IFC Group 1
Rasharkin 0-5 Moneyglass 1-15
St. Ergnat’s Moneyglass secured their place at the top of Group 1 of the OB Construction IFC and a place in the semi-final following this comprehensive victory over St. Mary’s Rasharkin in wintry conditions at Dreen on Sunday.
The visitors had this one fairly well sewn up when they led 1-9 to 0-0 at the halfway stage as they took full advantage of the elements and while St. Mary’s showed improvement after the break it only served to put a better reflection on the final score-line.
It was Moneyglass who took the game to their South West neighbours right from the first whistle with Connor O’Kane raising the first white flag in the 3d minute and Roan Campbell adding another before Fearghal Duffin found the net with five minutes on the clock.
Rasharkin were fighting a rear guard action in an attempt to contain a rampant Moneyglass attack but the visitors continued to push forward in numbers as their slick movement continued to create openings.
Tyler Cassidy, Aidan McErlain and Cassidy again moved the visitors 8 ahead by the 9th minute before Connor O’Kane kicked his second of the afternoon as the one way traffic towards the Rasharkin goal continued.
By half time it looked as good as over bar the shouting as McErlain, Fearghal Duffin and Kevin McCann brought the visitors total to 1-9 with St. Mary’s still to raise a flag.
Any possibility of a St. Mary’s comeback were soon dashed as the visitors hit the first four scores of the second half to put them out of sight with Conleth McCann 0-2, Kevin McCann and Tyler Cassidy the men on target.
To their credit Rasharkin were still fighting hard to get their own game going and their best player, Eamonn McNeill finally got them on the scoreboard with a point in the 16th minute.
The same player would add a couple of fine 2 pointers in the closing stages of the game to give the scoreboard a better look but points from Conor Boyd and Niall Boyd ensured there would be no way back for the home side.
By my calculations Moneyglass will now meet St. Teresa’s in the semi-final while Sarsfields and Glenavy will contest the other semi-final while Rasharkin’s season is over but the Dreen side will regroup and come back strongly in 2026.
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