had a good victory over Kilkerrin/Clonbern in the U14 league on April 8th at Glenamaddy. This was a game that Glenamaddy took control of from the start and continued to dominate throughout. Some great scoring opportunities were capitalised on from the boot of Cathal Hynes who had a  final score tally of 2-7 at the end of the game.  Well done to all concerned.  Team : Cormac Haslam, Seamus Comer, James Burke, James Dillon, Zac Conneally, Colum Fallon, Mark Dolan, Peter Thomas Keaveney (capt) 1-0, Michael Geary 0-3, Stephen Glynn, Liam Glynn 0-1, Michael Conneally, Stephen Fox 1-1, Cathal Hynes 2-7, Eddie Walsh 1-1. Subs  Shay Connolly, Damien Smith, Ryan McHugh, Padraic Geraghty, Aidan Keaveney, Eugene Morgan, Sean Raftery, David Ryan, Michael Heneghan, Jack Divilly, Declan Smith and Keelan Davis. 
2. Na Gleannta minor team had a hard fought victory over Headford in the 3rd of the league. This was a game that kept supporters on their toes till the final whistle, with  Na Gleannta worth winners by the narrowest of margins. Final score Na Gleannta  1-14 Headford 3-7.
3. Our Intermediate team were beaten by Corofin senior team in the 2nd round of the Sweeney Oil competition. We play Menlough on Sunday next @3pm in the 2nd round of the league. This is a home game your support would be welcome.
4. Well done to the community games indoor soccer team who won the Connacht U14 title. Congratulations to all concerned.

Corofin 4 - 11 Glenamaddy 1 - 5

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Both the weather and Corofin comprehensively outshone Glenamaddy this afternoon at the Belclare GAA ground in this Sweeney Oil League Group 3 clash.  In spite of the fine weather Glenamaddy were frustrated at a much delayed start after a late change of venue, but were however able to snatch the lead early on before relinquishing almost total control to a clever Corofin side who played out the first half almost entirely in the Glenamaddy half taking the half-time whistle holding an easy 0 - 1 to 3 - 7 advantage.

 

Facing a seemingly insurmountable hurdle Glenamaddy took to the field for the second half, on this hottest day of the year, with a positive attitude.  Although soon falling a further two points behind, a couple of tactical changes and player substitutions saw Glenamaddy begin to claw their way back.

They enjoyed a 'purple patch' scoring a goal and a further three points unanswered before Corofin again regained their composure and saw out the rest of the game with no real further threat to their dominance from a tiring Glenamaddy side.

Although the final result was never in doubt and Corofin were worthy and deserved winners how different might the result have been if the Glenamaddy side had not had such a huge first half deficit to over come?  After all the second half scoreline was Corofin 1 - 4 to Glenamaddy  1 - 4 !!

 A much improved second half sees Glenamaddy do themselves justice.

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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.

Upcoming fixtures - PLEASE SUPPORT

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• Na Gleannta minors play Headford in the North Minor B League Group 2  on Wednesday evening (7th April) at 7pm at the Glenamaddy GAA ground.

• U14 team play Kilkerrin/Clonbern in the 1st round of the league at Glenamaddy GAA ground on Friday evening (9th April) at 7pm.

Well done to Kilkerrin/Clonbern on winning the U21 North Board competition recently.
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Glenamaddy 0 - 11 Caherlistrane 0 - 9

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Well done to our Intermediate team who had a good victory over Caherlistrane in the 1st round of the Sweeney Oil Group C on Friday evening last.  Glenamaddy led 0-7 to 0-2 at half time and the game finished on a score line of 0-11 to Glenamaddy, 0-9 to Caherlistrane. This was a very good overall team performance and definitely marks a positive start for the management team and their panel of players. Well done to all concerned. Our next outing should be away to Corofin - in the Sweeney Oil Group C - this Saturday (k.o. 17:00) Referee G. Daly

Team :-  Dereck Miskell, Aidan Hanley, John Keaveney, Patrick Conneally, Aaron Hynes, Tomas Giblin, Damien Miskell, Aidan Geraghty, Tiernan Walsh, Fionan Keady, Barry Conneely 0-1, Liam Conneally, Stieve Joyce, Michael Geraghty 0-1, Tomas Curtin 0-9, 

Subs:-  Keith Cunniffe, Sean Conneally, Luke Conneally Niall Miskell Keith Davis

Remainder of panel:- Kieran Smith, Eamonn Gannon.
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Glenamaddy U16 fixture - 1st April

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Please note the following fixture:-

Glenamaddy U16 v. Williamstown U16 - Challenge game

Thursday 1st April  @ 7pm 

Glenamaddy GAA ground

Referee: Eamonn Flately

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Na Gleannta v Cortoon Shamrocks 28th March

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Na Gleannta 0 - 5   Cortoon Shamrocks 1 - 10

Na Gleannta were outclassed in every department this morning at the Glenamaddy ground.  

They started brightly but quickly became frayed as they succumbed to a 3 point deficit. Goalmouth action was almost non existent as the Cortoon defence and keeper were barely tested during the first half.  

Some rare action in the Cortoon goalmouth during the first half. 







Na Gleannta fought tigerishly but some wayward kicking out of hand too frequently handed possession back to Cortoon, and the scoreboard showed a not insurmountable position for Na Gleannta if they could make their trademark second half assault on the opposition.

The second half saw Na Gleannta open much more purposefully and soon they had cut the arrears to just 3 points as they played with much greater fluency and determination.  Unfortunately the improvement was not to last and some slick plays by Cortoon soon saw them dominating the game with Na Gleannta missing a hatful of chances to trim the deficit both from frees and from open play.

 

Na Gleannta pressurising the Cortoon defence in the second half.

Although Na Gleannta probably had the lion's share of possession and territory in the second half they too often handed that hard won possession to Cortoon and were consequently unable to turn their hard work into points.

 

A Cortoon defender clears after another fruitless Na Gleannta attack.

Panel: Donal Dowd, Jason Kelly, Cathal Davis, Dean O'Rourke, Cillian Raftery, Keith Davis, Peter Lohan, Tommy Curley, Patrick Conneally, Luke Conneally, Thoams Dillon, Cian Connolly, Fergal Dowd, Edward Cuddy, Anthony Comer, John Nolan, Michael Fox, Mark Conneally, Cormac Raftery, Ben Conneally, Nigel Fahy. 

Final score Na Gleannta 0 - 5,  Cortoon Shamrocks 1 - 10

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Glenamaddy Junior 1 - 6; Oranmore Maree 2 - 8

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Glenamaddy face Oranmore-Maree on a fine afternoon at the Glenamaddy ground.

Both the weather and Oranmore outshone Glenamaddy this afternoon.  Glenamadddy opened the scoring early on, but a more efficient Oranmore side soon responded with four points on the board.  Glenamaddy seemed to be relying on speculative kicks and wasted a lot of possession through poor passing.  Oranmore used space much more wisely and their running off the ball saw them begin to dominate the game.  Glenamaddy were however able to just about keep in touch and after some determined goal mouth skirmishes turned aropund still in touch, just 3 points in arrears.

Some of the first half goal mouth action - Glenamaddy putting Oranmore under pressure.

The second half saw an unlikely comeback by Glenamaddy who clawed their way into a 1 - 5 to 0 - 6 lead at one point.  A scrappy game saw Oranmore put the ball in the net twice and score a further two points with Glenamaddy being only able to add a further point before the final whistle sounded their death knell with Oranmore eventually running out deserved winners; Glenamaddy 1 - 6, Oranmore 2 - 8.

 

Fixtures this coming weekend - amendment 27/3/10

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SATURDAY 27TH MARCH

Dunleavy Engineering North Junior league: Na Gleannta Glenamaddy Junior v. Oranmore-Maree at Glenamaddy at 4:30pm; referee - M Flaherty.

SUNDAY 28TH MARCH

Na Gleannta Minors v. Cortoon Shamrocks at Glenamaddy at 11:30am
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Na Gleannta Minors v. Caherlistrane - result

Last Saturday afternoon saw Na Gleannta minor team play their first competitive game in the North B Minor League against Caherlistrane. Na Gleannta's first score came from the boot of Cillian Raftery who went on to a final tally of 2-4.

Na Gleannta at times appeared a little sluggish but as the game progressed the team began to show their true colours.  Patrick and Luke Conneally gave fine individual displays in mid field with Cian Connolly, Anthony Comer and Edward Cuddy  forming a secure defence line. Dean O’ Rourke and Michael Fox  worked hard up front. 

The game ended with Na Gleannta comfortable winners - the score being Na Gleannta 2-10
Caherlistrane 1-5.

Well done to all concerned.
 
Team : Feargal Dowd, Jason Kelly, Cian Connolly, Edward Cuddy, Peter  Lohan, Anthony Comer, Michael Gibbons, Luke Conneally, Patrick Conneally, Cathal Davis, Keith Davis (0-4), Dean O’Rourke, Tommy Curley, Cillian Raftery (2-4), Donal Dowd. 
Subs used: Michael Fox (0-1), Cormac Raftery (0-1).  
Remainder of panel: Mark Conneally, Ben Conneally, Tomas Dillon , Ross Connolly and Nigel Fahy.
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Upcoming fixtures

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There are two matches scheduled for the coming weekend:-

1)    Na Gleannta Minors play Caherlistrane on Saturday 20th at 3:30pm in Caherlistrane.

2)    Glenamaddy Intermediates have a challenge game against St Croans on Saturday 20th at 7pm at the Glenamaddy ground.
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