Senior hopes on the brink

A truly abject display from St.Josephs Miltown senior side resulted in a 0-13 to 1-3 defeat against Lissycasey. After the winning start against Doora Barefield, hopes were high of emerging from the group but this result leaves Miltown needing a victory against unbeaten St.Senans Kilkee in their final game.
Despite being wiped out in the central eight positions in the first half, Miltown only trailed by three points on a 0-7 to 1-1 scoreline at the break. Bizarelly, Miltown could have been level as Eoin Curtin blasted wide when played in at an angle by Dessie Molohan. Dessie had raised hopes with a superb individual goal before halftime. For the second half, Miltown had introduced Micheal Malone and Graham Kelly who were surprisingly in the view of many supporters left on the bench. Management appeared to have got the balance right for the second half as Miltown proceeded to dominate the opening fifteen minutes of the second half. However, some terrible shooting only generated a single point in this period as a hatful of goal and point chances went abegging. Unfortunately, Graham Kelly picked up a double yellow which lead to his dismissal ten minutes from the end. Miltown again lost their shape as a result. Lissycasey found their shooting boots near the end and rattled over a succession of points. Only Enda Malone at the back and Dessie Molohan upfront played to their potential on the evening. Commitment levels of the players will need to be upped massively and a lot of soul searching from all involved is required if Miltown are to shock Kilkee and keep their season alive. The team lined out as follows: Conor O'Loughlin, Gordon Kelly, Kevin Burke, Enda Malone, Brian Curtin, Michael Neylon, Michael Hehir, Cathal Lafferty, Gary Egan, John Meade, Gearoid Curtin, Kevin Keavey, David Talty, Dessie Molohan (1-3), Eoin Curtin Subs used: Micheal Malone, Graham Kelly, Sean O'Connell, Seanie Malone, Joe Curtin