**Match Report** Kevin Barry's vs. Eire Og(Bill Drake Cup: Sun June 7th)

Last Sunday the Barry's were up against Eire Og in the Bill Drake Cup. Both sides fielded strong teams on another warm afternoon at Cardinal O'Doherty. The first half started brightly for the Barry's who were on the offensive right from the get go, with Brendan Trainor, Petey McElhill and Bobby Ray leading some fine breaks from their own half. Eire Og were battling hard but the Barry's short passing game was stretching their defense to the limit. Patsy Quinn opened the scoring with a fine solo point and this was followed in quick succession by well taken scores from Ozzy McKernan (2), Gavin Smith (1), "Wee" Dave (1), "Big" Dave (2) and Ronan McDaid (2).  This early sustained pressure rocked Eire Og but they continued to battle on and started progressing the ball much better later in the half. Two great first half saves from Barry's utility player Marty Gallagher kept the Barry's on the front foot, and with vocal leader Ozzy McKernan making his long awaited comeback from a long injury, the Barry's ended the half well on top and seemed to be cruising.

The second half was a completely different affair with Eire Og coming out very fired up. They started the half well and got back into the game with 2 quick goals. This stunned the Barry's into life and they finally got their short passing game going again. The Barry's should have really killed the game off, but a series of wides were giving Eire Og a glimmer of hope. Points were traded midway through the second half by both teams with Bobby Ray and "Wee" Dave taking fine scores for the Barry's.  The game was finally killed off by the Barry's super sub Abbey who picked the ball up at corner forward, beat his man, and then sold an outrageous dummy to the Eire Og keeper before tapping into an unguarded net. A fine solo effort which completely dashed any hopes of an Eire Og comeback. The rest of the game played out with more Barry's pressure and in the end they ran out comfortable winners.

Final Score:

Kevin Barry's: (1-11)

Eire Og: (2-2)

Barry's Scorers: Patsy Quinn (0-1), "Wee" Dave (0-2), Bobby Ray (0-1), Ozzy McKernan (0-2), Gavin Smith (0-1), Ronan McDaid (0-2), "Big" Dave (0-2), Abbey (1-0)