Report by Philomena Brennan
In a windy Ballyhale last Saturday, GBC faced south counterparts Glenmore in the Intermediate HC Quarter Final. Both sides had met in last year’s HC Semi-Final and were no strangers to each other. With a strong prevailing wind a feature of the day, Glenmore won the toss and opted to play with it. Exchanges were physical in the opening fifteen minutes and as a result scores were hard won by each side. GBC were guilty of squandering scoring chances but eventually settled down and after scoring the only goal of the half went into the break one point up.
HT: GBC 1-7 Glenmore 0-9
Despite resuming the second half with the assistance of the very strong breeze, GBC and their opponents could not be separated, as both sides were level on four occasions. It was only in the 42nd minute the breakthrough came. A well worked goal put the locals up and this kick started their dominance. GBC outscored Glenmore 0-10 to 0-2 as they went on a scoring spree. They went on to record a well deserved victory which sees GBC into the Semi-Final where their opponents will be Tullogher-Rosbercon.
Final Score: GBC 2-21 Glenmore 0-16
Scores: S.Ryan 1-6 (4fs), A.Brennan 1-1, B.Ryan 0-4, E.Brennan, J.Roberts 0-3 each, S.O’Dwyer 0-2, C.Murphy, J.Ryall 0-1 each.
Team: C.Hoyne, D.Egan, B.Murphy, T.Ronan, E.Egan, C.Flynn, J.Ryall, S.Butler, J.Roberts, E.Brennan, B.Ryan, C.Murphy, A.Brennan, S.O’Dwyer, S.Ryan.
Subs: T.Dunphy, K.Egan, W.O’Connor, R.Keoghan, V.Teehan.