from Evening Echo on June 19th 2017
After being level on seven occasions it was only fitting that White’s Cross and Lough Rovers meet again to decide who faces Killavullen in this County Junior B Hurling Championship final. On Friday evening in Pairc Ui Rinn, played out an evenly contested game.
Conor Buckley was Whites Cross main scorer acounting for 0-11 of their 0-12 tally. Equally Jonathan English was very accurate for the Rovers notching 0-7 of their 1-09 total. Lough Rovers had the opening two points before Conor Buckley pointed in the 10th minute. Lough Rovers had their goal in the 13th minute when a mistake in White’s Cross defence allowed Cian Boyle in for a goal. Some well taken pointed frees by Conor Buckley had he side level 1-02 to 0-05 by the 24th minute. Both sides exchanged a point with Lough Rovers with an injury-time pointed free by Jonathan English holding a slender lead at the break 1-04 to 0-06.
From the throw in on the resumption Conor Buckley levelled. Both defences were solid with Jonathan English edging Rovers ahead from a free.
Conor Buckley levelled for the 4th time from a free. Good play for ‘Cross’ by Eoin Munane lead to a point by Buckley. In the 45th minute a sideline cut by Breandán Murnane was sent over by Murt Kelleher as White’s Cross went 0-10 to 1-05 clear. Jonathan English pointed a 65 and Sean Keane levelled 1-07 to 0-10 with 6 minutes to go. In the closing moments a foul on Kevin Buckley lead to a free by Conor Buckley that went over off the upright. In the 60th minute Jonathan English with a long-range free levelled.
White’s Cross seemed to be on the road to the final when Conor Buckley pointed a free in the 64th minute. Lough Rovers came close to a winning goal when Danny Flaherty put Cian Boyle through. White’s Cross goalkeeper saved well.
In the goalmouth melee Rovers forced a 21 metre free. Jonathan English sent over in the 65th minute and the final whistle followed with the scores level at 1-09 to 0-12.
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From the throw in on the resumption Conor Buck- and the final whistle followed with the scores level at ing it into round three where
both sides ley levelled. Both defences were solid with Jonathan 1-9 to 0-12. this game is concerned.
Scorers for Whites Cross: C Buckley 0-11 (0-8f) M Kelleher 0-1
Lough Rovers: J English 0-7 (0-6f. 0-1 Ô65) C Boyle 1-1 (0-1f) S Keane 0-1
WHITES CROSS: S Cahill, B Murphy, D O’Connor, J O’Connell, B Murnane (Capt) M Kelleher , C Hall , C Buckley, D Murnane, R Sherlock, E Murnane, C Smith, K Buckley, B O’Hara Subs: C O’Flynn for C Smith, S Reid for R Sherlock.
LOUGH ROVERS: N O’Sullivan, B Healy, C Keane, J Sheehan, K O’Connell, S Keane, A Moloney, P Foy, D Cummins, J English, D Flaherty, P Prout, R O’Connor (Capt) K Kennedy, C Boyle Sub: D Kiely for P Prout. Referee: Ger Aherne (Canovee).