ACFL Division 2
Davitt’s 0-11 Rasharkin 1-8
Photographs: Mark Hasson
A Conor Hasson goal, four minutes into injury time secured a draw for a battling Rasharkin against high flying Davitt’s at Davitt’s Park on Sunday. The sides were level at 0-5 to 0-5 at half time but Sean McKenna’s side looked to have secured the points when they led by three with time almost up.
The Dreen men had battled all the way to stay in contention however but their efforts looked to have been in vain when Hasson got on the end of one last attack and finished to the net.
It was the home side who made the better start as Caomhin Slane fired over a couple of early points before Seamus Ellis opened the visitors account with a point in the 11th minute. Padraig McPartland edged the home side two in front once more but St. Mary’s came back strongly to hit the next three points of the game through Shane Hasson and two from Eammon McNeill to take the lead with 22 minutes gone.
Aaron Slane came up field from goals to fire over the equaliser in the 25th minute but Rasharkin were playing some excellent football and Ryan Lynch edged them in front once more as the game edged into first half injury time.
Davitt’s certainly knew they were in a game but they finished the half strongly and Gerard Slane sent over an injury time free to leave the contest all square at the short whistle and all still to play for in the second half.
There had been nothing to separate the protagonists during a keenly contested opening half and the game remained evenly balanced during the third quarter with Jack Scally edging Davitt’s ahead with a point in the third minute and Eammon McNeill responding with a point for the South West side to tie thew contest yet again.
It would be another nine minutes before Davitt’s would add to their second half account as Tony McGrattan edged them into the lead again and then Padraig McParland added another to put them two in front with 17 minutes of the second half gone.
Rasharkin found a reply almost immediately as the excellent Shane Hasson fired over before Aaron Slane stepped out from his goalkeeping berth to restore his side’s two point advantage as both sides battled to gain supremacy.
Ryan Lynch pointed a free in the 23d minute to keep the visitors in touch but Davitt’s efforts seemed to have finally paid off when Padraig McParland pointed a in the 25th minute and added another as the game moved into time added on to put the city side three in front.
It looked over at this stage but the battling qualities that have been a feature of St. Mary’s this season saw them grab an injury time goal from Conor Hasson to give them a valuable point.
Rasharkin: 1 – Tiernan O’Boyle 2 – Daniel Doherty 3 – Emmet McFerran 4 – Pearse Kelly
5 – Colm Kennedy 6 – Seamus Ellis 7 – Conor Higgins 8 – Ruairi OBoyle 9 – Thomas McMullan 10 – Thomas Doherty 11 – Shane Hasson 12 – Conor Hasson 13 – Eammon McNeill 14 – Conor McKeever 15 – Ryan Lynch
Referee: Paul Burns (Naomh Comhghall)
