SHC: Double-digit win for the 'Mill
July 16, 2016
Clann Na nGael's Sean reilly closes in on Niall Weir Boardsmill during the Meath SHC game in Lomans Park Trim
Boardsmill bagged their first points in the Ted Murtagh SHC Group B with an easy round two win over Clann na nGael at Trim on Saturday evening.
Boardsmill .............. 2-11
Clann na nGael ........... 0-7
Boardsmill laid the foundations in 19 first-half minutes when outscoring their promoted opponents by 2-5 to 0-2. Thereafter the only doubt was the margin of victory.
Boardsmill led by 2-6 to 0-3 at the break. The second-half produced just nine scores with the team in royal blue jerseys outscoring Clann na nGael by 0-5 to 0-4.
The winners finished with six scorers and 2-8 from play.
Despite conceding the first score of the fixture - the first of six pointed Eamonn O Donnchu frees - Boardsmill bossed the opening half.
Their 2-6 to 0-3 interval advantage tells part of the story. The wearers of royal blue jerseys also posted ten first-half wides when playing towards the town goal.
Last years IHC winners registered four wides and no scores from play during that time. Overall Boardsmill had 13 wides, three more than Clann na nGael.
Niall McLoughlin countered O Donnchu's opening score. Boardsmill hit the front for the first time in the ninth minute. Jimmy Pratt netted from close range after Donal Flattery's effort was blocked.
A magnificent Niall Weir effort - with assistance from Tom Eivers - left it 1-2 to 0-2 just after the midpoint of the opening half.
Despite an increasing wide count, Boardsmill upped their lead during the second quarter. Ray Hatton's 17th minute goal left it 2-2 to 0-2.
Boardsmill outscored Clann na nGael by 0-4 to 0-1 over the remainder of the opening half, going 10 points clear following Niall Weir's 29th minute effort from play.
A third O Donnchu pointed from trimmed the Athboy-Rathcairn side's deficit just before the break.
Clann na nGael's top scorer posted the first score of the second-half. Boardsmill 'keeper Vinny Guy did his bit to prevent the team in green and gold from registering a goal.
By the end Boardsmill had six different scorers from play, including wing-back Cian Royston's long range point one of the highlight's of a low-key second-half.
Eight points was a close as Clann na nGael got to Boardsmill. The gap was up to 11 points before Sean Reilly posted his side's sole score from play as the clock ticked into the 60th minute.
Boardsmill - Vinny Guy; Bernard McLoughlin, Liam O'Brien, Stephen Gibbons; Cian Royston (0-1), David Farrell, John Mitchell; Niall McLoughlin (0-1), Keith Hamilton; Niall Weir (0-5, 3fs), Ray Hatton (1-2), Tom Eivers; Donal Flattery, Jimmy Pratt (1-1), Stephen Gibbons jnr (0-1). Subs - Thomas Leonard for Eivers (45), John Flood for Pratt (60).
Clann na nGael - Darren Heaney; Jack Doherty, Andrew McCormack, Caoimhin Griffin; Matthew Mullen, John O'Sullivan, Luke Swaine; Paddy Geraghty, Eddie Doherty; Gary Cole, Shane Leavy, Eanna O Donnchu (0-6 fs); Sean Reilly (0-1), Ciaran Fitzsimons, Aaron Ryan. Subs - Gary Mangan for Mullen (ht), Christopher Fitzsimons for Leavy (49), Paddy Tiernan for O'Sullivan (49).
Referee - Fergus Smith (Kilcock)
