Moynalvey were defeated by a strong Ratoath side in this B league game played in Moynalvey on Saturday evening last.
Moynalvey 1 – 6 Ratoath 1 – 11
A tight first half saw Ratoath lead by 0 – 5 to 0 – 3 at the break with Moynalvey’s scores coming from Ger Fagan, Ciaran Ennis and Brian Conneely.
Ratoath started the second half well with three points on the trot before a well taken Paul Conneely goal left and a further Ennis points left just the minimum between the sides. However this was as good as it got for Moynalvey as Ratoath responded with a goal of their own and despite further points from Conneely and Donal Smith, the visitors held on for a deserved win.
Best for Moynalvey were Robbie Donovan, Paul Conneely and Johnny Duffy.
Team & Scorers – G Drumm, R Donovan, D O’Shea, R Kiernan, D Durkan, P Conneely (1 – 0), D Smith (0 – 1), G Fagan (0 – 1), P Weldon, J Duffy, R Quinlan, T Lynch, R Ryan, B Conneely (0 – 2), C Ennis (0 – 2). Subs – J Walsh for D O’Shea, L Duffy for R Ryan, G McHale for T Lynch.
