Seneschalstown 0-18
St. Michaels 0-06

A full strength Yellow Furze side overcame St. Michaels in Carlanstown on Sunday afternoon in the second round of the Division 2 A League.

Seneschalstown were first on the score board with points from play from Ciaran Macken and Brian Sheridan on the 3rd and 4th minutes. St. Michaels conceeded a free on the 5th minute which allowed Sheridan step up and slot over the bar. St. Michaels soon cancelled out those scores with points from play from the boot of David Lynch and a pointed free from Ben Farrell which levelled the match on 16 minutes. Damien Sheridan was taken off injured on the 16th minute which seen the first outing of the year for Joe Sheridan in the blue and yellow colours. St. Michaels conceded another free on the 20th minute which seen Shane Clarke kick over the bar leaving just one between the sides. Half back James Byrne added to the Yellow Furze score board with two points on the 21st and 24th minutes. Clarke, Stephen Finnegan and Adam Gleeson kicked three further points over the black spot before the break of half time, to leave the visitors 0-9 to 0-3 ahead.

Seneschalstown were first on the score board in the second half with a point from play Finnegan as well as a goal chance from James Conlon which was saved in the opening minutes. Substitute Bryan Clarke got his first score of 2012 with a point from play on the 32nd minute. Shane Clarke added to the score board on the 34th minute for Seneschalstown before St Michaels' Farrell scored 3 points in a row including 2 from frees. Seneschalstown were awarded a penalty on the 41st minute which saw Joe Sheridan step up and kick to the left and wide to the relief of St. Michaels.

Bryan and Shane Clarke got further points one from free on the 46th and 47th minutes. Another goal chance came for the Yellow Furze side when Bryan Clarke struck to the net but the St. Michaels goal keeper Darren O'Connell made a great save on the 51st minute. St. Michaels conceeded further frees which Brian Sheridan kicked over the bar on the 58th and 61st minute soon after Finnegan completed the scoring for Seneschalstown on the 62nd minute just before the final whistle.

St. Michaels: D. O' Connell, D. Reilly, P. Rogers, P, Flood, S. Gaffney, M. Stafford, S. Briody, B. Ryan, P. Mc Cormack, D. Lynch, R. Briody, M. Murphy, B. Farrell, J. Farrell, K. Cassidy.

Seneschalstown: D. Lyons, G. Sheridan (0-01), A. Collins, P. Carey, C. Cowley, J. Cowley, J. Byrne (0-02), R. Ruddy, D. Sheridan, A. Gleeson (0-01), C. Macken (0-01), S. Finnegan (0-03), S. Clarke (0-04 1 free), B. Sheridan (0-04 3 frees), J. Conlon. Subs: J. Sheridan for D. Sheridan (16 min), B. Clarke (0-02 1 free) for Macken (ht), C. Noonan for Collins (32nd min), N. Groome for Cowley, J. Macken for S. Clarke (54th min).

St Michaels - Darren O'Connell, Daithi Reilly, Philip Rogers, Patrick Flood, Sean Gaffney, Mark Stafford, Sam Briody, Brendan Ryan, Paul McCormack, David Lynch 0-2, Robbie Briody, Michael Murphy, Ben Farrell 0-4, James Farrell, Kevin Cassidy. Subs - Michael Rogers for Kevin Cassidy injured, Ronan Lynch for Mark Stafford, Peter O'Connell for Michael Rogers, Bobby Farrell for David Lynch injured.

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