A big congratulations to everyone who competed in yesterdays Summer Superleague finals! The hurling semi-final saw the St. Henri Harps get the better of N.D.G Na Fianna Rouges, with a strong second half performance taking the wind right out of the Rouges sails.
The Men’s football final looked to be done and dusted by the end of the first half, with the Griffintown Gaels having a ten point advantage over the Verdun Vikings. But as the second half wore on the vikings took the game to the Gaels, eventually overcoming the deficit and briefly taking the lead before being brought back level. The game went to extra time, and then to next score wins, where the vikings lived to regret missed opportunities, as a calm Tony Cunningham free decided matters once and for all.
In the Ladies football final the Concordia Warriors and the Goose Village Blackrocks traded blows over both halves, neither side able to land the killing blow. With the Warriors missing a prime opportunity to end the game in the dying minutes, this final also went to extra time. Like the Vikings before them the Warriors also lived to regret spurned opportunities, as the Blackrocks found some extra gas in the tank to take the game out of the Warriors reach.
The Hurling final started strong for the victorious semi-finalists, the St. Henri Harps, but as the game played out PSC Cu Chulainn showed the form that had seen them remain unbeaten in the Superleague so far and methodically took the game to the Harps and by the end of regular time, had run out the deserved winners.
Category: Summer Superleague 2021
Summer Superleague 2021 Finals
This Saturday, the 25th of August starting at 1pm in Vanier, we have the Summer Superleague 2021 finals! All roads have led to here!
Starting things off we have the final hurling Superleague game as N.D.G Na Fianna Rouges take on the St. Henri Harps with a spot in the final up for grabs. For the Harps, there is only one objective to win by three or more points, anything else will see the Rouges go into the finals. This will be a shortened affair at just 11 minutes a half, so tensions will be high and the room for error will be marginal.
Next we have our first final with a full-length game between the Verdun Vikings and the Griffintown Gaels. The Gaels will be coming into this on a high, befitting their form in the second half of this season. A run of form that saw them humble the Vikings. The Vikings will not be so easily cowed though, with a fine blend of new talent and some old hands this side started strong before injury took its toll, if they can find that form again, the Gaels could be in for a rude awakening.
Our third game will be the Ladies Football final. The Warriors and the Blackrocks have traded blows all summer, and coming into this final the Blackrocks look the stronger side, but they didn’t have things all their own way and will be wary of the power of the punch that the Warriors are packing. This game will be on a knife edge, and we expect the final result to rest on the smallest of things.
We hope that the hurling semi finalists have plenty in the tank, because they’ll be facing PSC Cu Chulainn in the last game of the day. PSC will rightly feel that they’re the heirs apparent for this season, with an invincible season behind them, but they’d want to wary – the side that faces them will sharper on the ball having already had a game under their belt and could easily catch PSC with their proverbial pants down. This should be an enthralling spectacle to round off what has been a very competitive Summer Superleague
Summer Superleague 2021: Week Seven Results
Week seven of the Superleague saw two very tight games with well earned victories in both. In Ladies’ Football the Warriors and the Blackrocks met for the penultimate time in the regular season, for another back and forth game, with the winner only becoming clear towards the end as the Blackrocks pulled away and put the game beyond the reach of the Warriors.
With these sides meeting one more time before the finals, there’s still plenty to play for.
In men’s football, the Goose Village Blackrocks and the Griffintown Gaels both came into this knowing only a win would do, and the Gaels were quick to take the lead, with a strong defence shutting out the Blackrocks for long periods and forcing them to shoot from distance, while using their pace to exploit holes left when the Rocks pushed forward. The second half started with the rocks down by eight points, a margin they managed to claw back until it was only three points, but the Gaels held firm and turned the screws, eventually pulling away to win the match comfortably. They’ll be joining the Verdun Vikings in the finals at the end of September.
