Congratulations once again to the Holy Rosary boys Gaelic team who booked themselves a place in the Cumann na mBunscoil final following an impressive victory over St. Bernard's Glengormley.
The boys started the first half where they left off in the group games last week by playing direct attacking football and were rewarded with a sizeable half time lead. Exceptional link up play in the half forward line from Jack Mc Conville, Callum Largey combined with the speed and movement of Zak Flannery and Aureli made life difficult for the St. Bernard's back line and resulted in a commanding half time lead. With Lucien McManus and Abdikafi Haji game at midfield, the Holy Rosary side benefited from some outstanding running and movement from deep from dynamic duo Thomas McCusker and Finn McCormack, who played a hand in creating several scores for the prolific Jack McConville, Abdikafi Haji and Lucien McManus. At the back the heroics of Ryan Dale ensured there was to be no route back for St. Bernard's with a host of top class saves and consistently accurate kick outs, which served as the springboard for several scores before half time.
Despite a spirited comeback in the second half from St. Bernard's the Holy Rosary boys held their nerve to hit a purple patch late on in the game, scoring a flurry of goals and points in the closing minutes to secure their win, having stemmed the resurgence of their rejuvenated opponents with excellent defensive resilience. Second half subs Igor Rychel, Zak Stuart and Sebastian McCusker all played their part in setting up scores and a first goal for Sebastien who finished off a dazzling eight pass move with a rifled strike into the top corner following fabulous defensive work from Jason Nshue and Alex Lo to win possession back.
In in the end a final score of 8-12 - 2-5 was a result which reflected the dominance of Holy Rosary in a game in which they can be delighted with their performance. Well done boys! We wish them good luck in the final!
Team in full:
GK: Ryan D
FB: Alex L, Jason N
HB: Finn McC, Thomas McC
MF: Abdi H, Lucien McC
HF: Jack McC, Callum L
FF: Zak F, Aureli K
second half:
Igor R for Jason N
Zak S for Zak F
Sebastien McC
Scorers:
Finn McC 0-01
Zak F 0-01
Callum L 0-01
Aureli K 0-01
Abdi H 4-01
Jack McC 3-04
Sebastien McC 1-00
Lucien McC 0-03
