Moynalvey’s poor league form continued when losing out to Walterstown on a 1-17 to 2-10 score line in round 7 of the Div. 2 A League played at Moynalvey on Thursday evening 28th May.
Moynalvey 2-10 Walterstown 1-17
Moynalvey’s league form remains in sharp contrast to their championship form, with their fifth defeat from seven outings of the 2015 A League campaign coming at the hands of table toppers Walterstown at Kilmore Park last night. The Blacks second half scoring spree turned around a five point half time deficit to lead by seven after 20 minutes of the second half. A late Moynalvey penalty put a small bit of gloss on the score line for the home side following a poor second half showing.
David McLoughlin opened the scoring for the hosts in the 5th minute, while Walterstown full forward Alban Crosbie levelled matters when sending over the visitor’s first score of the evening in the 7th minute. Two Shane Lenehan points and a James Weldon point in reply to a brace of Walterstown points had the side’s level for a second time after 22 minutes of play, 0-4 apiece. Moynalvey took the lead for a second time when David McLoughlin converted a free in the 23rd minute after he was fouled and William Harnan doubled Moynalvey’s advantage two minute later when firing high above the posts following good work by Stephen Donoghue. James O’Neill put three between the sides when his point attempt found its way between the posts off the upright in the 27th minute, however two Walterstown points had the minimum back between the sides after 29 minutes. Some additional injury time following a 1st half head injury to Shane Lenehan saw Moynalvey put some daylight between the sides at the half time whistle. Lenehan pointed in the 30th minute and William Harnan fired low by the Walterstown ‘keeper for the game’s first goal in the 32nd minute after his initial effort had been saved, leaving the half time score 1-8 to 0-6 in favour of the homeside.
Four points also remained between the sides at the full time whistle, this time in favour of Walterstown as they turned their five point half time deficit into an eight point lead with just a minute of normal time remaining, restricting Moynalvey to just a solitary second half point up to this point, that coming from David McLoughlin. A late 1-1 from McLoughlin with the goal coming from the penalty spot was mere consolation for the home side following a poor second half showing, leaving the Div. 2 table toppers Walterstown winners on a 1-17 to 2-10 score line; however the Blacks margin of victory was a lot more comfortable than the end score line suggests.
Moynalvey: Ray Ryan, Robbie Kiernan, Darren Brennan, Darragh Branigan, Eamonn Walsh, Anthony Forde, David Reilly, Donal Smith, Stephen Donoghue, James Weldon (0-1), William Harnan (1-1), David Donoghue, David McLoughlin (1-4, pen, 2f), Shane Lenehan (0-3), James O’Neill (0-1).
Subs used: Fearghal McCabe for O’Neill, James Kelly for D. Donoghue, Ciaran Ennis for Lenehan, Anthony Brien for Kiernan, Sean Duggan for Reilly.
