ACFL Division One 

Rossa 0-13-2-12 Dunloy 

Kevin Herron reports from Pairc Rossa 

A quickfire double within less than 60-seconds in the first half helped Dunloy to a 2-12-0-13 win over Rossa at the Shaws Road on Sunday afternoon. 

Despite playing against a strong wind in the opening half the visitors went in with the lead at the break after Donnach Laverty shot home and less than a minute later a thumping Eoin O’Neill strike had their side in the driving seat, and they wouldn’t relinquish it for the remainder of the contest. 

It was Rossa who began brightly shooting into the Shaws Road end with Michael McEnhill kicking a two-pointed score inside of the first minute. 

Sean McEnhill steered a high shot over the bar to extend the lead, with Conal Cunning replying for Dunloy. 

Rossa stretched clear as Colm Fleming kicked two two-pointed frees, in between times Nigel Elliott popped over an angled point and he double his account following a one-two with Aaron Crawford. 

Elliott cut the gap further before he contributed to the games opening goal in the 26th minute. 

The full-forward kicked the ball high in the air and Rossa keeper Ruairi McDonagh got caught underneath the break, the ball was palmed into the path of Donnach Laverty and his shot almost trickled to the bottom corner to level the game at 0-7-1-4. 

Dunloy moved ahead for the first time when Ruairi McDonagh’s kick out was seized, Conal Cunning carried the ball forward and laid it off to Eoin O’Neill who tried his luck with a thumping shot that McDonagh had no chance of stopping. 

In response, Colm Fleming kicked his third free of the half- this time a one-pointed effort, though it closed the gap at the interval as Dunloy were 2-4-0-8 to the good. 

The visitors were first off the mark after the break when Padraig McGilligan gathered a pass that was launched in his direction and he shot over the bar. 

At the other end Eoghan McMenamin replied following a neat move involving Corey Walsh and Dominic McEnhill. 

Dunloy surged clear after Eoghan McGrath landed a two-pointed score from play and then Ryan McGarry picked out Oisin McCamphill to register his first of the afternoon and make it 2-8-0-9. 

Quickfire Dominic McEnhill points kept his side in touch, though they were unable to cut the deficit further in the final ten minutes. 

The sides traded scores, both coming from close range frees converted by Conal Cunning and Dominic McEnhill. 

Talisman Nigel Elliott fisted over a further two points as the game ticked into time added on. The sides closed the contest out with frees converted by Colm Fleming and Cunning respectively as Dunloy ran out 2-12-0-13 winners at the conclusion. 

ROSSA: R McDonagh, S McDonald, M McKernan, F McDonald, D Morgan, C Fleming (0-6f, 2×0-2ptf, 0-2f), C McDonald, S McEnhill (0-1), E McMenamin (0-1), M McEnhill (0-2, 1×0-2pt), D McEnhill (0-3, 0-1f), D Rogan, C Walsh, D Murphy, R Murray. SUBS: D Friel for R Murray (40). 

DUNLOY: C McMahon, C McCloskey, A Crawford, M Traynor, C Kinsella, R McGarry, J Scally, P McGilligan (0-1), C Cunning (0-3, 0-2f), E O’Neill (1-0), J Martin, O McCamphill (0-1), D Laverty (1-0), N Elliott (0-5), E McGrath (0-2, 1×0-2pt). SUBS: R Cunning for M Traynor (40), E McKendry for D Laverty (60). 

REFEREE: Colly Thompson (ST JOHNS)

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