Moynalvey’s first B League game of 2016 turned out to be an easier than expected victory over visiting St. Michaels on Thursday evening 5th May.
Moynalvey 1-24 St. Michaels 1-6
Moynalvey inflicted the first defeat upon previously unbeaten table toppers St. Michaels in a one sided affair in this Div. 3 B League encounter.
Moynalvey had built up a six point lead by the time St. Michaels registered their first score in the 15th minute. The home side would add a further six points before the break, with the Carlanstown men adding two to their tally, leaving it 0-12 to 0-3 at the break.
At the three quarter hour mark Moynalvey led 0-21 to 0-4, prior to the first goal of the game coming the way of the visitors in the 50th minute. Conor Shirren scored a goal for the hosts in the 59th minute and ended the game as top scorer when adding a further brace of points in injury time, leaving Moynalvey run out easy winners on a 1-24 to 1-6 score line.
Best for Moynalvey were Eoghan Mitchell, Anthony Brien, Anthony Forde & Conor Shirren.
Moynalvey: G. Drum, E. Mitchell, S. Browne, J. Munnelly, J. Carey, A. Brien, D. Branigan, P. Conneely, D. O’Brien (0-2), C. Ennis (0-7, 3f), J. Donoghue (0-1), A. Forde (0-5), C. Shirren (1-5), S. Duggan (0-3), S. Deering.
Subs: J. O’Neill (0-1) for Deering, P. Donoghue for Carey, G. Crowley for J. Donoghue, S. Deering for Forde, B. Conneely for P. Conneely.
