A rude awakening!

Style over Substance were crushed in this seasons opener 13-4. Starting brightly and controlling possession they worked 4 shots on goal in the first 5 minutes. Tim McCarthy was making incisive runs from deep, opening up gaps for Alan Sheehy and Neil O'Mahony to pour through but they were thwarted each time by the goalie who had a superb game.


This pattern continued until the polish boys hit a well worked goal on the counter attack. Sliding the ball down the line and centring the ball to an on rushing support runner who swept it into the net. The polish striker was a tidy footballer and the rest of their team averages 6'2" and 14 stone. Their tactic of blocking runners and play in the middle, then transferring possession quickly on transition ball gave him a huge number of chances in the first half. He scored 4 easy goals through this tactic and the rest of the time the teams played a messy fractured game bringing the half time score to 5-1.


The second half started brightly, with Style and Substance winning ball all over the pitch, coming out fired up after half time. A quick polish goal started the half caused by some sloppy defending but once the purple patch began Tim McCarthy hit a nice goal coming in on the right from a well worked move. Padraic Nicholas started asserting himself in the play and linking well with Alan Sheehy and Eamonn Kennedy and maintaining possession and building moves. Alan Sheehy scored two goals during this burst bringing the score to 7-4.


After this the game died down again as the polish lads once again blocked lanes and sat back waiting for the counter attack while Style over Substance were trying to work openings. The counter attacking style suited them best and they scored another goal making it 8-4 with 5 minutes left on the clock.


The last 5 minutes can be summed up easily, 5-0! Style and Substance broke down and became individuals each trying to do something special like dribble past the whole polish team and when they lost possession it was a quick transfer upfront and a simple goal. 


Scorers: Alan Sheery [2] Tim McCarthy, Neil O'Mahony