Borrisokane unable to quell Drom storm

GAA: FBD Insurance County Junior 'B' Hurling Championship Final

 

Drom & Inch 1-14

Borrisokane 1-9

 

Report: Thomas Conway in Templederry

 

MATCH DIGEST

Man of the Match: Seamus Butler (Drom & Inch)

SCORERS – Drom & Inch: Seamus Butler 0-10 (8 frees), Liam Harty 1-1; Colm Kinnane 0-2; Jerome Ryan 0-1.

Borrisokane: William Brooks 0-4 (3 frees); Brian Dooley 1-0; Seosamh Cleary 0-2 (1 free); Jason Quigley, Conor Darcy, Liam Dooley 0-1 each.

 

Borrisokane’s quest for a Junior 'B' hurling county title was blown off course by an inspired second-half performance from Drom & Inch, who steered straight through the stormy conditions and emerged as champions for the second time in the club’s history – having last won the title in 2011.

Windswept and rain-sodden, some would argue that it was the perfect environment in which to play a Junior 'B' decider, although a battle would have probably unfolded regardless of what form the weather conditions had taken.

From a player’s perspective, the sheets of rain looked reasonably bearable, but the force of the wind – which swirled around the clubhouse-end goal and funnelled down through the pitch – was frustratingly difficult to handle. That became evident within minutes of the throw-in, as the wind dragged a number of initially promising shots away from the posts and both teams started to accumulate wides.

 

 

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