A combination of experience and youth saw Moynalvey overpower St. Vincent’s in opening round of the Junior ‘D’ Football Championship by 11 points at Skryne on Sunday afternoon April 22nd.
Moynalvey 2-11 St. Vincents 0-6
A third string from Moynalvey entered for the first time in over 20 years saw them overcome a St. Vincents outfit on a handsome 2-11 to 0-6 score line at Skryne on Sunday afternoon. Little separated the teams during the opening 10 minutes as the sides were level 0-2 apiece after 16 minutes of play with Moynalvey’s opening scores coming courtesy of minor Fearghal McCabe and veteran PJ Walsh. A close range goal attempt from Walsh was smartly turned over the cross bar in the 13th minute, before a seemingly point attempt by midfielder Ger Fagan somehow looped over the Vincentskeeper into the corner of the net giving Moynalvey a four point lead midway into the opening half. Two minutes later an Eoin Maher free kick furthered Moynalvey’s advantage to five points after PJ Walsh had been fouled. The Ardcath side registered a point of their own before clear daylight was put between the sides when Mark Munnelly finished to the net from close range after good work from Eoin Maher along the end line. Further scores from McCabe, Munnelly, Walsh and Brian Gilsenan left Moynalvey with a commanding 2-8 t0 0-3 half time lead.
Moynalvey opened the second half in a similarly determined fashion with PJ Walsh registering his 4th point of the evening in the 32nd minute. A Vincents free was quickly countered by another Walsh effort, before another brace of St. Vincents points from placed balls brought the difference to 10 points before the final score of the game was pointed from Moynalvey centre forward Brian Gilsenan in the 29th minute.
Moynalvey: Z. Donoghue, S. Carroll, V. Walsh, A. Donnelly, S. Courtney, D. Dixon, D. Brannigan, P. Corcoran, G. Fagan (1-0), S. Cummins, B. Gilsenan (0-2), F. McCabe (0-2), PJ Walsh (0-5), M. Munnelly (1-1), E. Maher (0-1). C. Sheerin for Cummins, S. Dunlevy for Courtney, P. Kelly for McCabe, S. Weston for Brannigan, G. McHale for PJ. Walsh.
