Moynalvey overcame a stern effort from a well drilled Drumbaragh outfit in this Division 3 A League contest played in Moynalvey on Tuesday evening, June 30th.
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Moynalvey 1-13 Drumbaragh 1-12
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Moynalvey continued their rich vein of form in their push for promotion, when overcoming a tough test from Drumbaragh with a one point win. The home side were quickest out of the blocks with a David Durkan point in the second minute, only for the visitors to find the net two minutes later. However Moynalvey were quick to respond when within 90 seconds when full forward Cathal Sheridan found the net from close range. The sides then traded points with Moynalvey’s effort coming from the hard working Daniel Treacy, before Moynalvey & Sheridan had their second goal chance which was blazed narrowly wide of the post. In the 17th minute Sheridan fielded a high ball in from from Treacy to set up Brendan Dixon and furthered their advantage two minutes later when Ciaran Ennis split the posts. Over the remainder of the half, Moynalvey had to contend with losing their goalie Ollie Regan through injury forcing another veteran Cathal Sheridan to take his place in goals & the introduction of substitute Mark O’Sullivan to the forward line. However this switch had little bearing, as Moynalvey added points from David Donoghue, Brian Gilsenan & a second from the impressive Treacy to leave them two points to the good at half time on a score line of 1-7 to 1-5.
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The opening two minutes of the second half saw the teams trade points once again, with Moynalvey’s point coming from the boot of Brian Gilsenan. Drumbaragh hauled the score back to level pegging at 1-8 apiece in the 37th minute, and things remained tied up until the 58th minute, when experienced free taker Sheridan came out of goals & had the composure to send over an inspirational 45 putting Moynalvey a point ahead on a score of 1-12 to 1-11. The tie seemed destined for parity, when within sixty seconds Drumbaragh broke up the field & levelled matters up. However in the 60th minute, substitutes William Harnan & Ciaran Collins combined to set up fellow sub Mark O’ Sullivan who burst through at pace to fist over the winning score.
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Team & scorers: O. Regan, D. Kane, P. Donoghue, W. Mahady, B. Dixon(0-1), D. Dixon, S. Reilly, S. Donoghue, G. Fagan, D. Durkan(0-1), D. Donoghue(0-2), D. Treacy(0-3), C. Ennis(0-1), C. Sheridan(1-1), B. Gilsenan(0-3).
Subs used: M. O’Sullivan(0-1) for Regan, W. Harnan for Ennis, C. Collins for Durkan
