Moynalvey had a four point win over host side Dunshaughlin on a 2-11 to 0-13 score line in the opening round of the Feis Cup on Wednesday 9th June.
Dunshaughlin 0-13
Moynalvey 2-11
Little separated the sides for much of the first half until two Moynalvey goals in a three minute period in the second quarter put daylight between the sides.
It was Dunshaughlin who opened the scoring in the 1st minute with Moynalvey’s first score coming from a David McLoughlin free three minutes later.
Cian Gallogly pointed with McLoughlin once again replying this time from play leaving it two points apiece after nine minutes.
Harry Dunne pointed for the home side, with a third McLoughlin point levelling the sides for a third time on the quarter hour mark.
The side’s traded scores with Moynalvey’s point coming from Adam Murphy after an excellently taken mark. Two minutes later Moynalvey took the lead for the first time when wing back Ciaran Harnan split the uprights to leave it 0-5 to 0-4 with 20 minutes played.
Next came Moynalvey’s two goals within three minutes, both close range finishes from Brian O’Reilly first and then Adam Murphy after good build up play, the two goals giving Moynalvey a six point advantage 2-5 to 0-5 after 27 minutes.
Dunshaughlin’s response to the two goal concession was to reel off five points without answer, their cause assisted by Moynalvey’s reduction to 14 men with Brian Harnan being black carded three minutes before half time.
Three Wesley Goodwin points before half time left the score board read 2-5 to 0-8 to the men in maroon and white at the break.
A brace of Dunshaughlin points within two minutes of the restart had the deficit back to one before a David McLoughlin free broke the Dunshaughlin scoring run.
A free and a ’45 for Martin Reilly’s side levelled matters for a fifth time, 0-12 to 2-6, eleven minutes into the second period.
Moynalvey frees from David McLoughlin and Adam Murphy left it 2-8 to 0-12 with thirteen minutes remaining.
The return to the field of Brian Harnan combined with a black card for Dunshaughlin’s Tadhg Ó Dúshláine strengthened Moynalvey’s resolve seeing them outscore the home side 0-3 to 0-1 in the final quarter.
Moynalvey’s trio of points coming from Sean Duggan and Adam Murphy (2), the second of which a well taken point curled over from the left wing, leaving the full-time score read 2-11 to 0-13 in favour of John Donoghue’s outfit.
Next up for Moynalvey is a home game next Wednesday against Navan O’Mahony’s who had a comfortable win over Curraha last night.
Moynalvey:
Chris O’Malley, Conor Harnan, Brian Harnan, Scott Tuite, Cathal McCabe, Fearghal McCabe, Ciaran Harnan (0-1), Stephen Donoghue, Donal Smith, Sean Duggan (0-1), Darren Brennan, Brian O’Reilly (1-0), David McLoughlin (0-5, 4f), Adam Murphy (1-4, 3f), Shane Lenehan.
Subs used: Conor Shirren for Ciaran Harnan, David Donoghue for O’Reilly, William Harnan for S. Donoghue.
