BON SECOURS COUNTY IAFC QUARTER-FINAL
Boherbue 1-15
Adrigole 1-14
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Sharp-shooter Jerry O’Connor emerged the hero for Boherbue on bagging a decisive level throughout the later levels in extra-time to keep away from Adrigole in a marvellous Bon Secours County Intermediate A Soccer Championship quarter-final at Ballingeary.
From a smashing encounter, end-to-end fare with the lead altering ends frequently, the problem remained within the stability proper all through the 80 minutes earlier than Boherbue took the decision to arrange an interesting semi-final assembly in opposition to Aghabullogue.
For rival supporters, this was an absorbing and entertaining contest, swinging just a few completely different instructions till Boherbue grabbed a maintain of issues throughout the latter stage. By doing so, the 2021 County Junior A champions Boherbue continued with their unbeaten run and marginally shaded a sport above the strange.
No shock, the early exchanges have been evenly contested, a lead level to Seán Shea for Adrigole cancelled out by Gerry O’Sullivan for the Duhallow facet. Certainly issues acquired higher for Boherbue, O’Connor drove ahead into the center of the Adrigole defence to complete clinically to the online.
Boherbue had good trigger to really feel glad but Adrigole have been stung into motion and responded strongly to dominate the second quarter. Getting a foothold on issues noticed Gerard Shea, David Harrington and Seán O’Sullivan ship factors in a productive flourish that altered the scoreboard in favour of the peninsula males to carry a 0-7 to 1-3 benefit at half time.
Nevertheless, Boherbue’s play improved immeasurably on the restart, the great begin required materialised, factors recorded by Jerry and David O’Connor with Gerry O’Sullivan elevating an extra white flag for the lead by two. Adrigole responded positively to the problem, proper again within the hunt after an excellent particular person aim from Gerard Shea within the forty third minute.
That made for a pulsating closing quarter, predictably, the concession of a aim provoked a Boherbue response highlighted by Jerry O’Connor factors to leap two forward coming into the latter levels.
Nonetheless Adrigole refused to yield, displaying loads of spirit for David Harrington and Cian O’Shea to register factors for a stalemate, 1-10 to every facet by the tip of the hour.
Extra of the identical surfaced in further time, factors traded earlier than Harrington curled over a magnificence for Adrigole to edge forward 1-13 to the 1-12 by the tip of the preliminary spell.
The dedication and challenges for possession remained intense for the remaining 10 minutes however when it mattered, the ice cool O’Connor delivered the match winner for Boherbue.
For his or her efforts, Boherbue advance to a semi-final assembly in opposition to Aghabullogue on Saturday, October 1.
BOHERBUE: Ok Murphy; D Buckley, J Daly, C O’Keeffe; D O’Sullivan, Ok Cremin, A Murphy; J Corkery 0-2, L Moynihan 0-1; A O’Connor, G O’Sullivan 0-3, B Murphy 0-1; J O’Connor 1-3 (0-1f), D Sheehan, D O’Connor 0-4 (0-1f) Subs: A O’Connor for A O’Connor (35), CJ O’Sullivan for D O’Sullivan (51), D McCarthy 0-1 for D Sheehan (51), A O’Connor for D McCarthy (74)
ADRIGOLE: W O’Sullivan; L Harrington, F Carey, Dan Harrington; S O’Sullivan 0-1, S Shea 0-2f, D O’Sullivan; C O’Sullivan 0-1, N O’Sullivan; C O’Shea 0-1, J Harrington, C O’Neill; G Shea 1-1, David Harrington 0-6 (0-3f), C Shea Subs: Darragh O’Sullivan for O’Neill (43), C Carey 0-1 for S O’Sullivan (inj, 57), C Shea for D O’Sullivan (63), M O’Sullivan for F Carey (73)
REFEREE: Pat O’Leary (Kilmurry)