lucan sarsfields gaa club
Lucan Sarsfields Club Notes Monday 26th June.
June 25, 2017
Calling on all members for a big push on selling the Car Draw tickets. Please return sold tickets to the club ASAP.
Last week there was no winner of the €5,800 lotto and the numbers were 3, 5, 16 and 19. This weeks €6,200 draw will be managed by Team Seamus Clandillon and is sponsored by Lucan Village Pharmacy. Tickets can be purchased online, at the club, in Carey’s Newsagents or in Vesey Arms or Kenny’s Bar.
Senior Hurlers missed a last minute penalty in their latest league game against Oliver Plunketts only to loose by two points. Next up is a game away to Raheny on 8/7 6:30pm in St Annes Park.
Senior Football have a home game on 28/6 7:30pm against Skerries Harps. Best of luck to Brendan Gallagher with Leitrim as they await their fate in the championship qualifier draw Monday morning.
Ladies Football are powering ahead, their latest success coming at the expense of the Garda in a Cup encounter. With their league parked until September, the next Cup game is away to Round Towers Clondalkin on 28/6 7:30pm.
The annual Family Fun day originally scheduled for Saturday 1st July has now been moved to later in the Summer.
Bingo continues on Wednesday 8:00pm in the club bar.
Club Shop closes on the 1st July for its summer break. Items can still be purchased online or in O’Neil shop on the Long Mile Road.
Lucan District Credit Union Academy had their final session along with a suite of awards on Saturday last. This was also the first day the Healthy Club initiative was on hand with lost of fruit (courtesy Centra Griffeen).
Paul's Reports from the various hurling games over the weekend.
A disappointing week on the adult hurling front with 4 losses and a draw from 5 games. The usual summer exodus left all teams struggling for players and fielding somewhat under strength. Nevertheless some of the players filling in acquitted themselves well and will push for regular positions. Performance of the week was Junior A's hard fought draw in the Championship away to Erins Isle. Unfortunately this was marred by a nasty injury for Eoghan O'Conghaile and we wish him well on his recovery. Match details below.
Good luck to Dublin minor hurlers in Leinster final next Sunday, and especially to the large Lucan contingent involved on and off the field.
AHL2: Lucan Sarsfields 0-12, OP/ER 1-11.
Lucan seniors lost two valuable league points to promotion rivals Oliver Plunketts. A depleted Lucan team were second best in the first half and Plunketts were well worth their half time lead of 1-8 to 0-4. Lucan's first half scores all came from David Quinn who was unfortunate to have to depart injured after just 25 mins. Lucan started brighter in the second half and narrowed the gap with two frees from Ciarán Dowling. With 15mins to go Plunketts still lead by 6 and looked set for a comfortable win. However Lucan left their best hurling to the end and dominated the closing exchanges and could easily have snatched an unlikely win. The Plunketts goalkeeper was the hero though as he saved 2 penalties and a couple of other good goal chances to keep Lucan at bay and Plunketts held on to win by two.
Lucan Team/Scorers: K Roche, P Claffey (0-1), B Aird, T Clandillon, M May, M McCaffrey, N Gleeson, C Dowling (0-6, 0-5f), P Smith, R Stapleton, A Phelan, A Roche, A Lee, D Quinn (0-4, 0-2f), CJ Smith (0-1). Sub; E Kenny.
JAHC: Erins Isle 0-19 Lucan Sarsfields 0-19.
This was a very even contest with little to separate the teams throughout. Isle's started the better and lead for most of the first half but Lucan stayed in touch through Tommy Somers frees. Isles lead 0-11 to 0-10 at half time and stretched that to a 4 point lead midway through the second half. However Lucan fought back and eventually levelled through a Somers free. Another free had Lucan 1 up well into added time but Isles got the final chance and levelled for a deserved draw. Bren McGarry, Rob Ward and Tadhg Clandillon were prominent in a solid Lucan defence while upfront Tommy Somers lead the way with his accuracy from placed balls. Eoghan O'Conghaile was lively too and was making good inroads before suffering a dislocated shoulder.
Lucan team/scorers: D Quinn (0-1f), A Lee, B McGarry, R Ward, C Keenan, N Gleeson, T Clandillon, J Byrne 0-1, R Lambert 0-2, T Somers 0-12 (0-11f), P Brennan, D Brennan, C O'Maolmhana 0-1, A ONeill 0-1, E O'Conghaile 0-1. Subs used: E Kenny, T Beahan, I Fitzgerald.
AHL4: Lucan Sarsfields 0-11 Fingallians 2-22.
Lucan Junior A's failed to find their championship form in this league encounter and were well beaten by Fingallians. Lucan fielded without many regulars and struggled throughout.
JEHC: Lucan Sarsfields 1-9 St Pats (D) 1-16.
Lucan Junior B's suffered their first defeat in the championship when losing comprehensively to a good St Pats team. Lucan were chasing the game throughout and only for very solid goalkeeping by Eoghan Gately the score line could have been worse. Lucan now play Castleknock in final group game and need a win to secure a home quarter final.
Lucan Team/Scorers: E Gately, S Stapleton, A Flanagan, S Farrell, S O'Keeffe, B Fagan (0-1), S Alamgir, G Twohig, S Newcombe, K Masterson (0-7, 0-6f) D Reidy, A Glover (1-1), M Condon, B Mahon, M Quaid. Subs used: J Cavanagh, C Downes, P Murtagh, G Butler.
AHL8: Sylvesters 4-14 Lucan Sarsfields 1-18.
Lucan Junior B's started well with Keith Masterson, Mark Quaid and Cillian Murray putting us ahead 6 points to 3 after 15 minutes. A goal against the run of play kept Sylvesters in the game. Lucan led at half time 0-13 to 1-5. Sylvesters played with wind advantage in the second half and their keeper took advantage of that and the short pitch with puck outs landing in front of their full forward line. They scored 2-1 in the first 10 minutes to draw level with Lucan. They rest of the second half was tit for tat with the game level on several occasions. Mark Quaid unlucky to hit the crossbar on one occasion. Other goal chances were miraculously defended. In the dying minutes of the game Sylvesters scored a goal and a point to see them finish in front.
Lucan Team/Scorers:
Eoghan Gateley ,Paul Murtagh, Alan Flanagan, Peter Fagan, Simon O'Keeffe , Brian Fagan, Sujon Alamgir, Ross Ward (0-1), Keith Masterson (0-5), Aidan Glover (0-2) Darragh Reidy(0-1), Cillian Murray (0-4), Conor Downes (0-1), James Cavanagh, Mark Quaid (0-2). Subs; Evan Lombard (1-2), Gavin Butler, Stevie Farrell.