Moynalvey’s Thursday night journey to Nobber for this Div. 2 B League second round game played under lights proved to be unsuccessful as the home side ran out eventual twelve point winners.
Nobber 4-12 Moynalvey 1-9
The end score line is a little harsh on Moynalvey as the game was played in a competitive manner with little separating the sides up until Moynalvey’s final quarter collapse.
It was Moynalvey who started strongest with three points on the board within the first seven minutes, those points coming from Sean Duggan, James O’Neill and Darragh Branigan.
Nobber’s opening score came rom the penalty spot in the 8th minute with full forward and the game’s top scorer Karl Casserly converting.
Two James O’Neill points put Moynalvey in front again, but soon after Nobber’s centre forward Andrew O’Brien nipped in ahead of Moynalvey ‘keeper David Brennan to fist to the net for his side’s second goal giving the home side the lead for the first time.
Two Karl Cassidy points either side of a Sean Duggan point left it 2-2 to 0-6 after 23 minutes. Further points from Thomas Tierney and Thomas McCormack meant Nobber held a four point lead at the break, 2-4 to 0-6.
Five minutes after the restart it was that man Casserly on the score board again, this time from a free. Three Moynalvey points, the first from the unlikely source of full back Conor Egan followed by two James O’Neill points narrowed the deficit to two, 2-5 to 0-9.
An Andrew O’Brien point for Nobber was followed by Moynalvey’s only goal, an Andrew Jackson point attempt fell short with the ball eventually breaking to Adam Rooney who found the net from close range, leaving the sides tied for just a second time, 2-6 to 1-9.
Disaster struck for Moynalvey in the final quarter with the concession of a second penalty and another sloppy goal not helping, Nobber outscored the visitors 2-6 to no score in the final 15 minutes to add that bit of gloss to the final score line of 4-12 to 2-9.
Moynalvey team & scorers:
David Brennan, Scott Tuite, Conor Egan (0-1), Darragh Branigan (0-1), Robert Keane, David Donoghue, Conor Shirren, Matt Brennan, Padraig Kelly, Ciaran Harnan, Sean Duggan (0-2), Eoghan Murphy, Adam Rooney (1-0), James O’Neill (0-5, 1f), Shaun Deering.
Subs: David Kane for M. Brennan, Andrew Jackson for Shirren, Aidan Gilsenan for Murphy.
