ACFL Division 2
Moneyglass 4-13 Glenavy 0-4
Moneyglass’ relentless start to the season continued last night at Marian Hill with a four goal salvo that saw them claim their latest scalp, St. Joseph’s Glenavy in an entertaining game despite the difficult conditions.
The home side got off to a perfect start when a Connlaodh McCann shot was deflected off a Glenavy defender and finished in the visitors net but the Chapel Hill side responded to this early setback and replied with points from David Nelson, Fergal Henry and Stephen Donne to draw level with 8 minutes gone.
Seanchann Duffin and Colm Duffin for St. Ergnat’s and Ciaran Looney and Fergal Henry for the visitors exchanged further points to leave the contest all square with 17 minutes gone but the game swung in favour of the home side when they were awarded a penalty in the 22nd minute. Up stepped Seanchann Duffin to beat Gareth Collins from the spot and Dermot McErlain added a point to move Moneyglass four ahead.
The closing stages of the first half belonged to the visitors however as they came storming back with points from Niall McCann, Ciaran Loney, Malachi Doherty and Fergal Henry in reply to one from Duffin for the home side to leave it all to play for in the second half with St. Ergnat’s 2-5 to 0-9 ahead.
Dermot McErlain extended the Moneyglass lead with a point on the restart and when Aidan McErlain got through for their third goal to put a bit of daylight between the sides it looked a long way back for the visitors even at this early juncture.
Seanchann Duffin, Dermot McErlain and Colm Duffin added further points by the 41st minute to mover St. Ergnat’s nine ahead as the visitors struggled to regain their opening half form. Fergal Duffin finally opened their account with points in the 44th and 47th minutes but Moneyglass replied with points from Conor O’Kane and Colm Duffin for the Marian Hill side.
To their credit Glenavy kept battling away and were rewarded when Stephen Doone and Fiontan O’Boyle added points but when Aidan McErlain replied with his second and his side’s fourth goal with four minutes remaining it was well and truly over.
The excellent Henry added a consolation point for St. Joseph’s but Moneyglass finished strongly with points from power house Colm Duffin and substitute Shane Madden for a convincing win and they now remain the only team in all three divisions on full points after five rounds of games.
Moneyglass: 1 Danny McErlain, 2 Luke O’Donnell, 3 Peter McCormick, 4 Callum McStocker, 5 Jack McCoy McCormick 6 Fearghal Duffin, 7 Sean Kelly, 8 Colum Duffin, 9 Niall Boyd, 10 Seanchann Duffin, 11 Dermot McErlain, 12 Miran Neeson, 13 Conor O’Kane, 14 Aidan McErlain, 15 Connlaodh McCann
Glenavy: 1 Gareth Collins, 2 Conor Doherty, 3 Eoin Henry, 4 Oliver Rankin, 5 Patrick Fox, 6 Patrick Gallagher, 7 Matthew Lawlor, 8 Ciaran Loney, 9 Stephen Doone, 10 Fiontan O’Boyle, 11 Malachi Doherty, 12 Ryan Phillips, 13 Niall McCann, 14 Fergal Henry, 15 David Nelson
Referee: Richard Leahy (St. Comgall’s)
