Match report,

Raheens V Sallins Senior Laegue Div 1, Round 1 22/03/2024

Tom Lawlor Pk, Caragh 8pm

Sallins opened the scoring with a point on 2 mins by Stephen Kelly, 2 minutes later Jack Taaffe put the ball over the bar to level the game. This was swiftly followed by another point from Stephen Kelly on 5mins. Jack Taaffe scored a free on 9 mins to level the game again at 2 points each. On 11mins Stephen Kelly for Sallins got another point and was immediately followed by a point from Raheens Colm Power on 12 mins. This point was quickly answered by a point from Sallins Luke Kelly a minute later keeping the side neck and neck on 4 points each. We had to wait another 5 minutes before the next score which was a point from Raheens Colm Power on 18 mins and 30 seconds later a goal from the boot of Jack Taaffe. Two frees followed with the first for Sallins on 21 mins scored by Stephen Kelly and then for Raheens a minute later scored by Rob Thompson. The next 2 points were for Sallins with one from play by Luke Kelly and a free taken by Stephen Kelly on 26 mins. 3 more points were to come before half time with a 45 from Jack Taaffe, a free scored by Stephen Kelly and a point from play from Sallins Cian Grimes

All level at Half time, Raheens 1-06 Sallins 0-09

2 minutes into the second half and Jack Taaffe scores his second goal of the game putting Raheens 3 points up. This was followed by 3 points from Sallins, Stephen Kelly on 36mins, Rory Gavin with a free on 40 mins and another free for Stephen Kelly on 43 mins. It was only 2 mins later on 45min that Raheens got there first point of the half with a free taken by Rob Thompson and followed up with a point from play by Luke O Donovan on 48 mins. At this stage Raheens are ahead by 2 points. This was soon rectified with 2 points from Sallins, a free taken by Stephen Kelly on 49mins and a score from play by Rory Gavin on 51 mins. Raheens scored again on 56mins with a free from Rob Thompson followed by a free for Sallins taken by Stephen Kelly on 57 mins. Evan Gilmantin took Raheens next free kick and scored on 58 mins with Jack Taaffe finishing off the tally with a late point in stoppage time

Full time result Raheens 2-11, Sallins 0-15

Colin Ryan (Raheens) Yellow card on 34 mins

Ben Caulfield (Sallins) Black card late in the game

Killian Thompson (Raheens) Black card late in the game

Subs Raheens. David Malone on for Colm Power (38mins), Jason Early on for Colm Ryan (38mins), Daire Gilmartin on for Conor Murphy (47mins), Evan Gilmartin on for Luke O Donovan (56Mins), Daniel Hamill on for Rob Thompson (56mins)

Raheens Team

1 Declan Campbell, 2 Tom Early, 3 Jack Hamill, 4 Shane Crowley, 5 Graham Waters, 6 Fionn Tully, 7 Colin Ryan, 8 Killian Thompson, 9 Conor Early, 10 Luke O Donovan, 11 Colm Power, 12 Conor Murphy, 13 Shane McSweeney, 14 Rob Thompson, 15 Jack Taaffe

Subs

16 Darragh O Shaughnessy, 17 John Jennings, 18 Jason Early, 19 Cathal O Toole, 20 Adam Malone, 21 Matthew Betts Symonds, 22 David Malone, 23 Evan Gilmartin, 24 Daire Gilmartin, 25 Thomas Dore, 26 Aidan Coleman, 27 Daniel Hamill

Scorers Jack Taaffe 2-04 (1x free 1 x45), Colm Power 0-02, Rob Thompson 0-03 (3xfrees), Luke O Donovan 0-01, Evan Gilmartin 0-01 (free)

Sallins Team

1 Matthew Farrell, 2 Sean O Domhnaill, 3 Darren Keane, 4 Mark Moynihan, 5 Luke Kelly, 6 Ben Caulfield, 7 Cian Grimes, 8 Daragh Mangan, 9 Emmett Ralph, 10 Rory Gavin, 11 Kevin Foley, 12 Ferdia O Domhnaill, 13 Stephen Kelly, 14 James Dalton, 15 Alan Marshall

Subs

16 Ryan Herbert, 17 Ceallach Burke, 18 Conor Dalton, 19 Adam Kelly, 20 Conor Herbert, 22 Glen McEvoy, 23 Sean McDonnell, 29 Paul Clifford

Scorers Stephen Kelly 0-10 (6 x frees), Luke Kelly 0-02, Cian Grimes 0-01, Rory Gavin 0-02,

Referee: Eoin Murphy