U15A Hurling – Good start for Lucan vs Whitehall

Whitehall  vs. Lucan Sarsfields 1/3/2015

Lucan put on a good display and started the year well with an opening win over Whitehall on a day where the weather started out ok but really deteriorated with wind, driving rain and snow!

We played with the aid of a diagonal wind in the first half and despite Whitehall opening the scoring, we settled in scored five unanswered points. Shaun Keegan picked off our third score on his debut for the team. This was a tough phase in the match with no free shots being yielded by our opponents and a number of wides were accrued also. Whitehall got more into the game in the middle of the half with two more points being scored by deep runners. We finished out the half with Cian putting over two more scores to lead 0-7 to 0-3.

Whitehall took advantage of the wind and upped their game in the second half. The opened the scoring and we traded the next number of scores with the gap narrowed to 0-9 to 0-7. One of our scores was a wonder-point from Oisin from out wide on a very tight angle – against the wind! This was a vital score at the time when the game was in the balance. Andrew also hammered the post – top corner – with following a terrific run-and-strike which had their keeper well beaten. Following this phase, and with the weather really deteriorating, we finished out the game strongly with Andrew putting over another six points and Oisin adding another. There was some excellent teamwork on display, especially during this last phase. The game finished on a scoreline of Whitehall 0-7 to Lucan’s 0-16.

This was a very good all-round display with every player – subs included - making a strong contribution. This is a mentors’ challenge for selection for our next game. U2’s “A Beautiful Day” was played on the radio on the way home – it brought a laugh from the carload of muddy, frozen bodies that I was carrying...

Lucan: Eanna Torsney; Edward Connolly, Eoghan O’Connor, Ruairí Connolly;  Anthony McNulty, Gavin Millea, Alan Murphy; Herkus Sviglinskas, James Fenlon; Oisín O’Brien (0-2), Andrew Carroll (0-9); Shaun Keegan (0-1); Cian McHugh (0-4), Eoin Higgins, David Kavanagh; David Millar, Cillian Hogan