Report by P J Trant
The U14s travelled to Mullinavat on a bitter Sunday morning to begin their season. Aided by the wind in the first half, the boys kept the Mullinavat boys scoreless whilst also racking up an impressive 3-6.
In the second half Billy Egan played the sweeper role as the Graigue boys packed the defence to protect their lead against a Mullinavat onslaught. It never came as the full back line held firm with great support from the half back and midfielders, Despite the defensive efforts a penalty was awarded to Mullinavat but was saved well.
The Graigue forwards chipped in with an impressive second half tally of 1-1 against a stiff breeze to finish the match with a scoreline of 4-7 to 0-0. A great all round team performance for the first match of the season. Best on the day were Billy Dowling, Sean Roberts, Shane Comerford, Jack Butler, Tom Brennan and Billy O’Neill.
Full Time Score: GBC 4-7 Mullinavat 0-0
Team: 1.E. Egan 2.R. Cody 3.B. Dowling 4.D. Teehan 5.P. Foley 6.S.Comerford 7.S. Roberts 8.C. Walton 9.J. Butler 10.B. O’Neill 11.T. Brennan 12.J. Guiry 13.C. Dowling 14.B. Egan 15.M.Harrison
Next match v Piltown, Friday 17th February at 6.45pm in Piltown