JFC Group 2
Eire Og 0-14 St. Malachy’s 3-5
An injury time goal from the penalty spot from Ciaran Vernon earned St. Malachy’s the draw they needed to qualify in second place in Group 2 of the Junior Football Championship and denied Eire Og the win their second half performance probably deserved.
It was the men from the Markets who enjoyed the better of the opening half and a goal from Anton McGreevery sent them on their way to a three point half time lead.
After the break Eire Og sprung to life and hit eight of the first nine points as they took control, the St. Malachy’s-cause not helped when they had two players Black carded midway through the half.
A Stephen Carson goal with five minutes remaining handed St. Malachy’s a lifeline but it seemed to have been all in vain when the Og’s led by three going into injury time when Vernon struck for that late equaliser.
It was Eire Og who were first off the mark when Kevin Clarke pointed them ahead in the 5th minute but St. Malachy’s hit the front with a goal from Anton McGreevey and would go on to lead by three at the break.
Ciaran Vernon from play and from a Mark and Shea Lynch were the men on taget for St. Malachy’s while Kevin Clarke and Conor McKenna were the Eire Of marksmen.
After the break the Doire Achaidh sie took control with Kevin Clarke 0-3 and Peter james Toal sharing six unanswered points by the 10th minute and St. Malachy’s only reply at this point coming from a well struck free off the ground from Cristoir Devlin
Two more from Clarke and corner back, Jarlath Devlin looked to have put it beyond reach before Carson replied with that goal in the 25th minute, only St. Malachy’s second score of the half.
Kevin Clarke and Per James Toal added late points and Eire Og looked on their way to victory before the late drama that saw man of the match, Vernon grab the equaliser from the spot with virtually the last kick of the game.
St. Malachy’s: 1 Thomas Rice, 2 Dylan Dobbin, 3 Eoin McIntosh, 4 Cathal Jordan, 5 John Paul Lagan, 6 Caoimhin Corr, 7 Mark Connolly, 8 Pearse Hanna, 9 Anthony Dobbin, 10 Reece Lagan, 11 Anton McGreevey, 12 Criostoir Devlin, 17 Shea Lynch, 14 Jack McGivern, 15 Stephen Carson, 25 Ciaran Vernon
Eire Og: 1 Mark Hamill, 2 Niall Doherty, 3 Shane McEvoy, 4 Jarlath Devlin, 5 Ryan Clarke, 6 Conor McKenna, 7 Stephen Erskine, 8 Conall Smyth, 9 Peter James Toal, 10 Christopher Carberry, 11 Kevin Clarke, 12 Gavin Donnelly, 13 Ronan Donnelly, 14 Caomhan Dykan, 15 Daniel Campbell
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