Carnaross 1-8 Curraha 2-14

Carnaross are still seeking their first A League win after another defeat away to Curraha.

The home side got off to a perfect start with a goal in their first attack and they went on to extend their lead to five points with two more points in quick succession. Cillian Comaskey converted a free to get Carnaross off the mark but Curraha went on to extend their lead once more with another brace of points. A point apiece for Ollie Murphy and Peter Mullan narrowed the margin for Carnaross but once again Curraha had an immediate response, hitting 1-1 in the space of a minute. Carnaross kept plugging away and went on to add three points from Stephen Flattery, Cillian Comaskey and Paul Donoghue. Two more points for Curraha gave them a 2-7 to 0-6 half-time lead.

Curraha got the first point after the restart and Carnaross tried their best to get back into contention but they spurned many early chances while Conor Kenny's goal attempt came back off the crossbar. The sides exchanged two points each with wing back Liam Brogan landing two points for Carnaross. With twelve minutes remaining Curraha took control of the game and went on to score four unanswered points. Michael Brogan found the net for Carnaross before Curraha landed the final score late in added time to bring proceedings to an end.

Carnaross: Shane McNiffe; Ian Donoghue, Thomas Nugent, Peter Carpenter; Cian Gillic, Charles Brogan, Liam Borgan (0-2); Tomás Plunkett, Michael Brogan (1-0); Paul Donoghue (0-1), Stephen Flattery (0-1), Cillian Comaskey (0-2, 2f); Peter Mullan (0-1), Conor Kenny, Ollie Murphy (0-1); Subs: Brian Comaskey for Conor Kenny; Matthew O'Reilly for Ollie Murphy;

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