ACFL Division 2
Ahoghill 4-24 St. Teresa’s 3-11
Both sides went into this division 2 league encounter at Cloney on 10 points but in the end it turned into a route for Naomh Muire as they totally out played a St. Teresa’s side missing a number of regulars.
Ahoghill led 2-19 to 2-5 at the halfway stage and even at this juncture St. Teresa’s looked a well beaten side but to their credit they kept battling to the final whistle.
Indeed it was the visitors who got off to the better start with goals from Conor Delaney and Liam Connolly in the opening quarter but Naomh Muire kept in touch with Patrick Graham, James O’Connell 0-3 and Dan O’Neill hitting points.
Immediately after Connolly’s goal for the Glen Road side, Ahoghill responded with a goal of their own through Colla McDonnell to hit the front and they would not again be headed as they began to play with pace and confidence.
Patrick Dougan, Ronan Graham, James O’Connell 0-4, Dan O’Neill brought their point count for the evening to 19 as the Cloney side scored at will and when Eoin Graham fired home their second goal on 30 minutes they were looking good.
Darren McCann did add to his opening point for St. Teresa’s and further points from Niall McCann and Conor Mallon left them trailing by 14 at the short whistle.
Zac Morgan got St. Teresa’s off the mark with a point in the opening minute of the second half and Niall McCann added two more as the visitors made a bright start but the Cloney side hit back with a vengeance and Dan O’Neill fired home their third goal of the evening in the 8th minute.
St. Teresa’s were still enjoying a fair bit of success at this stage with John Mallon adding two further points but just when they appeared to be getting up a head of steam, James O’Connell got in for Ahoghill’s fourth goal of the contest.
Colla McDonnell, Dan O’Neill and James O’Connell added to the host’s ever increasing points tally before Darren McCann finished to the net for St. Teresa’s third goal of the evening with 8 minutes of normal time remaining.
James O’Connell and Ronan Graham concluded the Naomh Muire scoring with Conor Mallon replying with a consolation point for St. Teresa’s.
This win keeps St. Mary’s in second place in the table and moves them onto 12 points, two ahead of Glenavy who have two games in hand and St Teresa’s who have one in hand but it is St. Enda’s who continue to set the pace following a resounding victory over Naomh Comhghall on Saturday night.
Ahoghill: 1 Rian Martin, 2 Shea Neeson, 3 Tom McGlone, 4 Seamus McKeever, 5 Fionnbar O’Neill, 6 Ronan Graham, 7 Eamonn Brady, 8 Patrick Graham, 9 Dan O’Neill, 10 Noah Friel, 11 Donal Graham, 12 Patrick Dougan, 13 James O’Connell, 14 Noel Crossey, 15 Colla McDonnell
19 Ben Friel
St. Teresa’s: 1 Mark Small, 2 Philip Glennon, 3 Paul Johnston, 4 Diarmuid McTaggart, 5 Conor Mallon, 6 Eoin Connolly, 7 Liam Connolly, 8 9 Darren McCann, 10 Conor Delaney, 11 Niall McCann, 12 Tony McGaharan, 14 Philip Maguire, 15 Zac Morgan, 16 Leo Morgan, 17 Gary McCann, 19 Tiarnan Heaney, 23 John Mallon