UNIVERSAL GRAPHICS JUNIOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP.
Oram 1-11, Aghabog 1-9.
Oram got their Junior championship campaign off to a winning start when they edged past Aghabog in this closely contested yet fairly low-key affair that was played in blustery conditions in McKeown Park, Drumhowan, on Saturday evening last. 2 points in stoppage time were the scores that got Oram over the line as the game built to a fairly frenetic finish after the sides had been level 4 times in the second-half and the lead changing hands on a couple of occasions. Oram got off to the better start and opened a 4 points lead before Aghabog opened their account with a goal in the 13th minute and by half-time they had forged ahead by a point. Oram regained the lead early in the second-half but with 7 minutes of normal time remaining Aghabog had opened a 2 points lead and looked as if they could take the result. However Oram wiped that out with a late goal and while Aghabog fought back to parity in the final minute of normal time Oram struck for 2 points in stoppage time to seal a hard earned victory.
Aghabog finished the game with 14 players after Gary McBride was sent off on a red card.
Teams and Scorers: Oram: Beraat Turker 0-1 (’45), Christopher McGuinness, Niall Bishop, Gerard Keenan, Christopher McGeough, Lorcan Keenan, Daniel Forde 0-1, Rory Murphy, Jason McDonald 0-3, Stephen Irwin 0-1, Ryan McGuinness 0-2, Danny Lynch, Sean Graham, Pauric Graham 1-3 (0-3f), Anthony Keenan. Subs: John Mone for D Lynch (Black Card), Michael Mone for S Graham.
Aghabog: Sean McBride, Martin Fox, Stephen McPhillips 0-1, Seamus McMenamin, Patrick McCabe, John McCrohan, Shane Brady, Liam Kelly, Dermot Smyth 0-2 (2f), Damien Smyth 0-1, Kieran Logue 0-3 (3f), Cameron O’Leary, Tyler O’Hanlon 1-1, Gary McBride, Fergal O’Hanlon. Subs: Sean O’Brien 0-1 (f) for L Kelly, Michael Clerkin for G McBride, Gary McBride for D Smyth (Black Card). Referee: Donal Connolly (Scotstown)
By Majella Boyd Sun 2nd Jul
