Dunderry 3-13 Kiltale 0-9
Dunderry maintained their 100% record with an emphatic victory over Kiltale on Sunday morning played in heavy but dry conditions.
The visitors opened the scoring with a point in the 2nd minute but Stephen Coogan replied with a fine point in the 4th min. Jordan Martin was having a superb game moping up anything that got passed the midfield and setting up numerous attacks. Jamie Leavy put the home side ahead in the 8th min from a free, the midfield paring of Conor and Liam Dempsey provided plenty of amunition to a dangerous forward line led by Dylan Keenan, Luke Martyn and Leavy. Leavy and Martyn added 3 more points to lead 0-5 to 0-2 after 23 minutes but Kiltale rallied with 4 unanswered points to leave the half time score 0-6 to 0-7 to Kiltale.
Dunderry came out with all guns blazing in the second half. Conor Dempsey opened with a fine point in the 32nd minute and this was followed by scores from Martyn, Keenan and 2 frees from Leavy to open a 4 point lead.
In the 43rd and 45th minutes Martyn found the net after good work from Coogan, Liam Dempsey and Chris Fitzgerald. Sub Peter Casey got in on the act with a goal after the sliotar broke free in the 50th minute. Keeper Mickey Dowdall's long puck outs were proving effective and one set up up another score 2 more points left the final score 3-13 to 0-9.
Next up for Dunderry is Donaghmore Ashbourne.
Kiltale 0-08 Dunderry 3-11
Kiltale second string had a very tough battle against Dunderry on Easter Sunday. Kiltale were assisted by the help of a strong breeze in the opening half and this seen them go in to half-time leading by 1 point.
Kiltale were unable to keep their first half momentum going with several of the Kiltale players playing their second game in 18 hours. Dunderry kept the Kiltale defence under pressure for the entire second half and they were very clinical with their goal opportunities.
Kiltale done their best to regain control in the contest. Peter Durnin accounted for all bar one of the Kiltale scores and he looked threatening any time he gained possession. Jack Bannon looked promising throughout the game and he rounded his man to take a brilliant score late in the second half.
Kiltale have several key players to return to their team which should see them improve as the competition progresses.
Kiltale: O Regan, S Ryan, S Dunlevy, S Og McCormack, B Reilly, C Ennis, D Byrne, S Cummins, P Durnin, M Burke, P Garvey, B Dixon, J Bannon, S Whyte, D Kane. Subs used: D Schilder for D Byrne, J Canning for S Whyte,