Moynalvey came away with a well-deserved two points from Skryne in this Div. 2 B League game played on Tuesday evening 22nd May.

Moynalvey 1-14
Skryne 1-9

For the first time in four attempts at visiting the Tara venue since the turn of the year Moynalvey left satisfied, in the process picking up their second B league win of the campaign, having lost an A league game to the home side and two senior championship games there this year.

"Moynalvey led from start to finish, holding a seven point half time lead, with five between the sides at the full time whistle". 

Moynalvey posted the first three scores, two points from James O'Neill, one either side of a Paul Brennan goal which came in the 5th minute. Brennan's goal came after a point attempt from out the field bounced off the top of the cross bar and Brennan was on hand to fist the rebound home from close range.

Kevin O'Riordan opened the home side's account in the 9th minute, with Moynalvey's Eric Ryan responding a minute later. Two Kevin Fox points, one from a free and the other play, left the goal between the sides after 12 minutes, 1-3 to 0-3.

Three Moynalvey points in  arrow, the first from Dan Treacy, the second an excellent individual effort from Sean Duggan after winning the ball in the corner and rounding his man to fist over and the third from Brian Conneely, left the score 1-6 to 0-3 after 19 minutes.

Two Skryne points either side of an Eric Ryan point left it double scores 1-7 to 0-5 after 22 minutes. James O'Neill and Sean Duggan added points for Moynalvey before the half time whistle, leaving the score board reading 1-9 to 0-5 at the break.

Within seven minutes of the restart the home side had cut Moynalvey's lead, with an Alan Carty free and a goal from Kevin O'Riordan. Moynalvey points from Sean Duggan and Paul Brennnan left it 1-11 to 1-6.

Moynalvey could and should have raised another green flag four minutes into the half when Sean Duggan bore down on the right hand side of the goal only to see his shot skew across the left hand side of the posts when it looked easier to hit the target.  

Mid-way through the half two of the Brennan brothers were involved in goal opportunities, firstly Matt had a goal attempt directed straight at Skryne goal keeper Felim O'Rourke and then at the other end Moynalvey goal keeper David Brennan pulled off a brilliant save to thwart Skryne.

Kevin O'Riordan and Alan Carty pointed for Skryne, with Shaun Deering, James O'Neill and Scott Tuite who as a defender was on target for the fourth game in a row rounded off the game's scoring, to give a somewhat makeshift Moynalvey side a much deserved five point win, 1-14 to 1-9.

Moynalvey were struggling to get fifteen together for this fixture, but with a blend of youth and experience they churned out a huge win, with some lads making their seasonal debuts, while others came out of retirement.  

Seasoned campaigners such as James O'Neill and Robbie Kiernan rolled back the years, with Kiernan in particular turning in a man of the match display in his accustomed no. 2 jersey. Others such as Andrew Jackson, the ever present Paul Brennan getting his first full game under his belt who joint top scored with 1-1 and Eric Ryan making his first appearance who unfortunately suffered a serious collarbone injury with minutes remaining all contributed hugely to a great win. A huge team performance saw eight different scorers, with all bar one of the fifteen scores coming from play.

Next up for Moynalvey's second team is at home to table toppers Seneschalstown next Monday evening 28th.

Moynalvey GFC wish Eric Ryan the best of luck in his recovery from his fractured collarbone.

Moynalvey: David Brennan, Robbie Kiernan, Conor Egan, Shaun Deering (0-1), Darragh Branigan, Anthony Brien, Scott Tuite (0-1), Brian Conneely (0-1), Matt Brennan, Andrew Jackson, Dan Treacy (0-1), Eric Ryan (0-2), James O'Neilll (0-4, 1f), Sean Duggan 0-3), Paul Brennan (1-1). Subs: David Kane for Scott Tuite, Scott Tuite for Andrew Jackson, Johnny Carey for Eric Ryan.  

Skryne Report    

Moynalvey too strong for Skryne

Skryne 1-09 Moynalvey 1-14

Moynalvey set off at a frantic pace in yesterday evening's B League Division 2 match in Skryne and lead by 1-02 to 0-00 with only 5 minutes on the clock. The goal was rather fortuitous as goalkeeper Felim O'Rourke was blinded by the glare of the strong evening sun when he went to claim a high ball that had been launched into the Skryne goalmouth. He managed to palm the ball away from the goal, but a Moynalvey attacker was quickest to respond and he bundled the ball into the net. Kevin O'Riordan,  Jason Fox(0-3) and Niall Lenehan were all on target for Skryne in the first half, but Moynalvey found it easier to get scores and clocked up a tally of  1-10 to Skryne's 0-05 as the half-time whistle sounded.

Two early second half points from Allan Carty and a brilliant goal from Kevin O'Riordan who got on the end of a good team move to fire past the Moynalvey keeper saw the gap narrowed to only two points. It looked like 'game on', but Moynalvey responded with two quick points to stave off any ideas of a Skryne comeback. Two further points from Carty and O'Riordan again saw the gap narrowed to two again, but Moynalvey seemed to be able to keep Skryne at arms length all evening and although Skryne threatened in the latter stages of the game as they pressed harder in search of scores, it was Moynalvey who found the scores and finished the scoring with three points in last ten minutes while Skryne struggled to find the goal that would have given them a chance to overhaul the visitors. Final score: Skryne 1-09, Moynalvey 1-14.

Skryne - Felim O'Rourke. Peter Swan, Andrew Moore, Eddie Dunne. Niall Lenehan(0-01), David Carroll, Paul Bannon. Ciarán O'Rourke, Keith Donoghue; Seán Cassidy, Jason Fox (0-3, 1f), Jason Reddy. Bryan Clarke, Allan Carty (0-03, 1f), Kevin O'Riordan(1-02). Subs used - John Quinn, Oisín Coyle.

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