Moynalvey suffered their third defeat in as many outings in the A league when going down at the hands of hosts Kilmainhamwood on Sunday afternoon March 31st.
Kilmainhamwood 2-7 Moynalvey 0-6
With both sides winless in the competition before today, it was the hosts who were first to register on the score board with a converted free kick in the 3rd minute. Moynalvey got off the mark in the 7th minute when Anthony Brien split the posts before they added another point 2 minutes later when Mark O’Sullivan popped over a point from distance with the aid of the breeze. Robbie Quinlan made it 0-3 to 0-1 to the visitors following good set up play from David Durkan & Willie Byrne after 12 minutes. However the home side responded emphatically when gaoling within 60 seconds. Both sides were reduced to 14 men in the 19th minute following an altercation between Moynalvey full back Padraig Donoghue & a Kilmainhamwood corner forward. The sides were level once again in the 24th minute when John Donoghue converted a free after Durkan had been hauled to the ground. Moynalvey regained the lead following a sublime piece of individual talent from Mark O’Sullivan who claimed possession from the kick out, before beating his man and pointing from distance. However it was the home side that held the advantage at the interval after tagging on a further 2 points leaving the score reading 1-3 to 0-6 at the break.
Moynalvey through a combination of losing their shape and a lack of spark in the forward ended up seven point losers as the Cavan border side adapted to the loss of the man better, reeling off 1-4 without reply until O’Sullivan scored a consolation point for Moynalvey in the dying minutes.
Team & scorers: O. Regan, R. Kiernan, P. Donoghue, D. Kane, P. Conneely, D. Dixon, B. Byrne, J. Donoghue (0-1), P. Weldon, D. Durkan, M. O’Sullivan (0-3), A. Brien (0-1), W. Byrne, D. Smith, R. Quinlan (0-1). Subs used: C. Ennis, J. Weldon, G. Fagan, A. Donnelly.
