Confey come good in the final ten minutes to defeat Straffan

Confey Philip Hallinan gets his foot pass clear as Straffan John Tracey attempts to chase him down | Iconic

placeholder image — Confey Philip Hallinan gets his foot pass clear as Straffan John Tracey attempts to chase him down | Iconic

Straffan fade badly in the second half

Confey recorded a fully-deserved win in this National Electrical Wholesalers IFC Group A, Round 1 game played at Cedral St Conleth’s Park, Newbridge.

In the end there was six points separating but it was in the melting pot for long periods level on 50 minutes before Collm Chan’s pulled away holding Straffan scoreless for the remainder of the game.

The opening half saw no less than four goals and incredibly it was Straffan’s Tom Donovan who took the honours hitting his side’s opening half three goals, along with a two-pointer of the 3-3 total with John Treacy getting the other point.

For Confey who dominated for long periods Jack O’Rahilly led the Confey charge, hitting 1-3 before Straffan had raised any flag as it was Straffan who led at the break 3-3 to 1-8.

The sides were level three times in the second half before Confey stepped it up hitting 1-4 in the final ten minutes or so, the goal coming from man-of-match Jack O’Rahilly who hit an impressive 2-5.

Final score: Confey 2-14 Straffan 3-5.

Scorers: Confey, Jack O’Rahilly 2-5 (1 free), Brian Grimes 0-2, Neil Ryan 0-2, Aidan Crean 0-1, Niall Carney 0-1, Robin Breslin 0-1, Kieran Kilbane 0-1, Josh Collins 0-1,

Straffan, Tom Donovan 3-2 (1 two-pointer), John Tracey 0-1 (free),

CONFEY: Colin Heeney; Aodán Jordan, Joe Kilbane, Alex Rochford; Conor Dennehy, Cathal Jennings, Aidan Crean; Paul Divilly, Kieran Kilbane; Philip Hallinan, Josh Collins, Brian Grimes; Neil Ryan, Niall Carney, Seán Murphy. Subs: Ben Corscadden for Philip Hallignan (42 minutes); Niall Carney for Neil Ryan (50 minutes); Robin Breslin for Sean Murphy (53 minutes).

STRAFFAN: Matthew Deegan; Alan Byrne,, Kevin McNeill, Aidan O’Brien; Ed Mather, Liam O’Donovan, John Tracey; Cathal O’Molloy, Tom Donovan; Ruairi Power, Brian Tracey, Dermot Nolan;Andd O'Neill, Aaron Kiernan, Rory Byrne. Subs: Tim Ryan for Cathal O’Molloy (half-time); Noah Brennan for Rory Byrne (ts 45-48 minutes); Noah Brennan for Ruairi Power (50 minutes); Niall Devane for Aidan O’Brien (59 minutes); Patrick Dunne for Ed Mather (59 minutes);.

REFEREE: Damien Whelan.