Moynalvey picked up a huge two points in their bid for Div. 1 league survival when overcoming host side Dunshaughlin on a 3-15 to 3-10 score line on Tuesday evening June 19th.
Dunshaughlin 3-10
Moynalvey 3-15
With a strong breeze whirling across the Dunshaughlin venue, it was Moynalvey who made most of the elements when at their backs, registering 2-12 with the wind behind them in the second half compared to Dunshaughlin’s 2-6 when wind assisted in the first half.
Amazingly at similar stages in each half eventual winners Moynalvey were ten points in arrears in this contest, 2-4 to 0-0 after twelve minutes of the first half and 3-9 to 1-5 ten minutes into the second period.
Moynalvey dominated the second half, with the final third in particular being owned by the men in maroon and white whereby they outscored their opponent’s 2-10 to 0-1, with the home side’s final score coming in the 50th minute.
The home side took control early on to lead 2-4 to 0-0 before Moynalvey eventually opened their account in the 13th minute through David McLoughlin. A brace of Moynalvey points from McLoughlin and James Weldon in reply to a Tadgh
O‘Dúbhshlaine point for Dunshaughlin left it 2-5 to 0-3 after 21 minutes.
Starting his first league game this year in the maroon and white it was county footballer Cillian O’Sullivan who struck for Moynalvey’s first goal in the 21st minute to claw them back into the game. Dunshuaghlin full forward Ben Duggan rounded off the first half scoring to leave it 2-6 to 1-3 at the break.
Ten minutes after the restart Moynalvey found themselves ten points in arrears again. It was once again Duggan causing problems for the Moynalvey rear guard hitting 1-2, with Moynalvey scores from Shane Lenehan and John Donoghue leaving it 3-9 to 1-5 ten minutes into the second half.
The Moynalvey midfield duo of Donal Smith and John Donoghue began to dominate proceedings giving Moynalvey the foothold to outscore the home side 2-10 to 0-1 over the final 20 minutes, overturning a ten point deficit to complete a massive fifteen point turnaround to run out five point winners, 3-15 to 3-10.
With two league games remaining this could yet be a huge two points for Alan Kelly’s charges in their bid maintain their Division One league status.
Best for Moynalvey in this contest were Stephen Donoghue, Donal Smith, John Donoghue, Cillian O’Sullivan and Darragh Branigan who contributed 1-2 off the bench.
Moynalvey: D. Brennan, F. McCabe, B. Harnan, C. McCabe, S. Tuite, S. Donoghue, D. Treacy (0-1), D. Smith, J. Donoghue (0-2), B. O’Reilly, C. O’Sullivan (1-3, 2f), J. Weldon (0-1), P. Kelly, D. McLoughlin (0-5, 1f), S. Lenehan (1-1).
Subs used: D. Branigan (1-2) for P. Kelly, J. Kelly for Weldon.
