Graham Tarmac Junior Football Championship

Round 2 at St Paul’s

Eire Og 5-14 Wolfe Tones 1-05

Eire Og booked their place in the knock-our stages of the Junior Football Championship when they beat Wolfe Tones in Saturday’s Round 2 game at Pairc Pól, Shaws Road.

After playing with the breeze in the first half Eire Og were ten point to the good at half time, but Wolfe Tones had fared OK in that first half, scoring three points. There were those who felt the Greencastle men could still make a game of it in the second period, but Eire Og were having none of it and two goals inside the first minute of the second half all but sealed the win.

Points from Mark Graham and Stephen Erskine were followed by a Kevin Clarke goal and Eire Og were up and running. Peter McDermot opened the Wolfe Tones account with a well taken point on eight minutes but Eire Og kept the pressure on and five in a row from Kevin Clarke, Conor Erskine and Conall Smyth (3) helped Eire Og push on to a 1-10 to 0-3 lead at half time.

If the Tones were to get back into the game then they needed a good start to the second half, but it was Eire Og who sprung from the traps and after two goals inside a minute from Erskine and Ronan Donnelly it became clear there would be no way back for the Greencastle side. They did pull a goal back late in the half but Eire Og were out of sight by this time as they move to the top of Group 2. There are still two games remaining in the group stages but if Eirie Og can maintain this form they must be fancied to clinck a semi-final spot.

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