Moynalvey overcame visitors Dunderry by five points in the JMB Sportsfield Services B League Division 2 on a 3-10 to 1-11 score line on Wednesday evening June 27th.
Moynalvey 3-10 Dunderry 1-11
In a re-run of last year’s Division 3 reserve league final it was last year’s Division 3 runners up Moynalvey who came out on top in this year’s Division 2 clash between the sides. Dunderry were first to score with a pointed free in the opening minute but a Ray Ryan point for Moynalvey levelled the sides after 8 minutes of play. The Moynalvey combination of Donal Smith and Brian Conneely’s domination of the midfield sector in the opening quarter ensured a plentiful supply of ball was received into the forward division resulting in Moynalvey posting 1-3 without reply. The goal came when full forward Ciaran Collins won possession in the 10th minute and laid the ball neatly into the hands of the onrushing Robbie Quinlan who smashed to the back of the net, which was quickly followed up by points from Collins, Ryan (free) and William Harnan. Dunderry’s second point arrived midway through the half leaving it 1-4 to 0-2 in favour of the home side. A second scoring spurt from Moynalvey resulted in a trio of points, two from Ryan and one from James Weldon giving them a handsome seven point lead after 25 minutes of play. However in the remaining 5 minutes Dunderry posted 1-1, with a James Weldon point for Moynalvey leaving them 1-8 to 1-4 to the good at the interval.
As they had done in the opening period it was Dunderry who struck for the first score in the second minute. A sweeping move from defence to attack involving Darragh Brannigan and Willie Harnan yielded Moynalvey’s second goal in the 37th minute when James Weldon buried. Weldon’s good scoring form continued as he raised his second green flag of the evening in the 47th minute and split the uprights again sixty seconds later. Moynalvey’s scoring was completed in the 49th minute when midfielder Brian Conneely sent over the black spot giving them a 3-10 to 1-8 advantage. Despite some persistent Dunderry pressure in the last 10 minutes the Moynalvey rearguard stood firm and held their opponents to 0-3 in the time remaining to run out well deserved five point winners.
Moynalvey: C. Ennis, D. Durkan, D. Kane, D. Brannigan, L. Duffy, A. Brien, C. McCabe, B. Conneely (0-1), D. Smith, J. Weldon (2-3), W. Harnan (0-1), R. Quinlan (1-0), R. Ryan (0-4), C. Collins (0-1), A. Donnelly. Subs: B. Dixon for Durkan, F. McCabe for R. Ryan, D. Durkan for Donnelly.
