Penine League

John Mitchels v St Brendans 28/3/10 Greenbank

Liverpool John Mitchels 1-08 St Brendan’s Manchester 1-06

SENIOR PENNINE LEAGUE 2010

In a hard fought victory against a resurgent St Brendan's Mitchels proved that good teams win games when they are not firing on all cylinders. Mitchels got off to a poor start conceding a penalty and four points in the first half. Only scoring two points in the first half meant Mitchels had to up the ante in the second half.

A gutsy performance in the second half resulted in a few good points from play and a great goal from man of the match Anthony Brady. In a number of flowing moves Mitchels notched up 1-06 in the second half to come away with a win which seemed unlikely in the first 30 minutes. The addition of Trevor Meegan at half time sured up the Mitchels midfield and allowed Mitchels more time and space to commence attacks and counter-attacks. Philip Duddy and Sean McMahon played well in their second match together in the middle of the park. Padraig Brennan knocked over some well taken frees with Conal Cunningham, Ronan McBride and Lorcan McGonigle also chipping in with scores.

Great credit goes to debutants, Brian Carson, Ciaran Coulton and Sean Rafter, who played well in their maiden Mitchels match.

Mitchels will feel relieved after this win whilst St Brendan's will take heart from an improved performance against the Lancashire Champions.

MATCH DETAILS:

Half-time score JM 0-2 St Brendans 1-4

Full time score JM 1-8 St Brendans 1-6

Team

1. Mathew Deeney
2. Conal Cunningham (0-1)
3. Alan Brown
4. Ciaran Coulton
5. Joseph Gervin
6. Anthony Brady (1-0)
7. Joe Donaghey
8. Philip Duddy (0-1)
9. Sean Mc Mahon
10. Padraig Brennan (0-3) all frees
11. Brian Carson
12. Sean Rafter
13. Ronan Mc Bride (0-1)
14. Lorcan Mc Gonagle (0-1)
15. Seamus Martin

Sub

Trevor Meegan (0-1) for Seamus Martin H/T

Penine League

v Oisins, Manchester at Old Bedians 07/3/10

Mitchels commenced their defence of the Pennine League at Old Bedians on Sunday 7 March 2010 against old rivals Oisins. The match started with an exchange of early points for each team, but within a phase of five minutes Mitchels racked up an impressive five points from play. With Gary Traynor on fire in full forward, Mitchels were exploiting the 13 aside setup both teams agreed before the match. Philip Duddy and Sean McMahon linking well in a first time pairing at midfield. The Mitchels defence had been resolute until a well taken goal by Oisin's Richie Cross made the scoreline a draw at half time and ensured an exciting second half.

Mitchels swapped Seamey Martin for Sean Carty at half time and made an instant impact winning a number of good breaks at half forward with both him and Cathair Mullan setting up scores for Padraig Brennan and Gary Traynor. Daryl McConnell made an instant impact with three fine scores after replacing Ronan "Maxer" McBride. Conall Reddin came in for Alan Brown to sure up the Mitchels defence, which to be fair were not really tested in the second half. Anthony Brady, Sean Rice and Joe Gervin were strong in the half backline with Conal "Beags" Cunningham impressing whilst making his long awaited return to the Mitchels set up. Mitchels should have scored a number of goals but with a winning scoreline of 0-16 to 1-05, a comprehensive victory is a sound platform for the season ahead.

It was Rory Hollyoaks first game as selector alongside the ever present Barry Morris and Danny McDonagh. A strong turnout at training and a number of transfers yet to go through Mitchels are looking forward to another successful season.

Match details versus Oisin 7/3/10 Pennine League at Old Bedians 1pm
(13 a side game Scorers in brackets after name)

Team

1. Peter Farrelly
2. Conal Cunningham
3. Alan Brown
4. Anthony Brady
5. Sean Rice
6. Joe Gervin
7. Sean Mc Mahon (0-1)
8. Philip Duddy (0-1)
9. Padraig Brennan (0-3)
10. Cahir Mullan
11. Sean Carty
12. Gary Traynor (0-8)
13. Ronan Mc Bride

Subs

Seamus Martin for Sean Carty H/T
Daryl Mc Connell (0-3) for Ronan Mc Bride
Conal Reddin for Alan Brown

Half-time score JM 0-7 Oisin 1-4
Full time score JM 0-16 Oisin 1-5