Laois V Galway NFL Matchtracker
Sport GBFMSport
LAOIS 1-10 V GALWAY 3-12
– FT- O’Moore Park Portlaoise, 2pm
Other Division 2 Games
Meath 1-10 Armagh 0-8 FT
Tyrone 0-10 Cavan 0-8 FT
Derry 3-13 Fermanagh 1-9 FT
Second Half
36min – Wholesale changes on the Laois side at the break. Galway off to a great start with Gary O Donnell getting his 2nd score
38min – Eammon Brannigan adds another for the Tribesmen and Galway got the start to the 2nd half they wanted
40min – Paul Conroy gets his first score of the day teed up by Brannigan.
42min – GOAL Laois, they get their first score of the half and unfortunately its a goal. Fly kicked into the net by Danny O’Reilly
46min – GOAL Galway, high ball in and Damien Comer beats his opponent and fists it to the net. Laois points by Kingston, Cahillane and Walsh in the meantime
47min – Galway sub Shane Walsh ON Eammon Brannigan OFF
54min – Evan O Carroll on the mark for Laois
58min – Galway Sub Peter Cooke ON
58min – Damien Comer up and over the bar and a 10pt lead again for Galway.
64min – Two points for Laois and a black card for Adrian Varley, harsh one
69min – Paul Cahillane adds another Laois score.
70min – Galway subs Eoghan Kerin, Johnny Heaney OFF Sean Denvir, Alan Kyne ON
70+2min – Paul Conroy gets what is the final score of the day for Galway. Damien Comer who scored 2-2 is the GBFM Man Of The Match
First Half
1min – Galway get the start they wanted win the throw in and Adrian Varley points.
3min – Penalty for Laois……Thomas Dolan on his first action in a competitive fixture for Galway and he saves it! Galway off the hook as Laois miss the follow up.
5min – GOAL for Galway. Liam Silke’s shot saved and Adrian Varley puts the rebound in the net. Everything going Galway’s way so far
10min – Eddie Hoare lands a good score after a team move
13min – Donie Kingston lands Laois’s opening score of the day.
14min – Yellow card for Kevin Meany for a high tackle on Eoghan Kerin
15min – David Wynn getting forward on more than one occasion so far today and gets a point for himself.
16min – Laois go down the pitch and Thomas Dolan again saves any situation from developing for Galway, great start from the keeper
17min – Another swift move by Galway is finished Damien Comer and its a 6pt lead for Galway
19min – Eddie Hoare lands a free against the breeze for Galway and its a great first half so far
24min – GOAL Galway get their second through Damien Comer to take a 10pt lead.
31min – Gary O Donnell up from centre back to land a great score. Galway have only beaten Laois once in 10 league meetings but look likely to better that now if they keep this up.
HT Galway 2-6 Laois 0-1
Galway Team
1. Thomas Dolan (Athenry)
2. David Wynne (Maigh Cuilinn)
3. Declan Kyne (Clonbur)
4. Eoghan Kerin (Annaghdown)
5. Liam Silke (Corofin)
6. Gary O’Donnell (Tuam Stars)
7. Johnny Heaney (Killannin)
8. Paul Conroy (St. James’)
9. Fiontain Ó Curraoin (Mícheál Breathnach)
10. Tom Flynn (Athenry)
11. Eddie Hoare (St. Michael’s)
12. Enda Tierney (Oughterard)
13. Damien Comer (Annaghdown)
14. Adrian Varley (Cortoon Shamrocks)
15. Eamon Brannigan (St. Michael’s)
Laois Team
- Graham Brody
- Robbie Kehoe
- Mark Timmons
- David Seale
- Darren Strong
- Paul Cotter
- Gareth Dillon
- Kevin Meany
- John O’Loughin
- Jamie Farrell
- Donie Kingston
- Nigel Murphy
- Paul Cahillane
- Evan o’Carroll
- Alan Farrell