TY/5th year 7-a-side Blitz

Tinryland and Carlow Town Hurling Club,
Thursday March 5

Group 7 Game one: Wexford CBS..................10-4 Carlow CBS...............2-1
Wexford were slow to start and Carlow got the first goal. Eventually Wexford got into action and goals from Chris Cowman, Liam Hore and Rob Donnelly settled any nerves. The half-time score was 4-2 to 1-1.
The second half saw the Boker Boys continue their dominance with good passing and movement which the Carlow boys couldn’t match. Conor Coleman grabbed a pair of goals as did Liam Hore as CBS interchanged their subs wisely to spare legs for bigger battles ahead.
Wexford CBS: Shane McGrath; Danny Walsh, Padraig Rossiter; Liam Hore (3-1), Darragh Rossiter; Stephen Rossiter (1-1), Chris Cowman (1-0).
Subs - All interchanged: Cormac Byrne, Joe Redmond, Daniel Lynch, Rob Donnelly (2-1), Liam Rockett (1-0), Conor Coleman (2-1).

Group 7 Game two: Wexford CBS................7-6 Patrician (Newbridge).........1-4
Despite the final score this was a tough dogged battle with the Kildare students not giving up the fight until the game was over. It was a physical game with plenty of knocks taken and yellow cards for the Patrician lads.
The half-time score was 4-3 to 1-2 and would have been more if not for some sloppy play for CBS who struggled to handle the close attention of their opponents. It wasn’t until the second half that CBS clicked and began to spray the ball around and get the scores need to put serious daylight between the teams.
A captain’s part from Daniel Lynch helped get CBS through and secure two wins from two games which resulted in them finishing as Group 7 winners and earning a quarter-final spot versus St. Peter’s in Carlow Town Hurling Club. 
Wexford CBS: Shane McGrath; Cormac Byrne, Joe Redmond; Daniel Lynch (3-0), Rob Donnelly (2-1); Liam Rockett (0-2), Conor Coleman (0-2).
Subs – All interchanged: Danny Walsh, Padraig Rossiter, Liam Hore, Darragh Rossiter (2-0), Stephen Rossiter, Chris Cowman (0-1).

Quarter-final: Wexford CBS.........................7-7 St. Peter’s College.................2-2
CBS dominated from start to finish in this quarter-final on the top pitch in Carlow Town Hurling Club. It was close enough in the beginning until CBS began to pull away as again Daniel Lynch showed his team the way along with excellent defending from Padraig Rossiter and efficient play from Stephen Rossiter.
It was 4-4 to 1-1 at the break and CBS had the wind to come in the second half. There was no danger of a slip up in the second half as Rob Donnelly and Liam Rockett found the net early on.
Wexford CBS: Shane McGrath; Joe Redmond, Padraig Rossiter (0-1); Daniel Lynch (1-1), Darragh Rossiter; Conor Coleman (1-2), Liam Rockett (1-1).
Subs – All interchanged: Danny Walsh, Liam Hore (1-0), Rob Donnelly (2-0), Chris Cowman, Stephen Rossiter (1-2).

Semi-final: Wexford CBS......................0-2   Colaiste Mhuire (Johnstown).........2-4
The shame of this semi-final, on the main pitch, is that CBS left a place in the final behind them. Playing with the wind in the first half, CBS messed up four serious goal chances and instead of sitting on a comfortable half-time lead; were trailing by 1-1 to 0-2.
Conor Coleman’s free and Liam Rockett’s point were the CBS scores in that half. Liam Rockett was also denied a goal when his shot crossed the line but the referee thought otherwise.
CBS kept up the pressure in second half but missed easy chances while at the other end the Johnstown boys were clinical and snapped up any opportunity that came their way.
Discipline broke down as the frustration grew and Johnstown earned their place in the final.
It was a very enjoyable experience for the players who benefitted from coach Willie Carley’s excellent use of the sub interchange to ensure that everyone was as fresh as could be throughout the day.
Wexford CBS: Shane McGrath; Padraig Rossiter, Joe Redmond; Daniel Lynch, Darragh Rossiter; Stephen Rossiter, Rob Donnelly.
Subs – All interchanged: Danny Walsh, Liam Hore, Chris Cowman, Conor Coleman (0-1), Liam Rockett (0-1).