Junior Hurling Championship – Round 2

Gort na Móna 3-16 Lamh Dhearg 3-11

Gort na Móna made it two wins out of two in the Junior Hurling Championship when they produced a strong second half to beat Lamh Dhearg in Saturday’s round 2 game at the Bear Pit. The sides were level at the break on 1-07 apiece after a hard fought first half but the Turf Lodge men got the upper hand in the second period to win by five.

The evergreen Dessie McClean got the Gorts away to the perfect start with a goal in the first minute, and though Adam Murray pulled a point back for the Hannahstown men three in a row from Darren Boyd, Dessie McClean and Patrick McCaffrey gave them a bit of a cushion.

A goal by the Lamhs’ captain Paddy Mervyn got his side back into the contention and they held the upper had duing the last ten minutes of the opening half to draw level at half time on 1-07 apiece.

Gorts midfielder Niall Henry edged his team in front two minutes after the restart but Hannahstown hit back with a Conor McConville goal three minutes later. The Lamhs didn’t get long to enjoy their advantage though as back came Gort na Móna with a goal from corner forward Manus McMullan. It was score for score for the next ten minutes until Gorts midfielder Patrick McCaffrey delivered a telling blow with his team’s third goal. That put the Turf Lodge men in charge and two more Thomas McCaffrey points and one from Dessie McClean stretched the gap to eight, and though Sean Paul Gibson came back with late goal for Lamh Dhearg it was a case of too little, too late and the Gorts go into their final group game in weeks’ time with confidence.

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