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18 07 10
Adult Football 2010

Great Weekend for Adult Football
With our 4th team having already qualified for the quarter finals of the Junior D Championship in their first year in the competition last weekend the focus moved to the other three adult football teams hoping to join them in the playoff stages this weekend.
On Friday night the club’s second team travelled to Dunboyne to play Summerhill knowing that a victory would ensure qualification to the quarter finals of the Junior A championship. Although a close first half in terms of scores, two quick goals early in the second half from Cathal Field and Eric Callaghan proved the turning point as Donaghmore Ashbourne ran out 2-10 to 0-08 winners. Click here for Match Report
Our third team travelled to Donore early on Sunday for a Noon throw in their Junior C championship game against Castletown. This was another close first half encounter with only two points between the teams at the interval. However with numerical and wind advantage in the second half (Castletown were reduced to 13 before the interval) we should have run out comfortable winners  but made life difficult  as we lost our concentration and shape but managed a 0-11 to 0-05 victory to book a place in the quarter final. Click here for Match Report.
With the Junior teams in the hat the final game of the weekend saw the seniors travel to Athboy to play Oldcastle in their last game of the group stages. In a very tight group it was looking like it might to come down to score difference for qualification. Priority one was a victory and priority two was to increase our point difference and with a bye in the final round we might have to sit and wait. Like the games above the first half was another close affair but a strong second half performance gave our lads a 2-14 to 0-12 winning margin. However in the other game in the group Duleek/Bellewstown produced a great performance to beat Summerhill by 1-15 to 2-08 and both results ensured that our seniors could relax as they topped the group. Match report from the Senior game to follow.







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