Drumragh U16 boys beat Eskra on Thursday evening
Drumragh U16 boys made it five wins in-a-row by beating Eskra away on Thursday evening.
Oran Barrett opened the scoring, while points from Dylan Lowry and Conor Gormley extended the lead. Conor’s pass to Dylan allowed him to hit the back of the net after taking ball past the Eskra goalkeeper.
In the last minutes of the first half, Frankie Monk made a crucial block on an Eskra defender which led to a fantastic point for Dylan Lowry.
Eskra had a number of dangerous attacks throughout the first half, but Matthew Barrett and Ryan Baxter led a solid defensive effort.
Drumragh captain Dylan Lowry with the referee and Eskra captain before the start of the game
Drumragh maintained their strong defence at the start of the second half with Shea Mullin and Oisin Walsh coming off the bench. Eskra converted a few frees, but this did not deter Drumragh. Ryan Baxter exchanged passes with Conor Fyffe and finished it into the top right corner of the net.
Conor Gormley and Aidan McCarney contributed excellent scores with a solid goal from Turlough Collins extending the lead.
Shay Donnell and James Fyffe both made positive impacts on the game as they came off the bench in the second half. A final point from Conor Gormley completed the win for Drumragh.
SCORERS: Dylan Lowry 1-3, Ryan Baxter 1-1, Turlough Collins 1-1, Conor Gormley 0-3, Dara Cox 0-2, Oran Barrett 0-1, Aidan McCarney 0-1
TEAM: Callum McNamee, Matthew Barrett, Ronan Bresnahan, Conor Fyffe, Ryan Baxter, Connor McLaughlin, Turlough Collins, Conor Gormley, Frankie Monk, Aidan McCarney , Oran Barrett, Dara Cox, Dylan Lowry
SUBS: Matthew O’Doherty, Shea Mullin, James Fyffe, Shay Donnell, Joseph Taggart, Sean O’Donnell, Oisin Walsh, Sean Boyle, Ben McCullagh, Padraig Gormley, Luke Hagan, Niall Burt, Conor McGale, Ollie Hagan, Aaron Duncan, Ryan Colgan, Michael Forde, Mark O’Neill, Che Corry
Turlough Collins drives forward for Drumragh against Eskra. Photo: Katrina Taggart
