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 Posted - 16/07/2010 : 20:03:31
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#97 Neasden Gaels beat Tir Chonaill to take first Tipp Cup
In London last weekend we saw a repeat of last year’s senior football championship final when Neasden Gaels took on the champions Tir Chonaill Gaels in the Tipperary Cup final at Ruislip. Neasden also lost the championship decider to their fierce rivals back in 2008, however they took the spoils and their first Tipp Cup last Saturday. The win should give the North West London club a huge boost of confidence going into the championship which begins this weekend. Also over the weekend in a rather dramatic end to the Mallarkey Cup Final in junior football, Garryowen trumped Dulwich Harps in extra-time. There was wins also for Fr Murphy’s and Kilburn in Division 1 Hurling, while elsewhere on Sunday, London came off second best to Lancashire in this year’s Britain Junior Football Final in Birmingham. Here to tell us about the action is London GAA Chairman, Tommy Harrell. |
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Posted - 16/07/2010 : 20:04:40
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http://www.irishpost.co.uk/tabId/63/itemId/2941/Neasden-savour-Tipperary-Cup-victory-over-Tir-Chon.aspx
NEASDEN GAELS 1-8 TIR CHONAILL GAELS 0-8
NEASDEN GAELS finally got one over their great rivals on Saturday evening, putting paid to Tir Chonaill Gaels’ aspirations of a clean sweep of silverware by deservedly capturing the Tipperary Cup.
Despite looking dead and buried at the interval, having managed just two points while playing with the advantage of a strong wind, Neasden rallied with substitute Ger Moffat netting with his first touch.
Moffat’s maximum put Neasden in front for the first time, and they held out to exact some revenge for their back-to-back Championship final defeats to TCG and boost confidence ahead of Saturday’s SFC opener against Tara.
Tony Gaughan was solid for the victors at centre back, with Paul Geraghty influential when moved from full-forward to midfield for the second half. The returning Peadar Friel also made a decent contribution before he was forced off through injury. Friel now faces a race against time to be fit for this weekend, and TCG are sweating over the fitness of three key players.
Liam Gavaghan was withdrawn at half-time after taking a heavy blow to his back, while Martin Sweeney and Keith Morrow had to be carried to the dressing rooms at full-time.
Injuries aside, TCG have much to mull over.
They looked to have another trophy in the bag during the first half as they hit six points without reply and were full value for their 0-7 to 0-2 half-time lead.
But they imploded in the second period, managing just one point and firing seven wides as well as making a host of unforced errors.
This defeat will hurt TCG but perhaps it will give them a beneficial reality check.
They have been kings of London for the last three years and are odds on for the four-in-a-row, but this will serve as a stark reminder that if they fail to spark there are teams capable of turning them over.
It looked like more of the same in the opening half. Neasden’s route one tactic of bombing ball on top of Geraghty wasn’t paying off, TCG captain Paddy Callaghan superbly marshalling the London star.
Neasden’s wide count was on a steady rise, and indiscipline in defence saw them punished by Kevin Downes and Sweeney, the former knocking over three frees in six minutes midway through the half.
Despite the strong gale in their favour, Neasden’s first score didn’t arrive until the last minute of the half when centre back Gaughan pointed, quickly followed by an effort from substitute Adrian Dunne.
A Sweeney free in the third minute of injury-time gave TCG a five-point advantage at the change of ends, and you fancied them to push on from there.
Similar to their Conway Cup final victory, they made three substitutions at the break, but this time it didn’t have the desired effect.
The influence of Stephen Boyle was sorely missed in the second half as Neasden began to get on top. Geraghty picked out William Comer with a stunning crossfield pass from which the wing-back pointed, and two further scores had TCG on the ropes.
Things got even better on 41 minutes when Conor McGoldrick flicked the ball into the path of the onrushing Moffat, who made a dream introduction by rattling the TCG net.
John Raftery extended Neasden’s lead but their defence then gave away a criminal score, Gary Kane gratefully converting a misplaced pass on 55 minutes to grab TCG’s only score of the second half.
While the Neasden bench lost their cool at a number of refereeing decisions, the players didn’t and late scores from Danny O’Connor and Raftery secured a famous win for the north Londoners.
With the Championship upon us, celebrations will be cut short, but by defeating TCG in a final they will feel they have overcome a psychological hurdle.
Neasden Gaels: C McGann; C O’Flynn, K Geraghty, B Burns; B McDonagh, T Gaughan (0-2, 1f), W Comer (01); A Flanagan, C McGoldrick; S Donnellan, J Raftery (0-2), M Duffy; D O’Connor (0-2, 1f), P Geraghty, P Friel.
Subs: A Dunne (0-1) for Duffy (24); G Moffat (1-0) for Friel (40); F Cunningham for McGoldrick (55).
Tir Chonaill Gaels: G McEvoy; D Donnellan, P Callaghan, H Cunningham; S Boyle, A Concannon, S Campbell; K Morrow, B Friel; D Houston, M Sweeney (0-2f), D McGreevy; L Gavaghan (0-1), K Downes (0-4, 3f), G Kane (0-1).
Subs: C Boyd for Friel (ht); P Gill for Boyle (ht); S Owens for Gavaghan (ht); Friel for Morrow (44).
Referee: B Collins
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Posted - 16/07/2010 : 20:17:18
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Tipp Top Neasden
Neasden Gaels 1-08 Tir Chonaill Gaels 0-08 A game of two halves saw Neasden Gaels lift the Tipperary Cup at Ruislip with victory over fierce rivals Tir Chonaill Gaels. By Damian Dolan - 14/07/10
As a barometer for the Senior Championship, the Tipperary Cup is not the most unreliable, but Neasden will latch on to any omen they can as they set out to reverse their county final heartbreak of the last two years.
Last years winners Parnells then faced a relegation play-off to preserve their senior status, while in 2008 Fulham Irish fell to Neasden in the championship semi-finals.
The last winners of the Tipperary Cup to go on and be crowed county champions were Tir Chonaill Gaels in 2007, when they added the Division 1 League for good measure. Neasden will settle for the championship.
We’ve grown accustomed to tight matches between Tir Chonaill and Neasden and it was no surprise that last Saturday’s Tipperary Cup final was no different. A game of two halves because Tir Chonaill led by five points at half-time with Neasden having taken 29 minutes to register their first score.
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