Moynalvey secured a much needed win in the A League when overcoming visitors St. Michaels on a 1-13 to 0-10 score line at Kilmore Park on Sunday afternoon 19th July.
Moynalvey 1-13 St. Michaels 0-10
Languishing dangerously close to the relegation zone and with teams around them gaining valuable points over the weekend Moynalvey picked up a big win with only two games of the league remaining.
St. Michaels opened the scoring in the 5th minute through Oran Meehan, while Moynalvey had to wait until the 12th minute for their first score when a surge forward from midfielder Anthony Forde set up Kames Kelly for the home side’s first score. Good fielding from full forward William Harnan saw him turn and split the uprights to hand Moynalvey the lead after 14 minutes.
Four points in a row without reply from St. Michaels saw them lead 0-5 to 0-2 after 27 minutes. The final three minutes of the half saw Moynalvey’s Anthony Forde, Darren Brennan & Ciaran Ennis point, leaving the sides tied 0-5 apiece at half time.
After the break it was the home side who hit four points without reply, the first a fisted effort from James Kelly, followed by a close range free from Ciaran Ennis and points from James Weldon & Anthony Forde. Two Micheals points in the 8th & 11th minutes of the half narrowed the deficit to two, 0-9 to 0-7.
A huge point from out the field by John Donoghue following good build up play from Anthony Forde & Fearghal McCabe put three between the sides. That advantage was doubled on the three quarter hour mark when super hassling from William Harnan resulted in a turnover of possession leading to Harnan setting up Darren Brennan for the game’s only goal.
St. Michaels responded two minutes later with a point from Peter O’Connell but the six point margin was restored in the 55th minute when Moynalvey’s Cathal McCabe played in substitute Sean Duggan who rounded his man to fire over leaving it 1-11 to 0-8.
Jamie Farrelly pointed for the visitors in the 57th minute, which was quickly countered within sixty seconds by Moynalvey’s Fearghal McCabe, becoming his sides’ ninth different scorer. James Weldon sent over his second point of the game in the 61st minute, with a Michaels substitute sending over the final score of the game deep into injury time, leaving the six point margin between the sides at the final whistle, 1-13 to 0-10.
Best for the winners were Cathal McCabe, Robert Lawless, Darren Brennan, Anthony Forde & John Donoghue.
Moynalvey: Paul Conneely, Cathal McCabe, Robert Lawless, Darragh Branigan, Darren Brenna (1-1), Brian Harnan, David Donoghue, Donal Smith, Anthony Forde (0-2), Fearghal McCabe (0-1), John Donoghue (0-1), James Weldon (0-2), James Kelly (0-2), William Harnan (0-1), Ciaran Ennis (0-2).
Subs: Sean Duggan (0-1) for David Donoghue (Black card).
