FL Div 3: Curraha keep promotion hopes alive
August 24, 2016
Curraha's Neil Shortall
Curraha 3-17 Dunsany 0-7
Curraha kept their hopes of promotion from Divsion 3 with this emphatic win over last years Junior Finalists Dunsany.
Despite only playing 48 hours beforehand in championship Curraha started the game very brightly and looked fresh with Conor Moriarty adding two points along with one from Neil Shortall to give the home team an early lead. Curraha were in control all over the field and a well worked move saw Moriarty raise the green flag. Shortall added his second wile Moriarty added another point. Dunsany finally got on the score board with a point after 26 minutes but this cancelled out by a well taken score from Phelim Dowling. Moriarty added a free to give the home side a commanding lead of 1-07 to 0-1.
Curraha didn't let up at the beginning of the second half and four unanswered points killed off the game inside six minutes with a brace each for Moriarty and David Toner. To their credit Dunsany never gave up and two points from Pierre Fox rose their spirits but Curraha dug deep and added 1-05 inside the next five minutes. Seamus Hogan raised the green flag after Ciaran O'Hanrahan fisted the ball across to him where he palmed the ball to an empty net. The hard working O'Hanrahan got his point along with Moriarty, Dowling, Shortall and Brian Murphy. Two further points were added for Dunsany after this dominant spell for Curraha but Sean O'Hanrahan added his sides third goal and although Fox added two more points, Neil Shortall capped a fine display with the final point.
Curraha: L. Hogan, N. Murphy, C. Joyce, S. Hogan 1-00, M. Phelan, S. McDermott, G. Coyle, P. Dowling 0-2, B. Joyce, B. Murphy 0-1, D. Toner 0-2, N. Shortall 0-4, C. Moriarty 1-07, C. O'Hanrahan 0-1, P. O'Hanrahan. Subs: D. Coyle for Phelan, E. McGovern for B. Joyce, M. Jackson for N. Murphy, J. Mangan for P. O'Hanrahan, S. O'Hanrahan 1-00 for Toner, PJ. McMahon for C. Joyce.
