A strong first half display laid the foundation for a Moynalvey victory over St Michaels in this B league fixture played in Moynalvey on Tuesday evening, June 12th.
Moynalvey 2 – 14 St Michaels 2 – 10
Moynalvey dominated all over the field in the first half and with James Weldon in exceptional scoring form, they led by 2 – 7 to 0 – 2 at the break with the goals coming from Weldon and Shane Collins.
Moynalvey made 4 substitutions at the break and took a while to settle in the second half with St Michaels coming more into the game. However, Simon Courtney with 3 excellent points from play, as well as pointed efforts from Shane Collins, Ger McHale, Denis Hoban and Mick Quinn meant Moynalvey always kept ahead despite a St Michaels goal early in the half.
St Michaels scored a second goal with the last kick of the game to leave 4 points in it at the finish.
Best for a Moynalvey team who scored 2 – 13 from play were David Kane, Sean Weston, James Weldon, Shane Collins, Ray Ryan and Simon Courtney.
Team & scorers – C Dunne, D Kane, Z Donoghue, R Donovan, S Weston, A Brien, D Durkan, B Conneely, P Corcoran, J Weldon (1 – 6), S Collins (1 – 2), R Ryan, G McHale (0 – 1), M Knightly, C Collins. Subs – M Quinn (0 – 1) for C Collins, D O’Shea for B Conneely, S Courtney (0 – 3) for J Weldon, D Hoban (0 – 1) for D Durkan, R Kiernan for R Donovan.
