 SAINT GABRIELS MATCH REPORTS SECTION 2009 SEASON
We hope to bring you as many match reports for all our age groups. Many thanks to our reporters!
U11'S STILL GOING STRONG DESPITE WEATHER
 Saint Gabriels u11's played monivea/abbey on thursday 12/11/09 in kilconnell pitch. This was a great game and all players involved should be congratulated both home and away. Well done to all of our u11's who coped superbly well with the slippery conditions after a very wet day which made for a very greasy ball even though the match was played in decent weather for a change!!!. St Gabriels had a great first half start and stormed ahead with a score of 1g & 4pts. Saint Gabriels were leading 1g 4pts to 1g 1pt at half time and were well worth the lead. A re-invigorated Monivea/Abbey came out in the second half with fire in their belly's and played some fantastic football which St Gabriels did well to keep pace with. The away team then went ahead by 2pts with some great points scored, but all this did was to gel a St Gabriels team that fought back strongly and made the game have a grandstand finish with the home team winning by 2 pts. A fantastic game, a fantastic result, a fantastic team!!!
Good Luck on Sunday 15th November v Annaghdown.
SAINT GABRIELS V HEADFORD
 Jimmy Connelly's St Gabriels junior c team played Headford on sunday morning in kilconnell pitch on 17/10/09. St Gabriels got off to a flying start and went on to score some fantastic points but Headford came back strong and took the lead and at half time the score was Headford 1g and 6pts in the first half to St Gabriels 4pts. In the second half St Gabriels came out fighting and began to gain a foothold in the game and indeed were the better team and scored 1g and three points with Headford scoring two points. Tommy Shea scored a good goal and put us back in the game but St Gabriels couldn't put the scores on the board to try to level with Headford try as they might and unfortunately St Gabriels lost. Well done to this panel of players for their efforts throughout this season. well done to the manager and mentors also.
JIMMY'S JUNIORS COME OUT ON TOP !!!!
 St Gabriels junior c team played kilkerrin/clonberne on Friday evening in clonberne.
The game started at a great pace with st gabriels the better team but not putting the scores on the scoreboard. St Gabriels scored 1g 2pts and were in control of the match and kilkerrin/clonberne came into the game and at half time the score was st gabriels 2g 4pts to 1g 2pts to Kilkerrin/Clonberne. In the second half kilkerrin/clonberne upped their game and came back to within 1pt of st gabriels but st gabriels held on and scored two more points to go on to win the game. Final score st gabriels 2g 6pts to kilkerrin/clonberne 1g 7pts. This gives St Gabriels a well deserved place in the quarter finals. That will be played against Headford on Sunday morning 18/10/09 in Kilconnell pitch at 11.30 a.m. Best of luck to st gabriels team and many congratulations to a fantastic seasons finale.
U12's TRUE GRIT IN MONIVEA
 St Gabriels U12 A team played monivea/abbey on thursday 24th of september in Monivea. In what was a very exciting game which saw a rampant Monivea side who seemed to come out of the traps much quicker than St Gabriels clock up some good scores and the away teams manager had his work cut out at half time as St Gabriels were losing by 10pts in the first half. A stern but encouraging team talk and in the second half a rejuvinated and re-organised St Gabriels came storming back putting Monivea on the back foot throughout the half and they came back with some excellent scores and attacking football which was free flowing and seemed to have Monivea defending for the entire half! St Gabriels knew they had to go for it and came back to within 1pt of Monivea/Abbey and then fortunately for Monivea/Abbey they got a goal against the run of play and went four points up. Other teams may have folded at this point but this St Gabriels team found a new lease of life and still fought back and brought it back to two points. But with time running out all of St Gabriels second half endeavour was to no avail and they narrowly lost by two points. Well done to the panel of players for their commitment and entertainment given over the past year. Thanks to Mike Malone and Bosco Riddle for their time and dedication all year to this panel of players.
ST GABRIELS JUNIOR A FINISH SEASON WITH APLOMB !!!
 St gabriels junior a team played mountbellew/moylough in mountbellew on Sunday 27/9/09. St gabriels got off to a great start with points from Brian Byrnes and Pierce Dillon and these were quickly followed by two great goals from Mike McLoughlin. Mountbellew came more into the game and came back and scored 1g and 4pts leaving St gabriels with a lead of 4pts at the half time stage. In the second half Mountbellew upped their game and went looking for scores but St gabriels held their ground and played with great determination and with another great goal scored by Barry Shea St Gabriels went on to finish the match as winners. The final score St Gabriels 3g 11pts to Mountbellew/Moylough 2g 7pts. It was a great win and well done to everyone concerned.
Scoring for st gabriels was M. McLoughlin 2g 3pts, B. Sheal 1g B.Byrnes 1pt, P. Dillon 2pts, G. Donnellan 1pt, N.Coughlan 1pt, P.Finn 2pts, D. Kenny 1pt. Thanks to all our supporters for turning out in such great numbers. It was a great finish to the junior a league season. Thanks and well done to Jimmy Connelly for his hard work and dedication to this group of players. Jimmy was Manager of the Junior team for six years. Well done to all the mentors and trainers with the junior panel.
UNDER 12's PROGRESS REPORTS
St Gabriels U12A
St Gabriels U12a team played craughwell on sunday morning in aughrim pitch 13/9/09. Craughwell were the stronger side but St Gabriels put up a good performance in the first half and the half time score was craughwell 1g 3pts to 1g 2pts. In the second half craughwell pulled away with a few goals. St Gabriels fought back and scored some great points. Craughwell went on to win the game.
St Gabriels U12B
U12b team played Clarenbridge in Clarenbridge on tuesday evening 15/9/09. St Gabriels played a great game with all players giving a great performance and were ahead in the second half but were beaten by a narrow margin in the end. Well done to all involved. They had a great sing song on the way home !!! and all enjoyed the outing even the fans !!!
JUNIOR A DRAW WITH CALTRA IN LEAGUE
St Gabriels junior a team played Caltra in a league match in kilconnell on saturday evening at 6 p.m.
St Gabriels were the better team in the early stages of the match and had scored a goal and 2 points before Caltra registered any score. With a great goal from patrick finn and some great points by Pierce Dillon St Gabriels looked to have the upper hand and to be coasting and at half time St Gabriels were 1g and 6pts to Caltras 4pts. A determined Caltra team appeared to find their feet and upped their game in the second half and went on to score 8 points in the second half to draw the match. The final score was st gabriels 1g 9pts to Caltra 12pts.
ENCOURAGING PERFORMANCE THWARTED BY HEADFORD
St Gabriels junior c team played headford in monivea pitch on saturday 22/8/09 in the northboard quarter final.
Headford started the better team and went up by 5pts and at half time the score was gabriels 2pts to headfords 6pts. St Gabriels played better football in the second half but headford got a goal and went on to win by 1g & 9pts to St Gabriels 4pts. The match was played in very wet conditions and all the lads deserve a big well done to everyone for playing.
SCHOOLS FINAL A GREAT SHOW OF FOOTBALL
St gabriels held the final of the kilconnell national school blitz on Monday evening 10/8/09 at 7 p.m. in kilconnell pitch. A great game of football unfolded between two evenly matched teams. Niall Martin led his team and Ethan Molloy was captain of his team. A large crowd of support had gathered to watch them play the replay after the final ended in a draw a few weeks ago. Niall Martins team started the better team and went ahead 1g and 2pts to no score. Ethans team fought back and at half time ethans team had edged ahead 2g 2pts to Niall martin 1g 2pts. In the second half scores were hard to come by Niall martins team went ahead by 1pt and ethans team worked hard and scored a goal and try as they might Nialls team couldn’t put the scores on the board and ethans team won by 2pts. Final score Ethan Molloys team 2g 9 pts to Niall Martin team 3g 3pts.Thanks to all the players who took part in the blitz for making it such a great tournament. It was very enjoyable and sporting. Padraig Donnellan chairman of St Gabriels presented the winning trophy to Ethan Molloy and medals to his team and medals to runners up Niall Martins team.The best boy trophy of the blitz was presented to Ethan Molloy and the best girl trophy of the blitz was presented to Claire Kelly. The winning manager Francis Lyons was presented with a trophy also.Thanks to all the players for taking part and making it such an enjoyable and sporting blitz.Thanks to Sonny Treacy for refereeing the final and to all other referees and managers for taking part.Thanks to Padraig Donnellan for sponsoring the trophies and medals for the blitz.
Big congratulations to the winners ethan molloy and all his team and his manager francis lyons well done and commiserations to nial martin and his team.
The winning teams were
ETHAN MOLLOY captain,
CLARE KELLY
JASON KENNY
SIOBHAN MALONE
STEPHEN DONLON
DARRAGH BURKE
CIAN O ROURKE
DARRAGH MALONE
JOHN DOLPHIN
COLM LYONS
ENDA KENNY
RYAN MOLLOY
CIAN MALONE
MANAGER FRANCIS LYONS
THE RUNNERS UP TEAM WAS
NIALL MARTIN captain
LAUREN MALONE
ARRON DUANE
ALLIE GLENNON
DARRAGH CUNNINGHAM
SEAN BLEAHENE
RYAN MALONE
MICHELLE LEONARD, CIAN O'ROURKE, AOIFE CUNNINGHAM, LOUISE KEANE & MANAGER BRENDAN MALONE
JUNIOR C SHOW METTLE IN CHAMPIONSHIP VICTORY
St Gabriels Junior C team played in the first round of the championship (football) against kilkerrin/clonberne in menlough on saturday 8/8/09. On a lovely evening kilkerrin/clonberne looked the much stronger team and after much tooing and froing in the first period with gabriels putting 1g 3pts on the board by half time kilkerrin/clonberne had managed to score 1g & 6pts to take a 3 point lead into the second half. In the next half st gabriels fought hard to get level with Kilkerrin/Clonberne and began to gain the upper hand which showed that all those hours on the training pitch really do pay off!!. With a great goal from d.mcloughlin and eventually with a great point from kevin mcdonagh st gabriels levelled the game with the match ending st gabriels 2gs and 6pts to kilkerrin/clonberne 1g 9pts in normal time. Extra time was played and saw the ascendancy of an improving st gabriels who looked the fitter team and they scored 5pts in extra time to kilkerrin/clonbernes 2pts. Final score at the whistle ended st gabriels 2g 11pts to kilkerrin/clonberne 1g 11pts. The game was a very entertaining match for supporters and was a great credit to the manager Jimmy Connelly and to the panel of players on such a great performance. Scoring for st gabriels were g. donnellan 1g, d. mcloughlin 1g 1pt, mcdara mcloughlin 2pts, t. shea 3pts k. mcdonagh 3pt p. egan 2pts .
JUNIORS MATCH ST KERRILLS TO MAKE A POINT
 Saint Gabriels junior c team played St Kerills in a league match in kilconnell pitch on wednesday 6th of august 09. A really good game of exciting football ensued and St Gabriels had most of the possession in the first half but unfortunately could not convert their scores. The half time score was St Kerills 1g 2pts to St Gabriels 2pts. The second half saw a terrific period of play which saw St Gabriels more clinical in front of goal scoring 4 unanswered points. But this was not to last and St Kerills found their scoring boots again and replied with a goal and a point to stretch ahead but an irrepressible St Gabriels scored 3 points to level the match with a score of 9pts to st gabriels and st kerills 2g 3pts.
UNDER 16's EARLY PROMISE IN RENMORE
 This was a game that saw a fantastic start against St Gabriels nemesis Clifden in a neutral venue played at an extremely fast pace. ST GABRIELS u16's brought the game to a very strong Clifden side who had triumphed over them some weeks previously in Pearse stadium in the League final. This was the quarter final of the championship and St Gabriels got off to a great start scoring 5 pts to clifdens 1pt. Clifden fought back and scored two quick goals and were 4pts in the lead at half time. In the second half clifden playing with the wind seemed to get the upper hand and just seemed to have to much in the locker for gabriels and won the match.
Thanks to Robbie Keane manager and Padraig Donnellan and Ian Murray & Shane Dolan for their commitment and dedication to this team over the year. Thanks to the u16 panel of players for giving us great entertainment for the year.
FANTASTIC FIRST HALF PERFORMANCE IN PEARSES
 St Gabriels u16’s played the league final in pearse stadium against Clifden on Friday 26/6/09. In lovely sunny conditions St Gabriels played great football in the first half especially for the first 20 minutes were they quite literally bossed the game but were perhaps guilty of not taking their chances and although they were only three points behind clifden at half time they should really have pressed home their advantage to give themselves a cushion going into the second half, as it was they knew they would have to be more clinical at the turnaround.  Jonathan Creaven had a phenomenal game and put over some lovely points and St Gabriels were unlucky not to get a goal in the first period indeed Clifden took some time to find their feet. In the second half St Gabriels got a penalty only to have it saved by a great save by the Clifden goalie. St Gabriels had the ball for long periods but could not convert the scores Dylan Murray on one occasion making a fantastic recovering run to stop a definite Clifden score. Clifden went on to have a good win but this left St Gabriels to rue their missed opportunities during the match and make them more determined to win their Championship match against Glenamaddy with the winner to play Clifden!!!!. Final Score St Gabriels 1g 7pts to CLIFDEN 18pts. Scoring for St Gabriels team were man of the match A. Loughnane 1 g J. Creaven 4pts, P. Claffey 1pt,
 D. Murray, 1pt D. Glennon 1pt. Manager Robbie Keane commented to the players " I was extremely proud of the display you gave. The football you played was of a high standard and the scoreline did not reflect that. A couple of decisions did not go our way but I think we played the better style of football and deserved to be a lot closer at the end if not to have won the thing. Lads we have to lift our heads right now and set a goal for ourselves and that is to reach a championship final . We'll worry about winning it when we get there! Lads lots of work between now and then and one game at a time." Well done to this great panel of players they are a credit to St Gabriels. Thanks to Robbie Keane, Manager and Mentors Ian Murray, Shane Dolan and Padraig Donnellan and Brian Glennon for all their hard work and commitment to this great panel of players. Thanks to Brodericks bar for refreshments provided to the team and thanks to Neil Evason for the lovely colourful T-shirts and caps provided on the day for all the supporters. Thanks to all our supporters for travelling and cheering on the u16’s. We now turn our attention to the championship and need to concentrate on the job in hand, this group of lads has great potential and has another final in them!!!
GOOD AWAY DAY IN SUNNY MONIVEA FOR ROBBIES BOYS
St gabriels u16’s played Killanin in the league semi-final in Monivea on Sunday 21/6/09 and earned themselves a place in the u16 league final after a great game of football. Killanin started the better side but didn’t put scores on the board, St Gabriels seemed to take heart  from this and slowly tightened their grip on the game. In the first half St Gabriels then took the game to Killanin and played some great football with Dylan Murray & Paul Claffey outstanding in the first half and with great support play from Johnathan Creaven and Gary Lohan they could possibly have registered some more scores to press home their advantage. The half time score was St Gabriels 7pts to Killanin 1g 1pts- Killanin started the second half with a great opportunistic goal which levelled the game this seemed to unsettle St Gabriels for the next 10 minutes and if not for some great defending by Brian Quinn & David Shaughnessy amongst  others St Gabriels appeared to be on the backfoot and withstood an onslaught from the Killanin forward line, the game ebbed and flowed then with each side giving their best to come out as winners. St Gabriels Liam Maguire scored a great goal and Gary Lohan helped finish a goal to the back of the net which seemed to deflate the opposition and their initial impetus from their quick fire goal after the break evaporated and both teams were evenly matched. In the final few tense minutes another series of Killanin attacks were snuffed out by recent substitute Aidan Connelly and a special mention for a great spectacular one on one save earlier in the match from unsung hero Cormac Dolphin St Gabriels goalkeeper. Great points from the ever reliable Christopher Donnellan and good points from Johnathan Creaven and Alan Loughnane all helped to secure a place in the final. Killanin  were left to rue their earlier misses and for a team to score four goals in a semi final and not progress bears testament to a good defence who pressurise attackers and to a clinical St Gabriels forward line who played with great determination and coolness to boot. Credit to the panel of players and manager and mentors for their commitment to their game. Team manager Robbie Keane said after the game "We owned the ball for much of the first half, but did not convert the scores. We knew at half time that we did not have enough of a cushion between us and  that they would come out at half time and throw everything at us which they did. I was impressed by the way our lads kept their composure and did not panic when they got the goal and the penalty. We kept chipping at the scoreline, we got the rub of the green at the end, but you create your own luck. We are sixty minutes away from getting our name on a cup, a goal we aimed for all year. I could not say enough good things about these lads!" Scoring for St Gabriels were G. Lohan 1g L. McGuire 1g 2pts A. Loughnane 1pt, C. Donnellan 5pts J. Creaven 3pts. Thanks to all the St Gabriels supporters that travelled to support the team. A great crowd and atmosphere helped them on their way.
FINAL SCORE st gabriels 2g 11pts to Killanin 4g 4pts.
JUNIOR A BEATEN IN CHAMPIONSHIP BY BALLINASLOE
 St Gabriels Junior A team played the first round of the championship in Tuam stadium on Sunday evening 21/06/09 against St Grellans of Ballinasloe. A fine support was mustered into Tuam Stadium from both sides and with the weather superb for football the large crowd settled down in anticipation of a great game of football and the first half didn't disappoint. In the first half St Gabriels looked the better team and settled well with good powerful running from across the team, in the first fifteen minutes they gained good possession of the ball and were perhaps guilty of too many wides, if these had gone over then the half time score would have had a different complexion on it, as it was Gabriels were only a point behind St Grellans. HALF TIME SCORE-ST GABRIELS 5PTS AND ST GRELLANS 6PTS. In the early minutes of the second half St Grellans got of to a great start and reacted quicker to the ball and got a goal and a point and never looked back after that as they begun to turn the screw on a St Gabriels team whose early first half promise never materialised in the second  period of the game.Although some individual good performances from the likes of Malone & Finn on the day the team from Ballinasloe just seemed to have an extra gear when needed and they won on a scoreline of st gabriels 9pts - st grellans 3g 11pts. A special mention and a well done to all the st gabriels panels players and manager, trainer and mentors for their commitment to the game all year. Many thanks also to the supporters also on the day. Scoring for St Gabriels P. Finn 3pts. D. Hardiman 1pt, T. Tierney 2 pts P. Dillon 1pt. S. Whyte 2tpts.
GOOD JUNIORS WORKOUT IN BROWNSGROVE
 St Gabriels Junior A team played cortoon shamrocks in brownsgrove on Monday 15/6/09 in a league match. Saint Gabriels got off to a great start with the first score a point from Patrick Finn. The game was evenly contested throughout the first half and the half time score was 1g 2pts Gabriels to cortoon shamrocks 7 pts. In the second half cortoon shamrocks got a quick goal and had a 6pt lead. St Gabriels fought back with a goal from M. McLoughlin and had a great second half but couldn’t register the scores on the board. Cortoon Shamrocks won on a scoreline of Gabriels 2g 7pts to Cortoon shamrocks 2g 11pts. Scoring for St Gabriels were p. finn 1g 3pts, m. mcloughlin 1g. s. whyte 2pts. p. dillion 2pts.
MATCH SUMMARIES - JUNIOR A & C MIXED FORTUNES
JR A - Saint Gabriels junior A team played tuam stars in kilconnell on Monday 1/6/09.  In very hot weather the two teams gave a great high tempo performance despite the conditions. In the first half a rampant Tuam stars team were the better side and the score reflected this with Tuam being 5g 3pts in the first half to St Gabriels 5pts. In the second half St Gabriels upped their game tremendously and started to show their worth scoring 2gs and 4pts but as most of the damage had been done in the first period and with Tuam stars tapping on some great points they went on to win on a scoreline of St GABRIELS 2g 9ts to Tuam stars 5g 8pts. Scoring for St Gabriels was P. Finn 1g 1pt, S. whyte 1g 2pt, E. whyte 2pt, E. malone 3pts & D .malone 1pt.
Jr C - St gabriels junior C team played glinsk in kilconnell on Friday 29/5/09. St Gabriels started the better side of the two and worked some great points, tommy shea helped himself to some great scores and st gabriels were 7pts - 1g 1p to glinsk at half time. A terrific finish by declan malone resulted in a great goal which was finished with aplomb just after half time which seamed to settle the st gabriels team and with this renewed confidence they went on the win by 1g 11pts to 1g 7pts. Scoring for st gabriels were T. Shea 3pts, B. Shea 3pts, D. Malone 1g , J. Dillon 1pt K. McDonagh 1PT, N. Coughlan 2pts P. Loughnane 1pt.
MATCH SUMMARIES - U14's BEATEN BUT UNBOWED!
 Saint Gabriels u14's squad played Clarenbridge at home in Kilconnell on friday 22/5/09. Clarenbridge were the stronger team and were leading at half time. St Gabriels had some great scores and worked very hard but were beaten by a better team. The whole team must take heart from this performance and ultimately will benefit from such a good workout against a very accomplished team. This match was played a few days after Saint Gabriels u14's played St Kerrills in Gurteen on tuesday 19/5/09 and were up against a very strong home side but battled well, numerous good individual performances were the order of the day and it is pleasing that certain players are developing into very good footballers indeed. In these games and at this age level performance during games should be seen as a measure of success and it is not always the final score that reflects this.
MINORS GAIN THE UPPER HAND (EVENTUALLY)!
 St Gabriels minor team played St Kerills at home in Kilconnell pitch on Wednesday 6/5/09. In very wet conditions both teams managed to play some great fast paced attacking football and at half time St Gabriels were still very much in the game despite trailing the visitors by 4pts to 6pts. In the second half Saint Gabriels players to a man grew in stature and were the better team and with great defensive play which began in our backline and coupled with some great saves from the goalkeeper Ronan Garvey Saint Gabriels began to gain the upper hand. St Gabriels despite the conditions were too strong for the opposition and won on a scoreline of St Gabriels 1g 7pts to St Kerills 8pts. Scoring for St Gabriels was B. McLoughlin 4 pts, J. Garvey 1pt, J. Claffey 1pt, A. Lohan 1g, C. Finn 1pt. Thanks to Pauric Collins for refereeing the game.
BUSY SECOND PERIOD FOR JUNIOR C
 St Gabriels junior c team played tuam stars in tuam on Friday the 8/5/09. In what seems to be the norm these days the match was played in very muddy conditions, St Gabriels were slow to get started in the first half and only scored 1 pt to tuam stars 7pts. In the second half St Gabriels really put their foot on the gas and scored a fantastic 3 goals and 2pt and came within 1pt of giving a real shock to Tuam Stars, but the home team edged ahead and finally won by 3pts. Scoring for St Gabriels M. McLoughlin 1g 1pt, P. Dillon 1g. E. Whyte 1g. N. Lawless 1pt. Referee was G. Daly.
JUNIOR C v CORTOON MATCH SUMMARY
St Gabriels junior c team played cortoon shamrocks in kilconnell on Monday 4/5/09. St Gabriels started the better team and had the lead at the half time turn around the score was cortoon shamrocks 2g 1pt to gabriels 10 pts. St Gabriels began well and began to put scores on the board and had a good lead built up in the second half but cortoon shamrocks fought back well and indeed levelled the game with just five minutes to go. However St Gabriels pushed on and got two more points and went on to win on a scoreline of St Gabriels 16pts to Cortoon Shamrocks 3g 5pts. An extremely exciting match and well done to Saint Gabriels on their performance. Scoring for gabriels were K. McDonagh 2pt, S. Kenny 1pt, T. Shea 3pt, P. Finn 3pt, P. Larkin 1pt, S. Lawless 1pt, S. Whyte 2pts, E White 2pts & N. Coughlan 1PT.
SECOND HALF FITNESS SHINES THROUGH FOR U16's
 St Gabriels u16 team played Loughrea in Loughrea on Tuesday 28/4/09. In what was described as mud bath conditions Loughrea and St Gabriels played with great vigour in the first half and the half time score was 2pts each. After the manager and mentors had a quiet word with their charges at half time St Gabriels gave a fine performance showing great skill in the second half and began to get stronger in their game play. St Gabriels edged ahead but great credit to the home side Loughrea they fought back and levelled the game with a goal. St Gabriels Liam Maguire got a great goal and with some great points taken by St Gabriels lads the away team Gabriels won on a scoreline of St Gabriels 1g & 11pts to Loughrea 1g & 3pts. With that great win St Gabriels U16 team have qualified for the League semi-final which will be played in a few weeks time. It was a tough physical match in the first half but St Gabriels pulled away in the second half with well worked scores. Robbie Keane said " Our hard work is paying off. Lads are showng great belief but no pats on the back yet, we have to stay grounded and focus on the next match. We are two matches away from our main goal." Scoring for st gabriels was P. Claffey 4pts, C. Donnellan 4pts, L. Maguire 1g , G. Lohan 2pts, D. Murray 1pt.
JUNIOR A & C WIN AT A CANTER AWAY FROM HOME!
St Gabriels Junior C team played Claregalway in Claregalway on Sunday 19/4/09. At half time both teams were 4pts each. St Gabriels upped their performance in the second half and and won on a scoreline of st gabriels 3g 6pts to claregalway 11 pts. Referee was M.Ruane. Scoring for St Gabriels P.McHugh 1g, K. McDonagh 1pt, M. Larkin 1g, S. Lawless 1g S.Whyte 3pts. M. Mcloughlin 1pt T. Shea 1pt.
St Gabriels Junior A team played Monivea/Abbey in Monivea on Saturday 18/4/09. St Gabriels junior a team started the better side and went 2pts up to no score half time score was st gabriels 5pts Monivea Abbey 6pts. In second half Monivea abbey went ahead with a goal but st gabriels pulled the game back with four well taken points from Michael McLoughlin. Final score St Gabriels 13pts to Monivea /Abbey 1g 6pts. Scoring for st gabriels M. Mcloughlin 4pts, S. Kenny 3pt, B. Shea 1pt, P. Larkin 1pt, S. Whyte, 3pts E. Whyte 1pt.
FANTASTIC RESULT FOR BRENDAN MALONE'S UNDER 14's
 St gabriels u14’s played kilkerrin/clonberne in aughrim pitch on 15/4/09 in their third league match of the season. Kilkerrin/Clonberne started the better team and went 1g 1pt ahead but Saint Gabriels rallied after this early set back and St Gabriels and Kilkerrin/Clonberne were level at half time with a 1g & 5pts each going into the turn around. In the second half st gabriels came out of the traps quickly and got two early goals but to their credit kilkerrin/clonberne fought back with st gabriels eventually edging a close contest by a one point win. Final score st gabriels 4g 6pts, Kilkerrin/Clonberne 3g 8pts. Well done to everyone it was a great football match. Referee; was Pauric Collins.Scoring for Gabriels D.Dunne 3g 1pt, C. Mannion 1g 3pts, L.o Connor 1pt, S. Collins 1 pt,
U16's JUST FALL SHORT IN BARNADERG
 St Gabriels u16’s played Kilererin in a challenge game in Kilererins home ground in Barnaderg on tuesday 14/4/09. St Gabriels u16s travelled to Kilererin and were put through a rigorous warm up session by Shane Dolon whilst they waited for the Kilererin team to gather, they had a great workout and were well loosened up by the throw in. A good game ensued with both sets of players not shirking any tackles and the quick pace of the game played by St G abriels players during the game in particular Dylan Murray & Aidan Connelly who caught the eye caused problems in the first half for the home team with Ronan Kelly & Tiernan Keane particularly busy throughout the game, indeed the difference between the teams only began to tell in the final quarter of the game when Gabriels conceded a goal almost immediately after scoring themselves courtesy of the perennial Paul Claffey and this appeared to take the wind momentarily from their sails and the back line did well to contain some very physical & large!!! Kilererin forwards for so long. St Gabriels lost out to Kilererin on a scoreline of St Gabriels 1g 7pts to Kilererin 3g 8 pts.
GOOD GAME IN AUGHRIM
St gabriels v loughrea - Saint Gabriels Junior C team played Loughrea in a challenge match on 14/4/09 in aughrim pitch. Great workout for all the lads and Loughrea with the half time score St Gabriels 1g 2pts to Loughreas 1g 5pts. Saint Gabriels took to the field for the second half and tried to close the points gap and although a valient effort by the home team to get within 2 points the final score was Loughrea 1g 9pts to St Gabriels 1g 7pts. Scoring for St Gabriels was S Kenny 1g 3pts, B. Shea 3pts. T. Shea 1 pt. and many thanks yet again!!! to the referee who was Larry Lohan.
MINORS BEATEN BUT NOT DOWN HEARTENED
St gabriels minor team played dunmore mchales in kilconnell pitch on 08.4.09 in a league game. Dunmore were the better side in the first half and at half time the score was St gabriels 4pts to Dunmore mchales 9pts. In the second half st gabriels played some great and expansive football but couldn’t put the scores on the board and the game finished st gabriels 1g 7pts to Dunmores 15pts. Altogether a good workout for the whole team and some really good individual performances which will hold the team in good stead during this seasons campaign.
U16's PLAY A STORMER IN GLENAMADDY
ST GABRIELS U16’s had their second win in the league with a great win over Glenamaddy in Glenamaddy on Tuesday 7/4/09. In very wet and windy conditions both teams played with great determination. Glenamaddy were ahead by one point at half time St Gabriels 4pts to Glenamaddy's 5pts. St Gabriels had the wind in the second half and played with great purpose. A goal from Eanna Garvey and all our points scored from open play and great defensive play and a fantastic save by our goalie Cormac Dolphin. St Gabriels went on to win on a scoreline of St Gabriels 1g 12pts to Glenamaddy 0-9 pts. Robbie Keane's u16 panel went about their game with purpose and brought the game to Glenamaddy and with this in mind St Gabriels wanted to get maximum points from the match and with this target in their sights they stuck to the managements game plan and never panicked. St Gabriels pre season training appears to have served them well and the lads fitness shone throughout in deplorable weather conditions on the night. Manager Robbie Keane was very happy with the result and all the players and management team will take great heart from it despite the conditions. Result St Gabriels 1-12pts Glenamaddy 0-9pts. Referee was Noel Finnegan. Scoring for Gabriels were Paul Claffey 2pts, Liam Headd 2 pts, David Glennon 1pt, Johnathan Creaven 1 pt , Eanna Garvey 1g, Alan Loughnane 1 pt, Christopher Donnellan 5 pts,
Brendan Malone's U14 Result
 ST GABRIELS U14’s travelled to an away game in Williamstown in the first round of the league on Friday 3/4/09. A great display of purpose and guile by St Gabriels U14’s team which showed good potential for the coming season ahead and will give their manager Brendan Malone much food for thought in his future team selection. Williamstown however proved too strong on the day and St Gabriels lost out to Williamstown by 4 points. Final score St Gabriels 4g 4pts to Williamstown 4g 8pts.
Minors Draw Comfort From Result
 St Gabriels played athenry in the first round of the minor league on Wednesday 01/04/09 in Kilconnell. Athenry started of the better team and picked off some great points. Mark Loughnane scored a terrific goal and the half time score was St Gabriels 1g 4pts to Athenry 2g 6pts. St Gabriels upped their game in the second half and then provided a very entertaining second half which saw St Gabriels take the lead by 4pts only to have athenry draw level with a last minute goal. Final score St Gabriels 3g 11pts to Athenry 3g 11pts. Gabriels 3g 11pts. Scoring for Gabriels were J. Claffey 1pt, J. Garvey 2 pts, S. Kenny 3pts, B. Mcloughlin 1pt, A. Lohan 1 pt, M. Loughnane 1g, G. Donnellan 2g 1pt, G. Lohan 2pt
Honours Even in Kilconnell
 St Gabriels Junior A team played Glynsk in kilconnell on Saturday 05/04/09 in the league. Two evenly matched teams went in level at half time with a score of 1g 5pts each. Emmet Malone scored some great points (five in all) and with both sides trying to edge ahead it was an entertaining game but it ended in a draw. Final result St GABRIELS 1g 10pts to Glynsk 1g 10pts. Scoring for St Gabriels were E. Malone 5 pts M. Mcloughlin 1g 1pt. D. Kenny 1pt, S. Whyte 3pts .
JUNIOR C LOSE BY 3 POINTS
 St Gabriels Junior C team played Ballinasloe in Kilconnell on Sunday 6/4/09 in the league. At half time Ballinasloe had a good lead with Ballinasloe 2g 5pts to St Gabriels 5pts. St Gabriels had a great second half and the match had a very exciting finish but unfortunately St gabriels lost on a scoreline of St Gabriels 10pts to Ballinasloe 2g 7 pts. Scoring for St Gabriels were P. Dillon 5 pts, J. Dillon 1pt, M. Mcloughlin 1pt, K. McDonagh 1pt, E. Whyte 1pt S. Lawless 1pt
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