Moynalvey picked up their second win of the 2016 A League campaign when overcoming visitors Nobber on a 0-16 to 0-13 score line at sunny Kilmore Park on Sunday afternoon 20th March.
Moynalvey 0-16 Nobber 0-13
The return of county players Cillian O’Sullivan and Padraic Harnan provided a huge boost to the home side’s victory, with O’Sullivan chipping in with five points from play. All three two of Moynalvey’s total came from the Moynalvey full forward line of Cillian O’Sullivan, James O’Neill and Mark O’Sullivan, with the impressive O’Sullivan brothers combining for twelve of the home side’s total.
Nobber opened the scoring in the 4th minute before county player O’Sullivan sent over the first of his five points from play in the 8th minute to open the home side’s account. The sides would be tied five times in the opening 24 minutes, prior to Moynalvey opened up a slight advantage just before the break, taking a three point advantage into the break, 0-9 to 0-6. Moynalvey’s first half scorers were Cillian O’Sullivan (3), Mark O’Sullivan (3), James O’Neill (2) and Shane Lenehan.
The first two scores of the second half went Nobber’s way, leaving just a kick of the ball between the sides six minutes into the second period. The team’s traded points throughout the third quarter with just a point separating the sides on the 45th minute mark, 0-11 to 0-10, with Moynalvey’s scores coming Mark O’Sullivan & Dan Treacy.
Points from Cillian O ‘Sullivan and Mark O’Sullivan in the 47th and 48th minutes respectively opened up a three point lead for the home side for the 1st time since the break. Nobber responded with a pointed free, before a period of Moynalvey dominance was transferred to the score board with a trio of points from the O’Sullivan’s, two frees from Mark and point from Cillian, leaving five between the sides with two minutes left on the clock. Two Nobber frees in injury time left three points between the sides at the full time whistle.
Moynalvey: C. Egan, R. Lawless, C. McCabe, D. Brennan, B. Harnan, P. Harnan, D. Branigan, S. Donoghue, D. Smith, S. Lenehan (0-1), D. Treacy (0-1), F. McCabe, C. O’Sullivan (0-5), J. O’Neill (0-2), M. O’Sullivan (0-7, 3f).
Subs: S. Duggan for Branigan, C. Ennis for O’Neill, S. Deering for McCabe, D. McLoughlin for M. O’Sullivan.
