Moynalvey overcame Moylagh with 7 points to spare in round 11 of Division 3 of the A league on Sunday morning October 25th.
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Moylagh1-11 Moynalvey 4-9
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Moynalvey made the long trip to the North Meath venue of Moylagh early on Sunday morning coming away with a well deserved victory in breezy and slippery underfoot conditions.
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Moylagh were first on the score board in the 2nd minute, before Moynalvey, replied within 60 seconds through veteran Cathal Sheridan, who fielded a high ball in from Stephen Donoghue & buried low across the keeper. After just 4 minutes, the score board saw the visiting side hold a 1-1 to 0-2 advantage, when the sides traded scores, with Moynalvey midfielder Ger Fagan on target. The home side were unlucky, when in the 10th minute, they found Moynalvey net minder Ollie Regan in superb form as he saved a close range goal effort, with Moylagh converting the resulting 45. In the 17th minute, Sheridan added a second goal to his tally, when he finished a close range effort to the back of the net after Daniel Treacy’s initial effort crashed back off the crossbar. During the remainder of the half Moylagh rattled off 4 points without reply, before Sheridan restored Moynalvey’s advantage when pointing in the 31st minute leaving the half time score reading 2-2 to 0-7.
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Moylagh, playing against a strong breeze, were quickest off the mark in the second period, registering the opening two points, leaving them a point to the good within 5 minutes of the restart. However, Sheridan posted 3 points on the trot, a 45, a free and an effort from play, before seeing red in the 47th minute. Brian Gilsenan and Stephen Donoghue added further points, leaving the score 2-7 to 0-10 in favour of the visiting side after 10 minutes of the half. However within 3 minutes Moylagh had tagged on 1-1 leaving the sides level once again. As often happens when a team is reduced to 14 men, the dismissal of their team mate inspired the rest of the Moynalvey side into action. The introduction of Brian Conneely to the middle third sparked life into the Moynalvey attack, as they began to win breaking ball off him. Conneely himself tagged on a further point, along with a Gilsenan free, before Luke Duffy effectively killed off the game in the 56th minute when calmly slotting to the back of the net when one on one with the keeper. Stephen Donoghue finished off proceedings when a deflected pointed effort somehow found its way to the net in the final minutes.
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Moynalvey team & scorers: O. Regan, P. Donoghue, P. Weldon, D. Kane, B. Dixon, D. Dixon, A. Brien, G. Fagan (0-1), S. Donoghue (1-1), J. Weldon, D. Treacy, D. Donoghue, B. Gilsenan (0-2), C. Sheridan (2-4), L. Duffy (1-0). Subs: B. Conneely (0-1) for J. Weldon.
