Two and a half ain’t bad!!

Match reports from Declan Teefy 
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Clare Cup - Round 3
Broadford 0-15  Sixmilebridge 0-15
 
Broadford and last year’s county finalists Sixmilebridge played out a low scoring draw on Friday evening that drew parallels with our previous Clare cup match.  
 
Broadford lost Shane Taylor early on and Craig Chaplin followed so after to hamstring and  groin injuries respectively.  
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The “bridge” men had the better of the first half exchanges with Luke O’Holloran, Brian  Corry and David Kennedy getting the bulk of the scores which meant they led by eight  points at the interval with the score being 14-6. Broadford hurled in spurts and failed to gain any traction in this opening half.   
 
Broadford in the second half with the elements seemed to be heading for a loss until we  garnered some much needed character and resilience and weren’t going to let this game peter out.  
 
A 2 point haul from Mark Gunning ate into the deficit and a further 0-3 point haul from Donie Whelan in quick succession really propelled us back into the game. In fact, Donie’s last  point was excellently scored which stemmed from a superb hook by Aodhan O’Driscoll  when the “Bridge” tried to clear their lines.  
 
A late free from an acute angle by Diarmuid Moloney gave us a share of the spoils.
 
Good second half performances from Conor O’Donnell and Mickey Vaughan propelled us back into the game.  
  
A low scoring tie at O’Garney park ending on level terms.  
 
Broadford: Cian O’Brien; Darragh Whelan, Davy Boland , Damian Keniry; Padraic Taylor  (0-1), Darren Chaplin (0-1), Cian Mulqueen; Cathal Chaplin, Michael Vaughan (0-1), Cian  Cremins (0-1), Diarmuid Moloney (0-6 :4 frees) , Craig Chaplin , Aodhan O’Driscoll , Shane Taylor, Donie Whelan (0-3); 
 
Subs; Conor O’Donnell for Shane Taylor(inj); Mark Gunning (0-2) for Craig Chaplin(inj)

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Division 4 Hurling League - Round 2
Broadford 2-11  Newmarket 0-14
 
On Sunday morning we headed to Newmarket for this second round tie where we eked out our second win in this intermediate league campaign.  
 
Goal contributions from James Dillion and Aodhan O’Driscoll were the deciding factors in a closely fought contest.  
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Strong performances from Sean Phelan and Conor O’Donnell in the half back line, where they  were imperious over the hour. Jack O’Brien worked tirelessly at midfield with a very industrious performance.  
 
Team:  
Roy Duffy  
Tj Dillion  
Sam Cooper 
Mike Hogan  
Mark Gunning 
Sean Phelan  
Conor O’Donnell  
Jack O’Brien 
Sparky Whelan ( 0-2)   Eoin O’Brien (0-3 frees)  Paul Moloney  
Jack Dillion (0-2)  
James Dillion (1-1)  Darren Macnamara (0-1) Aodhan O’Driscoll (1-2)  
 
Subs:  
John Moran   Daniel Greene   Cathal O’Sullivan

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Division 8 Hurling League - Round 2
Broadford 1-26 Scariff 2-8 
 
Broadford continued their junior league campaign with another victory over Scariff.  
Broadford started like a train once again racing into a commanding 1-16 to 0-3 lead at half time. With all 20 players togged getting a run it was another beneficial runout. Eye catching scores  from many players throughout was a standout from Saturday mornings match. (you can see  their personal tally’s below) ⬇  

Strong individual defensive performances from brothers Darren and Paul Macnamara as well as both 18 year old Oisin Macmahon and Daniel Greene laid the foundations for our forwards to  thrive and that they did!!!  
 
Team as follows:
 
Peter O’Farrell 
Oisin Macmahon  
James Mason  
Ian Doyle  
Daniel Greene 
Darren Macnamara  
Paul Macnamara 
Keiran O’Connell  
Alan O’Brien  
Eoin O’Brien (0-4)  
Padraig Hickey (0-8) 
John Moran   
James Dillion (0-10: 6 frees) Paul O’Connell (1-0) 
Paul Macnamara (0-5) 
 
Subs:  
Jack Lovett (0-1)   Sean Doyle 
Seanie Casey   Johnny Macnamara

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