Tough Night for Gers Minor Boys vs Naomh Martin

The Gers Minor Boys suffered the second defeat of their Div 1A campaign against a stronger and more determined Naomh Martin In Haggardstown on Friday Night. Having lost one game each this was always going to be a key game for both teams to keep their knockout ambitions on-track.

The Gers made a bright start and led by 1-1 to 0-2 after 10 mins. However Naomh Martin finished the first quarter stronger scoring a fortuitous goal just before the water break to lead 2-3 to 1-1 at the water break. Whilst the second quarter had fewer scores Naomh Martin extended their lead by one point to lead 2-6 to 1-3 at half time.

The Gers responded well at the start of the second half scoring a point to reduce the deficit to 5 pts. A missed penalty followed by a missed goal opportunity from a quick 20m free proved to be the turning points. Naomh Martin regrouped and responded with 2 goals before the water break to extend their lead by a further 5 pts (4-8 to 1-6). Whilst the Gers scored 2 goals at the start of the final quarter, Naomh Martin finished strongly out scoring the Gers 3-4 to 2-2 in the final quarter to win on a score line of 7-12 to 3-8.

Gers Team: Evan Durnin, Colm Lynch, Conor Whyte, Sean Gartlan, Aaron Spaight, Daragh OGradaigh, Thomas McNamara, Eoin McDonnell, Tom Cunniffe (0-1), Josh Spaight (0-1), Ben Gartlan (1-0), Francis Lynch, Niall Brennan (1-0), Mark Leavy (0-6), Eddie Finnegan

Subs: Fionn Duffy (for Colm Lynch), Liam McNamara 1-0 (for Francis Lynch), Daniel Cartwright (for Eoin McDonnell) , Adam Daly (for Sean Gartlan)