Club Notes 14th August 2017
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ABC Fun Club continues Saturdays 11.30-12.15 in our fabulous facilities both indoors and outdoors.New members very welcome as this is free to everyone 3-5 years old.Underage Training 6-10 boys and continues as normal on Saturday.U-12 Girls born (2005/2006) training continues with the U-12 boys Wednesday 6-7pm.
Senior County League Rd 10
Spa 1-12 Kenmare 0-10
Our seniors had an important win in Kenmare last Saturday as they took another step closer to promotion. The sides were evenly matched in the first half, with points from Mike O'Donoghue (4), Evan Cronin, Ryan O'Carroll and Mike McCarthy giving Spa a 0-7 to 0-6 lead at the break. Both sides continued to swap points with Michael O'Donoghue, Cian Tobin and Evan Cronin (2) on target, until a Shane Cronin goal with 10 minutes remaining and a late Michael O'Donoghue point gave Spa the edge to run out deserved winners.
Team: James Devane, Brian Lynch, Matthew Moynihan, Eoin Fitzgerald, Shane Cronin (1-0), Shane Lynch, Aydan Mulvaney, Michael McCarthy (0-1), Ciaran Spillane, Cormac Cronin, Cian Tobin (0-1), David Spillane, Evan Cronin (0-3), Michael O'Donoghue (0-6), Ryan O'Carroll (0-1).Subs: Niall McCarthy, Shane Fenton, Eric O'Donoghue, Eoghan Cronin.
Upcoming Fixtures
O'Sullivan Cup Final Spa v Dr Crokes Tuesday August 15th at 7pm in Direen.
McElligott Cup County Junior Championship begins this Friday August 18th.
East Kerry O'Sullivan Cup Semi Final 8th August
Spa 3-17 Fossa 0-6
Cian Tobin of Spa opened up the score sheet with two quick consecutive points. Midfielder for Spa David Spillane scored a brilliant goal when he hit the back of the net with a flick of the ball in flight. It was Spa with all possession in the first ten minutes with Cian Tobin adding another point until Fossa registered their first score from Daniel O'Keeffe. Again it was Spa that went on a scoring spree registering another unanswered 1-5 for the next seventeen minutes. Fossa Daniel O'Keeffe again scored their second score of the night. Both goalies pulled off great saves on both sides. Shane Fenton scored the home-side's second goal and Fossa scored the last score of the second half to end with a scoreline of Spa 2-8 to Fossa 0-3.
Spa again were the stronger team in the second half. Their defence kept Fossa attacks to a minimum. Captain Cormac Cronin was first on the score sheet for the second half. Ciaran Spillane and Cian Tobin between them scored another four points . Fossa fought back with a point from Brian Myers and didn't score again for another ten minutes with an excellent point from excellent Daniel O'Keeffe.The game ran out with Spa the stronger team scoring another 1-12 with Fossa only scoring their third point from Lorcan Daly.
Cian Tobin, Ciaran Spillane, David Spillane, Brian Lynch, Eoghan Cronin and Ryan O'Carroll were excellent for Spa on the night. While Daniel O'Keeffe, Maurice Prendeville, Lorcan Daly, Brian Myers all tried hard for Fossa.
Spa Team: Aaron Farrell, Eric O'Donoghue, Brian Lynch, Ciaran Spillane, Shane Fenton, Eoghan Cronin, Aydan Mulvaney, Hugh O'Donoghue, David Spillane, Shane Lynch, Mikey Moynihan, Ryan O'Carroll, Cormac Cronin (Capt), Niall McCarthy and Cian Tobin.Subs: Dave Devane, Michael Shannon, Jim Morris, Pa Murphy and John McKenna.
East Kerry Minor League Div 3 Final
Spa 1-13 Fossa 7-13
This was a young minor team that lost to a stronger Fossa side on the night. Eoin Carroll, Niall McCarthy, Darragh O'Leary, Liam Spillane and Ryan Kelliher all tried hard for Spa.
Ladies Football
Well done to Kerry Senior ladies and especially Linda Briggener in defeating Armagh to reach the semi-final stages of the Senior Championship.
Lotto
Numbers drawn in the Heights 7,11,13,22. No jackpot winner. Lucky dip winners were Sean Ann Mac c/o Ann Mac. Katie Brosnan, Firies. Sean Devane, Spa. Gene Cronin, Coolgarriv. Monthly draw for annual ticket holders won by Mary O'Donoghue, Muckross. Next weeks Jackpot in the Killarney Oaks Hotel will be €8800.