Junior Team

Cahill Cup  - Preliminary Round - Sunday 16th August 2009 - Listowel Emmets 0-06 Fossa 2-16 On Sunday afternoon last our junior side travelled to Listowel to take on the home side in the opening round of the Cahill Cup. A strong side produced an excellent display to come away with a 2-16 to 0-6 victory. Fossa led 0-8 to 0-3 at the break with Kevin Myers in good shooting for with 0-4 in the opening half. An early second half goal from Fintan Coffey put Fossa in further control and this was followed by a string of wonderful scores from the boot of Brenden Falvey. Killian Lynch also impressed adding 1-1, the goal coming in the closing stages after some great work by Damien McCormick and Darragh Sheehy. Our backs were also very assured throughout with Michael McCarthy and Shane Malone leading the lines well. Fossa could well be playing the next round this coming week so check with mentors for confirmation of fixture. Training continues with seniors. Team: Kevin Leane, Darragh Murphy, Michael McCarthy, Damien Dennehy, Francis Moran, Shane Malone (0-1), Colin Davidson, Fintan Coffey (1-0), Mikey Cronin, Eoin O’ Connell (0-1), Sean O’ Brien (0-1), Stephen Devane, Brenden Falvey (0-5), Dan McKenna, Kevin Myers (0-5), Killian Lynch (1-1), Lawrence Kelly (0-1), Damien McCormick (0-1), Darragh Sheehy.

East Kerry League Div 2 Final  -  Tuesday 16th June 2009 in Currow  -  Fossa 3-10 Firies 3-09 Fossa captured the East Kerry Junior League Division 2 title on Tuesday night after an exciting and hard fought victory over Neighbours Firies on a score line of Fossa 3-10 Firies 3-09. IN 1990, Fossa defeated Currow to win the East Kerry Junior League. Playing a star role at wing-back that day was a young hopeful with dreams – Dan McKenna. On Tuesday evening last, the 2009 final saw neighbours Fossa and Firies do battle for the Tim Lenihan Cup. And there to play his part was Dan. He entered the fray as a substitute at full forward in the second half. Slower in body than 19 years earlier, but quick of thought, Dan used his natural guile and years of experience to set up vital goals for Sean O'Brien and Steven Devane. And the Fossa juniors reached their dream overcoming their neighbours Firies by a single point – 3-10 to 39-in the East Kerry Junior final.Sean O'Brien, Padraig Kelly and Kevin Myers had Fossa three points clear before a Mike Daly free opened the Firies account in the sixth minute. Firies had the misfortune of losing two players to injury early on – midfielder Vincent Horgan and centre forward Tim Foley – and this upset their rhythm and plans. Cormac Foley registered a second Firies point followed by four from Fossa – two Kevin Myers frees, a long range effort from Sean O'Brien and a great point under pressure from wing-forward John Falvey. On the stroke of half-time, a rare Firies attack was profitable as Cormac Foley weaved a path through the Fossa defence and gave Kevin Leane no chance for a good goal. Half-time Fossa 0-7 Firies 1-2.On the resumption, Firies Pat Browne registered a point. Fossa introduced Dan McKenna and he made an immediate impact. Mike O'Neill won the kick out at midfield, laid off to Kevin Myers whose kick into the danger zone was fielded by McKenna and his deft flick to the inrushing Sean O'Brien enabled him split the defence for a goal. Fossa won the kick-out and sent it back into the danger area where a quick thinking Kevin Myers slid it soccer style past Brendan Quirke in the Firies goal. Mike Daly (Firies) and John Falvey (Fossa) exchanged points. The threatening rain arrived in a downpour and it was Firies that took advantage in the poor conditions as they went on a five minute scoring spree which yielded 1-3 - Noel McCarthy (1-1) and points from substitute Martin Driver and Con O'Mahony. Following that period of dominance, Firies brought their score to within a point of Fossa – 2-7 to 2-8.Kevin Myers and substitute Shane Reidy swapped points as Fossa maintained its slender lead. The final five minutes was typical cup fare with end to end play as both teams sought vital scores. Firies Gerry O'Sullivan levelled the match with a point but Fossa's Padraig Kelly put his team's nose in front once again with a much appreciated point. The next Fossa attack reached Dan McKenna and his pass to the inrushing Steven Devane was as inch perfect as Devane's shot to the net putting Fossa 3-10 to 2-9 ahead. In the remaining minutes, the Fossa defence was under siege. It took a vital finger tip interception from fullback Shane Malone to prevent a goal by Con O'Mahony. The next Firies attack saw Cormac Foley's strike for goal deflected into the corner of Kevin Leane's net. There was less than a minute left as Fossa held out to win by the smallest of margins. Captain Daniel O'Sullivan accepted the cup from Board Chairman Dermot Griffin who complimented both teams on an enthralling contest. He thanked referee Mike Brosnan, his officials, and the Currow club for the use of their fine facilities. This was a difficult and emotional outing for the Fossa men as they returned to playing after the death of their much loved Jimmy Falvey and team mentor James Houlihan thanked the Firies club for its understanding in refixing the game.

 

East Kerry League Div 2 - Round 4 - Fossa 2-7 Gneeveguilla 1-10
Gneeveguilla can thank their centre forward Aiden Donnelly for earning them a share of the spoils in this East Kerry Junior League game at Fossa on Tuesday evening as he kicked their only second half score – a point from a free - late in the game. Gneeveguilla led by seven points at half time but surrendered that lead to a more determined Fossa outfit that didn’t want to lose on home ground.
Gneeveguilla had five points on the scoreboard from Peter Donovan, Paudie Russell, Aiden Donnelly and Matthew O’Connor before Kevin Myers opened the Fossa account after fifteen minutes. The Gneeveguilla team was moving swiftly and with accurate passing and good score taking, they had the Fossa team in big trouble. In a rare early attack, Fossa centre forward, Padraig Kelly, blazed the ball wide with only the keeper to beat. However, Kelly made amends with a point in the eighteenth minute. Fossa settled and wing forward Stephen Devane waltzed and weaved his way around and through the Gneeveguilla defence to score his sides first goal and level matters after twenty minutes. But a stronger fitter Gneeveguilla side reacted positively with corner forward Peter O’Donovan registering three points in quick succession. Then in the twenty-fifth minute, Gneeveguilla’s Matthew O’Connor finished to the net to put six points between the sides. Gneeveguilla was dominant in all positions at this stage and it took a magnificent save from Fossa net minder Kevin Leane to prevent Peter O’Donovan adding a further goal to the Gneeveguilla tally. A Matthew O’Connor point gave Gneeveguilla a half time lead of 1-9 to Fossa’s 1-2.
On the resumption, Fossa full forward Dan McKenna led the fight back with a well taken point under pressure. Kevin Leane was again called upon to defend his net this time saving from Aiden Donnelly. Midfielder Colin Davidson, surged through the defence and tagged another point for Fossa who were now playing with greater purpose and accuracy. The Fossa full back line had to withstand a number of threatening attacks from the Gneeveguilla forward division, but bolstered by the experienced Willie Buckley, it held firm. A purple patch by veteran Kevin Myers saw him add a goal and two points to the Fossa tally to leave the sides level with five minutes remaining. A determined Gneeveguilla attack earned them a free which Aiden Donnelly coolly converted giving his side the lead 1-10 to 2-6. Amazingly, it was his sides only score of the second half. Excitement was at fever pitch and in a final Fossa attack, centre forward Padraig Kelly slotted over a point from 40 metres and the game ended all square Fossa 2-7 Gneeveguilla 1-10.

 

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