Antrim Senior Football Championship – Round 1
Glenravel 0-09 Moneyglass 1-09
Moneyglass emerged victorious in this first round senior championship game having suffered defeat twice earlier in the league, and in the relegation play-off, against the same opposition. The decisive score of the game came from the penalty spot when Moneyglass midfielder Dermot McErlaine found the net despite a valiant effort from Glenravel keeper Shaun O’Boyle to keep it out. That was what effectively separated the teams at the end of a sometimes tempestuous affair where strong wind and rain made free flowing football impossible.
Callum Higgins put two good scores on the board for Glenravel in the opening five minutes but then with the wind on their backs Moneyglass started to dictate affairs with four consecutive points from Aidan McErlaine, Connor Boyd and two from Colum Duffin. Eoin Hynds and Callum Higgins levelled the game at 0-04 each before two well taken frees, one for each side took us to half time all square on 0-05 each.
The third quarter was a very cagey affair with Glenravel really struggling to take advantage of the strong wind. Teams exchanged points through Rian Lennon and Colum Duffin and then the penalty award with fifteen minutes remaining. McErlaine stroked it home to give the visitors the lead by three points – the largest margin that had separated the teams all game. Glenravel responded really well with three great points from distance to get within a single point of their opponents but Moneyglass made great use of possession in added time and put over two excellent points from Tyler Cassidy to run out deserving winners 1-09 to 0-09.
A great start for Moneyglass and with neighbours Portglenone to come in the next round they face the strongest team in the group, but a win would secure a place in the knock out stages. Con Magees on the other hand are now firmly on the back foot and with Ahoghill and Portglenone to come the Glenravel men face and uphill struggle to stay in the competition.
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