The sun fails to shine on Carlow in the South East
Carlow were well beaten by Chadwicks Wexford Park this evening Photo: ©INPHO/Ken Sutton
Wexford were pillar to post winners over Carlow in this National Football League Division 4 encounter at Chadwicks Wexford Park on Saturday.
The home side were on the front-foot from the off with Sean Ryan, Kevin O’Grady and Glen Malone all pointing. On 13 minutes a good passing movement was rewarded with Ryan deftly finding the inside of the right-hand post for an excellent goal.
A two-point free from Mark Rossiter added to Carlow woes and the same player converted another free to push out the home’s sides lead to 1-6 to 0-1 on 26 minutes.
Up to that point, Darragh O’Brien was Carlow’s only scorer from a free and he doubled his tally while Ross Dunphy squeezed a point in a tight situation. At the interval, Wexford were all but out of sight as they led 1-8 to 0-3.
While Carlow improved in the third quarter, their attack lacked penetration and a second Ryan goal snuffed out any suggestion of a comeback. At the end, Carlow captain, Mikey Bambrick, was red-carded for what Carlow manager, Shane Curran, suggested was harsh.
Scorers:
S Ryan 2-1, M Rossiter 0-4 (1-2pf, f), P Hughes 0-3, G Malone, K O’Grady, N Hughes, M O’Connor 0-1 each.
O’Brien 0-2 (fs), C Doyle 0-2 (1-2p), N Hickey 0-2 (1-2p), L Walker, A Amond, R Dunphy 0-1 each
Darragh Brooks; Michael Furlong, Gavin Sheehan, Martin O’Connor; Eoin Porter, Pairic Hughes, Glen Malone; Tom Byrne, Niall Hughes; Eoghan Nolan, Shane Pettit, Mark Rossiter; Kevin O’Grady, Robbie Brooks, Sean Ryan. Subs: Conor Carty for R Brooks (h/t), Dylan Furlong for Pettit (43), Cathal Walsh for Byrne (54), Liam O’Connor for Furlong (62), James Lawless for O’Grady (65).
Johnny Furey; Paddy Regan, Mark Furey, Colin Byrne; Shane Clarke, John Murphy, Mikey Bambrick; Ian Atkinson, Liam Brennan; Conor Doyle, Darragh O’Brien, Aaron Amond; Ross Dunphy, Conor Crowley, Paddy McDonnell. Subs: Niall Hickey for Atkinson (54), Lee Walker for O’Brien (57), Kyle Nolan for Amond (57), Cormac Lomax for Crowley (64), Kevin Murphy for Dunphy (65).
Andrew Smith (Meath).
