Confey earn draw with late point against Larries

SFC Group C

Confey 2-7

St Laurence's 0-13

St Laurence's and Confey in this SFC Group C game with the north Kildare side coming back in the second half from what earlier had looked a hopeless case. However the introduction of James Gately sparked Confey into life, a goal from Gately gave them hope and a second from Ian Devane gave them real hope. In the end it was a late, late point from Niall Carney that tied it up in the 64 minute.

Two points in the opening few minutes saw St Laurence's take a lead, a lead they held to half-time against Confey in the SFC Group C clash at Manguard Park.

Confey looked to have reduced the lead from a free from Fergal McGeogh but it was waved wide, much to the annoyance of the Confey bench.

Adam Steed increased the lead before Conor Jennings opened with a point for Confey.
Steed then added three points, Felix Lalor (free) pushed the lead out to 0-7 to 0-1.

Confey's Niall Carney converted a free for a pick-up offence; Luke Gorman hit a lovely kick pass to Chris Fenner who was in on goal but elected to fire over and while Conor Jennings got one back for Confey, Joe Hanamy ended the half with a point to leave the half-time score reading St Laurence's 0-9 Confey 0-3.

Chris Fenner pushed out that lead on the resumption and Adam Steed, his fifth of the game, stretched in to eight points 0-11 to 0-3.

Enter James Gately with a point followed by a goal two minutes later, and when Ian Devane got on the end of a Gately centre, to palm to the net, it left just a point in it – 0-11 to 2-4.

Niall Clynch punched a point and when Felix Lalor was fouled in the square, a penalty awarded but Jason McHugh's effort went high and over but it still left The Larries ahead by three on 55 minutes.

Back came Confey with a Fergal McGeogh free, a Niall Carney free and then late, late on after Niall Clynch picked up a black card, up stepped Niall Carney with the perfect effort to draw the game – St Laurence's 0-13 Confey 2-7.

Scorers: Confey, James Gately 1-1, Ian Devane 1-0, Conor Jennings 0-2, Niall Carney 0-3 (3 frees), Fergal McGeogh 0-1 (free),

St Laurence's Adam Steed 0-5, Felix Lalor 0-3 (2 frees, mark), Chris Fenner 0-2, Niall Clynch 0-1, Jason McHugh 0-1 (penalty), Joe Hanamy 0-1.

CONFEY: Colin Heeney; Andrew Moore, Kieran Kilbane, Colm Chan; Colm Noctor, Conor Jennings, Aiden Crean; Paul Divilly, Ciaran Lyons; Brian Johnson, Niall Carney, Conor Dennehy; Ian Devane, Fergal McGeogh, Eoin Dennehy. Subs: Ben Hourihane for Aiden Crean (bs 18-27); James Gately for Andrew Moore (37 minutes); Sean Slattery for Brian Johnson (44 minutes); Ben Hourihane for Colm Noctor (51 minutes); Tomas McCann for Eoin Dennehy (62 minutes).

ST LAURENCE'S: Richard Redden; Ciaran O'Sullivan, Stephen Mann, Michael O'Sullivan; Niall Clynch, Oisin Grufferty, Niall O'Connor; Adam Steed, Kevin Eustace; Harry Swan, Felix Lalor, Luke Gorman; Joe Hanamy, Jason McHugh, Chris Fenner. Subs: Padraig O'Neill for Chris Fenner (48 minutes); Aaron Gorman for Joe Hanamy (54 minutes).

REFEREE: Ray Kelly.