U9 hurlers against Scoil Ui Conaill

On Pitch 1 despite being on top we struggled for scores up to half time. Aaron Lambe-Callaghan and Craig McGrattan dominated the midfield sending ball after ball in to the forwards but we failed to capitalize other than from a Matthew Brenner goal. Billy Lawlor also went close when he worked a shooting opportunity but from a tight angle his ground shot went just wide Killian Bousfield at centre back let little past him and launched a number of trademark long clearances. A defensive mix up however had us turning level. There must have been something magical in the half time water however as suddenly all the Syls players sprang in to life. Krishna Joyce now operating in defence was at the top of his game and nothing went by him. Ace poacher Conor O’Brien pounced to put us ahead, Niall Smyth who ran and ran all game grabbed a quick goal and a point from way out the field while Daniel Stone, switched to midfield put in a storming run to crash in a great goal. A late goal from all action Euan Farquarson ensured the victory which was capped by a majestic point from out on the wing by Matthew Brenner. A real fighting second half display which augers well for the next day.

 On Pitch 2, in a match they dominated from start to finish the Syls lads worked hard from the start and displayed excellent hurling skills most notably by Tom Bennett and Sean Guiden in midfield and great fighting spirit by Karl Keane and Sean Curren in defence. Highlight of the day were the 3 extra skill points for overhead catches, one each from Sean Guiden and Jack Boyne but most notably one by Timmy O'Connor which Aisake O' Halpin himself would have been proud of ! Conor Hoyne was determined to finish as top scorer in this game and was picking off points at will, while Simon Murphy, Jack Boyne and Ollie Twomey all contributed nice scores. David Deneher nipped in late on for his usual poachers goal as the Syls lads ran out easy winners in the end by a scoreline of 4:6 to 1:0. All in all a very commanding display by the home team who have certainly made great progress this year and finished off the season in impressive style.