Next Fixture 04/25/2010
Donoughmore's next fixture is away to Dillon's Croos in Silver Heights on Sunday afternoon next, kick-off at 2.30pm. Donoughmore completed the double away to local rivals Rylane on Sunday last. A superb hat-trick by man of the match Aidan O'Shea capped a very good team performance. Donoughmore came into this game missing half a dozen first team regulars but showed that the squad has got strength in depth. Rylane started well and caused Donougmore some problems but as the game went on Donoughmore began to get the upper hand. Aidan O'Shea got the opener when he finished cooly to the net when a Pat Foley corner dropped to him ten yards out. Ken Cullinane, making his first start for a number of months, grabbed the second when he headed in from an acute angle after some good work by Darragh O'Shea. Connie Buckley scored the third when his free-kick from the half-way line confused the Rylane kepper and sailed all the way to the net for a great goal. Dan McSweeney then earned Donoughmore a penalty when he went on a mazy run through the Rylane defence before being up ended before he could get a shot away. Aidan O'Shea stepped up to slot the penalty away to score his second and give Donoughmore a four goal lead. O'Shea then had a chance for his hat-trick minutes later when he was put through a wide open Rylane defence but he unselfishly squared it for Ken Cullinane who unfortunately was ruled offside by the referee. The score was 4-0 at half-time and as expected a wounded Rylane team came out fighting at the start of the second half. The first 20 minutes or so was an even affair with both teams battling it out. Connie Buckley, Rob O'Sullivan, Cathal O'Hanlon and Terence Looney in the Donoughmore defence were keeping a tight rein on Rylane's attack but Evan Forde in goal still had to make two very good saves during this period. Aidan O'Shea put the result beyond doubt and completed his hat-trick in the 65th minute when he beat his marker before finishing high into the Rylane net. Rylane pulled a goal back from a corner at this stage but Rob O'Regan restored Donoughmore's advantage immediately when he finished well after a good through ball from Dave Hogan. Rylane got a late consolation goal with minutes to go but it didn't take the gloss off Donoughmore's performance. As already mentioned Aidan O'Shea put in a man of the match performance from centre midfield with Colm O'Sullivan and Connie Buckley also standing out. Team: E. Forde, C. O'Hanlon, C. Buckley, R. O'Sullivan, T. Looney, P. Foley, C. O'Sullivan, A. O'Shea, K. Cullinane, D. O'Shea, D. McSweeney. Subs: D. Hogan for D. O'Shea, R. O'Regan for K. Cullinane and A. O'Brien for D. McSweeney. |