Moynalvey secured their first win of the JM Food Services sponsored Div. 2 League with a one point win against Duleek/Bellewstown in this back fixture played at Tony Callaghan Park Duleek on Thursday evening April 18th.
Duleek/Bellewstown 0-14
Moynalvey 1-12
Boosted by the return of Cillian O’Sullivan, ultimately it was his first half goal that proved the difference in this hard earned one point win for Caoimhin King’s side.
Moynalvey’s Mark O’Sullivan opened the scoring with the first of his four points from play after two minutes with Duleek/Bellewstown’s Dylan Collins opening his side’s account two minutes later. O’Sullivan kicked his second to leave it 0-2 to 0-1 to Moynalvey with five minutes played.
Alan Bowden levelled matters when a half goal chance was deflected over by Moynalvey goalkeeper Conor Egan, Dylan Collins and John Flood followed up soon after with a brace of points to leave it double scores, 0-4 to 0-2, at the quarter hour mark.
Vinny Walsh briefly disrupted Duleek’s scoring run with a point; but further points for the home side from Alan Bowden and a ’45 left it double scores again, 0-6 to 0-3, with twenty minutes gone.
A Michael Brady point attempt fell short into the arms of Cillian O’Sullivan who made no mistake when firing low and hard from an acute angle past Duleek/Bellewstown ‘keeper Ryan Lynch for the game’s only goal in the 22nd minute, leaving the sides level for a third time, 0-6 to 1-3.
Playing with the strong wind at their back’s Duleek/Bellewstown hit a further four points without reply before Peter O’Halloran’s half time whistle, those points coming from John Flood, Sean Caldwell, Kyle Doherty and John McDonnell to leave Cian Flanagan’s side 0-10 to 1-3 to the good at the break.
Half Time:
Duleek/Bellewstown 0-10
Moynalkvey 1-3
Cillian O’Sullivan and Alan Bowden traded frees for the first two scores of the second half, with both O’Sullivan brothers then chipping over points from play to leave two between the sides eight minutes into the half, 0-11 to 1-6.
Bowden and Vinny Walsh traded frees before a brilliantly struck ’45 from the home side left three between the sides, 0-13 to 1-7, with ten minutes remaining.
With momentum on their side and the wind at their backs Moynalvey finished the game strongly outscoring the home side five points to one in the final thirteen minutes.
The first of those five points a booming effort from Padraic Harnan off his left peg using the wind to his advantage, a Mark O’Sullivan effort and three from the boot of Vinny Walsh including the winning point in the 61st minute – not a bad time to take the lead again and run out one point winners on a 1-12 to 0-14 score line.
Best for the Winners in this contest were Cathal McCabe, Keelan Taylor, David Reilly, Donal Smith, Padraic Harnan, Mark O’Sullivan and Vinny Walsh.
Next up for Moynalvey is a trip to high flying Seneschalstown on Saturday 27th April.
Moynalvey team & scorers:
Conor Egan, David Reilly, Cathal McCabe, Keelan Taylor, Michael Brady, Padraic Harnan (0-1), Darragh Branigan, Eoin Corrigan, Donal Smith, Barry Walsh, Mark O’Sullivan (0-4), Cillian O’Sullivan (1-2, 1f), Vinny Walsh (0-5, 2f), William Harnan, Darren Brennan.
Sub used: Anthony Brien for B. Walsh.
