The U16 boys of Enniscorthy Hockey Club travelled to South Dublin for their second Leinster league game to take on Corinthians in St.Columbus grounds on Sunday afternoon. They started very strong controlling the first 5 minutes with two very promising attacks. There was very good movement and passing from all upfront and the outcome looked very promising. But things changed and Corinthians got their rhythm going. They began to pile on the pressure on the Enniscorthy defence and had many shots on goal, including two short corners but the trojan defence of the backs and Glen in goal prevented them from scoring. The first half continued very even with both teams creating opportunities but failing to capitalise.
The half time talk from Manager Donal Doyle seemed to have done the trick as Enniscorthy took on the second half at a stronger pace and with better direction. Quick on a counter attack, Jake carried the ball up the wing, feeding the ball across to Charlie who scored a lovely 1v1 against the Corinthian goal keeper. With the tempo and pace continuing Peter connected with Jake down the left wing, crossed to Charlie on the spot who controlled and scored a second for Enniscorthy. With the pressure still on, Gavin and Ronans pace was continuously testing the opposition and getting in behind their defence. From a sideline ball Pearse took a self pass eliminating two players before feeding Charlie who then in turn eliminated another player and scored his hat trick. On a Corinthians counter attack they caught Enniscorthy out of position and scored their only goal. The four backs, John, Harry, Jack and Seb continued to frustrate the Corinthians and with total focus on their job continued to clear their lines. The fourth goal came in the dying moments of the game when Peter netted the ball to make it a 4-1 victory for the Slaneysiders.
Enniscorthy 1st Squad: Glen Rothwell; Jack Doran; John Sutton; Harry Somers; Pearse Rogan; Andrew Stuart; Seb Rhynhart; Jacob English; Gavin Cousins; Ronan O'Leary; Peter Yaciuk O'Connor; Charlie Dunne.
Coach: Donal Doyle
The half time talk from Manager Donal Doyle seemed to have done the trick as Enniscorthy took on the second half at a stronger pace and with better direction. Quick on a counter attack, Jake carried the ball up the wing, feeding the ball across to Charlie who scored a lovely 1v1 against the Corinthian goal keeper. With the tempo and pace continuing Peter connected with Jake down the left wing, crossed to Charlie on the spot who controlled and scored a second for Enniscorthy. With the pressure still on, Gavin and Ronans pace was continuously testing the opposition and getting in behind their defence. From a sideline ball Pearse took a self pass eliminating two players before feeding Charlie who then in turn eliminated another player and scored his hat trick. On a Corinthians counter attack they caught Enniscorthy out of position and scored their only goal. The four backs, John, Harry, Jack and Seb continued to frustrate the Corinthians and with total focus on their job continued to clear their lines. The fourth goal came in the dying moments of the game when Peter netted the ball to make it a 4-1 victory for the Slaneysiders.
Enniscorthy 1st Squad: Glen Rothwell; Jack Doran; John Sutton; Harry Somers; Pearse Rogan; Andrew Stuart; Seb Rhynhart; Jacob English; Gavin Cousins; Ronan O'Leary; Peter Yaciuk O'Connor; Charlie Dunne.
Coach: Donal Doyle
