O’Mara Cup v H/C – Match Report
Hollymount/Carramore 0-11
Davitts 0-9
Davitts were defeated away by Hollymount/Carramore in a hard fought O Mara Cup tie on Sunday. The home side started the sharper and had three points scored before Davitts opened their account via the boot of Fergal McGrath. Aidan McTigue, on top of his game, scored two fine points and Paul Carey added another as Davitts trailed by 0-7 to 0-4 at the interval.
Davitts, who needed to win to have a chance of reaching the final, threw everything at Hollymount/Carramore in the second half. Colm Roche, Johnno Clarke and James Cummins were in tremendous form in the defence while up front Paul Carey, Fergal McGrath and Aidan McTigue took the game to their opponents but Davitts couldn’t bridge the gap in this entertaining game played in front of a fine attendance.
Davitts team: David Mitchell, Colm Roche, Michael Waldron, Kevin Gallagher, Johnno Clarke, Alan Roche, James Cummins, Ronan McNamara, John Heneghan, Keith Prendergast, David McDonagh (0-1), Paul Carey (0-2), Aidan McTigue (0-3), Fergal McGrath (0-2), Seamus Roche (0-1). Subs used: Martin Cosgrove, Mark Ronayne.