Moynalvey went down to a more superior Seneschalstown outfit in the quarter final of the U-21 ‘A’ football championship at a rearranged Dunganny venue on Sunday afternoon November 4th.
Moynalvey 1-7 Seneschalstown 2-12
Moynalvey having been regarded from the ‘B’ championship last year to the ‘A’ this year lost out to Seneschalstown by eight points at Dunganny on Sunday afternoon after the originally scheduled venue of Skryne was deemed unplayable.
It was the Beauparc/Kentstown men who troubled the score board first, pointing in the opening minute. A minute later parity was restored when Mark O’Sullivan sent over the first of his seven points of the afternoon. Seneschalstown took a three point advantage in the 3rd minute when finding the back of the Moynalvey net for the opening goal of the game; and furthered their advantage to four points in the 5th minute. Two minutes later O’Sullivan sent over his second point from play and converted a free in the 15th minute to leave the score board reading 1-2 to 0-3 a quarter way through the game. Moynalvey took the lead for the first and only time in the 17th minute when a super run forward by Padraic Harnan set up O’Sullivan on goal only to see his effort half blocked by the Seneschalstown goalkeeper, before James Kelly ensured a green flag was raised when palming home on the goal line. Moynalvey’s lead was short held as their opponents burst forward immediately and scored a goal of their own within sixty seconds. Seneschalstown hit a further 0-5 before the interval, with O’Sullivan pointing a close range free for Moynalvey in the 30th minute after Padraic Harnan was hauled down when scything through on goal, leaving the score line reading 2-7 to 1-4 in favour of Seneschalstown at half time.
Two minutes after the restart Moynalvey found themselves six points in arrears after Seneschalstown pointed from a free kick. O’Sullivan sent over his third free of the afternoon in the 35th minute, leaving the score line reading 2-8 to 1-5. A minute later Seneschalstown tagged on a further point to their tally. Another O’Sullivan free in the 43rd minute left six between the sides at the three quarter mark, 2-9 to 1-6. A heavy shower of rain mixed with strong wind midway through the half left playing conditions treacherous and scores remained increasingly difficult to come by. A trio of Seneschalstown points and a 5th pointed free from O’Sullivan in the 52nd minute concluded the afternoon’s scoring, leaving Seneschalstown eight point winners on a 2-12 to 1-7 score line.
Best for Moynalvey were Anthony Forde, Cathal McCabe, Eamonn Walsh, Darren Brennan, Mark O’Sullivan and the outstanding Padraic Harnan.
Moynalvey: C. O’Malley, A. Forde, J. Munnelly, C. McCabe, P. Harnan, S. Burke, S. Dunlevy, E. Walsh, D. Brennan, W. Harnan, F. McCabe, M. O’Sullivan (0-7, 5f), J. Kelly (1-0). Subs: C. Egan for Munnelly, C. Sheerin for F. McCabe, S. Deering for Burke.
