LIVE BLOG: Caragh v Raheens in the Senior Football Championship
Caragh and Raheens is a tasty local derby at Cedral St Conleths Park
Full time - All over. Caragh put up a great fight in their game back at senior level in nearly 30 years but goals in the final quarter by Taaffe and Woodgate get Raheens over the line - Raheens 2-17 Caragh 1-15
62 mins - Josh Gannon swings over a point, 1-2 for him since coming on but probably not enough for Caragh at this stage -
Raheens 2-17 Caragh 1-15
59 mins - Goal for Raheens, Taaffe to Woodgate and a good finish, that should do it now - Raheens 2-17 Caragh 1-14
58 mins - O'Donovan gets his second point since coming on - Raheens 1-17 Caragh 1-14
57 mins - End to end now, Josh Gannon points for Caragh - Raheens 1-16 Caragh 1-14
56 mins - Dara Crowley strides forward and scores on the run - Raheens 1-16 Caragh 1-13
55 mins - Caragh not going away, Alex Kehoe sets up a point for Swords - Raheens 1-15 Caragh 1-13
53 mins - Paddy Woodgate pushes Raheens three clear once again - Raheens 1-15 Caragh 1-12
51 mins - Luke O'Donovan wriggles through to find space to score - Raheens 1-14 Caragh 1-12
49 mins - Ryan Burke lands a superb two pointer off the outside of his right, what a game this is! Raheens 1-13 Caragh 1-12
47 mins - Now a goal for Raheens and no surprise it's from that man Taaffe, he gets a hand to the ball as Woodgate's shot dropped short and finds the net -
46 mins - Paddy Woodgate ties the game with a left footed free - Caragh 1-10 Raheens 0-13
43 mins - There is that goal for Caragh! Josh Gannon with it! His first shot dropped short but O'Haire won back possession and fed Gannon who scored from 20 yards - Caragh 1-10 Raheens 0-12
42 mins - Monster two pointer by Jack Taaffe, by far Raheens best player today, that's six points now for him -
40 mins - That goal still feels like it is coming for Caragh, strong play by Dan Lynam leads to a chance for O'Haire but his shot goes across the face of goal and wide. Raheens respond by replacing Liam Power with Rob Thompson
38 mins - Declan Campbell called into action as he makes a good save with his feet to deny Doorey
35 mins - Paddy Woodgate has been on the left for most of the game but switches over to the far side on this attack and that allows him to cut inside on to his stronger left foot for a nice score. Raheens win possession from the kick out and move forward to Daire Gilmartin scores from two point range to level the game -
33 mins - Dan Lynam scores on the turn - Caragh 0-10 Raheens 0-7
31 mins - Second half is underway, Caragh replaced Fergal McKennedy with Josh Gannon at the break and he has the first shot of the second half but that's off target
Half time - Very enjoyable and entertaining first half. The local jeopardy has added greatly to the atmosphere and the backing from the stands has translated to a real Championship feel to the game on the pitch
Half time - That's the last kick of the half, an excellent second quarter for Caragh who didn't score until the 15th minute but finish the half in the lead -
31 mins - Doorey is fouled off the ball by Shane Crowley as play built up out the field, leaving O'Haire with a close range free - Caragh 0-9 Raheens 0-7
30 mins - Jack Taaffe is keeping Raheens in touch at the moment, he scores his fourth from play - Caragh 0-8 Raheens 0-7
28 mins - A calm and composed dummy by Eoghan O'Haire before a neatly taken point. Last year's Intermediate champions not looking out of place at all at senior level at the moment - Caragh 0-8 Raheens 0-6
26 mins - Taaffe levels for Raheens but Ronan Doorey quickly gives Caragh the lead again - Caragh 0-7 Raheens 0-6
25 mins - Caragh have had a couple of good runs toward goal that haven't yet yielded a three pointer but Raheens would want to stop those, the latest one ends with Dan Lynam actually striking team mate Conor Sullivan with his shot
23 mins - Jack Taafe benefits from good approach play by Daire Gilmartin - Caragh 0-6 Raheens 0-5
21 mins - Paul Dockery palms a kick out down to Fergal McKennedy who carries the ball forward before offloading to Dan Lynam who lands a beauty of a shot from two point range despite pressure from two Raheens men - Caragh 0-6 Raheens 0-4
19 mins - Substitute Dara Crowley levels the game - Caragh 0-4 Raheens 0-4
17 mins - Great spell for Caragh, wing back Conor Sullivan puts them ahead for the first time -
17 mins - Caragh warming up nicely and their two county men bring them level -
15 mins - Caragh, who have brought a very local following with them, needed a spark and have got it with Swords scoring their first point -
10 mins - Raheens will be forced into an early change with the unfortunate Conor Kelly pulling up with what looks to be a hamstring injury. Dara Crowley is a good sub to be able to bring in
8 mins- Raheens, on the other hand, have scored with their first three shots, Paddy Woodgate with this one from a tight angle -
7 mins - Caragh's first three shots have all been wide, they appear to have a slight wind behind them as they attack the town end in the opening half
4 mins - Conor Kelly steps inside his marker and kicks the first point of the game for Raheens, quickly followed by an individual effort by Jack Taafe -
1min - A free kick for Caragh in the centre of the field is brought forward after some back chat to referee Paddy McDermott. Darragh Swords elects to kick it from two point range in a statement of intent but his kick is off target
2pm - This one is set to start on time. The time for talking is over and the action is to begin. The battle of Caragh village between Caragh, based in Prosperous, and Raheens, based in Caragh, is underway.
1.54pm - Confirmation of the starting line ups for both teams:
CARAGH: Michael Behan; Cathal McKennedy, Matthew McNally, Alex Kehoe, Conor Sullivan, Ryan Burke, Paul Dockery; Kevin Connor, Dan Lynam; Liam Blake, Darragh Swords, Dan Murray, Ronan Doorey, Eoghan O’Haire, Fergal McKennedy.
RAHEENS: Declan Campbell; Niall Cramer, Jack Hamill, Cathal O’Toole, Killian Thompson, Shane Crowley, Graham Waters; Fionn Tully, Liam Power; Niall Dolan, Daniel Hamill, Conor Kelly, Paddy Woodgate, Daire Gilmartin, Jack Taaffe.
REFEREE: Paddy McDermott
1.45pm - Good afternoon and welcome to Cedral St Conleths Park for today's double header of Senior Football Championship. First up is the game that has been the talk of Caragh village since the draw was made, the local derby between last year's Kildare and Leinster Intermediate champions Caragh and Raheens
