GAA: A fixed penalty notice for Cross star McDonald; LATE HEARTACHE FOR CIARAN; Salthill 0-9 Crossmolina 0-7.Byline: By JOHN FALLON John Fallon (born Cambuslang, 1940) was a goalkeeper for Celtic F.C., who was a member of the famous Lisbon Lions of 1967. Fallon was taken on as a junior by Celtic, and soon was promoted to cover for the famous eccentric keeper Frank Haffey. MAYO star Ciaran McDonald suffered the heartbreak of missing a penalty five minutes from time as Crossmolina were dumped out of the Connacht club championship. McDonald, Crossmolina's outstanding player throughout, blasted a penalty off the crossbar after former Football of the Year Michael Donnellan This article is about the Irish politician. For his grandson, the footballer, see Michael Donnellan (GAA Player). Michael Donnellan (January 1900 – 27 September 1964) was an Irish Clann na Talmhan politician. was penalised for fouling Crossmolina full-forward Joe Keane. At the time Salthill were leading by a point and they responded to the let-off by breaking downfield down·field adv. & adj. Sports To, into, or in the defensive team's end of the field. Adj. 1. downfield - toward or in the defending team's end of the playing field; "he threw to a downfield receiver" for man of the match Seamus Crowe to point a free and secure a place in the Connacht final for the Galway champions in front of a crowd of 3,526.But while Crossmolina will rue the missed penalty, they inflicted most damage on themselves in the opening half when they failed to use the galefoce wind, shooting five of their nine wides in the opening six minutes. Former Wolves soccer player Crowe showed the Mayo men how to score when he kicked the game's first point after nine minutes. Crossmolina finally got off the mark a minute later when Keane pointed from 40 yards, but that turned out to be their only score from play with the wind. McDonald, forced to forage forage Vegetable food, including corn and hay, of wild or domestic animals. Harvested, processed, and stored forage is called silage. Forage should be harvested in early maturity to avoid a decrease in protein and fibre content as crops mature. deep for possession, landed two frees for them to lead 0-3 to 0-1 at the end of the opening quarter, but they struggled to tack on tack on Verb to attach or add (something) to something that is already complete: an elegant mansion with a modern extension tacked on at the back Verb 1. scores. Salthill's short-passing game yielded two points within a minute close to half-time with Seamie Rabbitte and Sean Armstrong, who was earlier off target with a goal effort, finding the range. McDonald pointed another free a minute from the break but the sides went in level at 0-4 each when Armstrong was at the end of a fine passing movement involving Galway hurler Alan Kerins and Anthony McDermott to point. McDonald pointed a 21 yard free four minutes after the restart To resume computer operation after a planned or unplanned termination. See boot, warm boot and checkpoint/restart. but Salthill went back in front when Donnellan and Barry Dooney found the range. Crossmolina, though, refused to buckle and were rewarded with points from Brian Benson and Michael Moyles to again take the lead going into the final quarter. However, Crowe took over and after equalising in the 46th minute he pushed them ahead with 10 minutes remaining with a superb point from 45 yards. McDonald was then presented with the chance of swinging the game but it was Salthill who held on to advance to the final as they again bid to lift the Connacht title, having done so in 1990 when they won their only other Galway crown. SALTHILL/KNOCKNACARRA: C McGinley; R McTiernan, F Hanley, G Morley; M O'Connell, C Begley, A McDermott; M Sheridan, B Dooney (0-1); A Kerins, M Donnellan (0-1), D Burke; S Crowe (0-4, one free), S Armstrong (0-2), S Rabbitte (0-1). Subs: J Boylan for Burke, 49 mins; PJ Kelly for Rabbitte, 59 mins. CROSSMOLINA: B Heffernan; J O'Boyle, T Nallen, D Hegarty; P Gardiner, J Nallen, D Keating; G Walsh, M Moyles (0-1); J Keane (0-1), C McDonald (0-4, all frees), M Leonard; N Convey, P McGuinness, B Benson (0-1). Subs: L Moffat for Convey, 28 mins; R Rochford for Hegarty, half-time; E Lavelle for Benson, 47 mins; J Leonard for M Leonard, 58 mins. CAPTION(S): HE HAS A CROSS TO BEAR: Salthill's Ruaidhri McTiernan takes on Crossmolina's Noel Convey in the Connacht Club Championship yesterday |
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