Heartbreaking defeat in extra-time for our U16 Boys Gaelic Footballers.

Commiserations to our u16 Footballers who were defeated after extra time to Coláiste Choilm Ballincollig.
CPB headed into the game as underdogs as the Ballincollig outfit dropped from A grade this year. But an early penalty from Oisin Murphy, who went on to kick 2-9 throughout the 80minutes, settled CPB into the game. CPB defence was resolute throughout, lead by Paddy Russell, Conor Daly & Killian Hurley. Colaiste Choilm however did kick some fine scores from distance to take an early advantage. Billy Sheehan won a great turnover and setup Oisin Murphy for his 2nd goal of the day to keep our lads in the game. At the short whistle, Colaiste Choilm had built up a 6 point lead. CPB however took command at the start of the 2nd half, with Luke O Sullivan distributing some excellent short restarts while Cathal McCarthy gave an exhibition in midfield. Upfront Sean O Sullivan, who was a constant thorn in the Ballincollig defence, kicked a couple of fine scores. The big moment came when quick thinking from Oisin Murphy played a close free short to DJ O’Brien, who rifled a shot into the bottom corner of the net to put our boys in front. Colaiste Choilm kicked the next 3 scores to put them back in the lead, before Oisin Murphy showed great composure to score a last minute free from a difficult angle and force extra time. Having put a huge effort into the 2nd half, extra time proved a step too far for our lads, with Colaiste Choilm scoring a couple of goals in the first period of extra time which put the result beyond a resilient CPB side. Not to be on the day, but our lads can be incredibly proud of their performance.