Ranelagh Gaels 2-11
St Colmcille 2-7

RANELAGH Gaels came from four points down at halftime to win this tough Dublin AFL Division 8 clash with St Colmcille at Bushy Park on Tuesday night.

The visitors had the advantage of a strong breeze in the first half, but the Gaels were still disappointed to head in at the break trailing.

Colmcille took their two first half goal chances well, with good finishes for both, but Ranelagh didn’t help their case with some sloppy passages of play.

The men from Swords brought two big and effective midfielders with them and they proved that they could play football too when Conor saw his man sell the dummy and move away.

But the second half saw a complete turnaround with the home team playing some excellent football.

Conor and Gearoid got to grips with the centre of the field and Dave drove his kick-outs well.

Gaels made the breakthrough around the three-quarter way mark when the Colmcille defence, under severe pressure, conceded an own-goal to go with the own-point they put over the bar early on.

Barry, who was instrumental in setting up the first, scored the second to Ranelagh move into the lead.

However, the result was far from clear-cut and Liam O’Hagan’s team had to endure some tense moments before the final whistle.

Joe, who played at centre back before being switched to centre forward, gave a good account of himself and there were excellent displays all over the field.

Denis Crehan, in his first game back from injury, cleared his lines well at cornerback, James, Shane, Denis Doolan, Alan, Conor, Tim and Johnny all contributed to a great team win.