Graham Tarmac Junior Football Championship – Round 3

Ardoyne 3-12 St Malachy’s 0-09

A great display of point taking by Ardoyne set them up for a twelve point win over St Malachy’s in Friday evening’s JFC game at the Cricky. The Kickhams did the damage in the first half when they scored four 2pointers as well as two excellent goals from Cathal O’Neill to go in at the break with an eleven point lead. The men from the Markets faced a daunting task when they came out for the start of the second half, and it was made even more daunting when Aidan McNeill fired in Ardoyne’s second goal two minutes after the restart. St Malachy’s did get a lot more possession after that and with Ciaran Vernon in great form at midfield and John Paul Lagan doing well on the 40 they hit five of the last seven scores of the game, but the goal they really needed eluded them.

A point from Cormac Mullan in the fourth minute was followed by a 2pointer from the same player a minute later and it was eleven minute before Lagan got St Malachy’s opening score. Cathal O’Neill got the first of his two goals soon afterwards when he finished a great move that was started by a long kick-out by goalkeeper Tiernan Hughes.

Ardoyne were in control and a point from Gary McKernan was followed by a 2pointer by Corrigan and a second goal by Cathal O’Neill to give them an eleven point lead at the interval.

If the men from the Markets were to get back into the game then they needed to start the second half strongly, but it was Ardoyne who were quick out of the blocks but it was Ardoyne who got it, and when Aidan McNeill found the net there was fifteen between the sides. St Malachy’s kept on plugging away and they hit five of the next seven scores with Lagan and Vernon both hitting two apiece. However there was no way back.

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