FL Div 1: Champions remain unbeaten
March 27, 2017
Donaghmore Ashbourne's Darragh McGovern
Donaghmore/Ashbourne 1-18 Moynalvey 0-6
Donaghmore/Ashbourne maintained their unbeaten start to the season with a comprehensive win against a Moynalvey side who were missing a number of players due to county hurling and football commitments at Ashbourne on Saturday evening.
Dylan Brady and Darragh McGovern contributed five points each while wing back Paul Gilligan continued his resent rich vein of form with a goal and a point.
Donaghmore Ashbourne: Jack Hannigan, J.P. Casserly, Cormac McGill, Jack McCarney, Conor Carton, Shane Melia, Paul Gilligan 1-1 (1f), Conor Carey, Kevin Lanigan 0-1, Thomas McGovern, Dylan Brady 0-5, Darragh McGovern 0-5 (3f), Leo Reilly 0-2, John Brodrick 0-3, Jack Giles.
Subs: Sean Curran for Shane Melia, Ciaran Ellis for Thomas McGovern, Niall Kavanagh for J.P, Casserly, Iarlaith O'Donnell 0-1 for Conor Carton, Shaun Byrne for Jack McCarney, Sam Benville for Jack Giles.
Moynalvey Report
Reigning League champions Donaghmore/Ashbourne maintained their unbeaten start to the 2017 Div. 1 A League campaign when sweeping aside an under strength Moynalvey on a 1-18 to 0-6 score line at Ashbourne on Saturday night March 25th.
Donaghmore/Ashbourne 1-18 Moynalvey 0-6
Due to County Football & Hurling commitments along with a spate of injuries this game was always going to be difficult for Moynalvey. Things looked ominous for Moynalvey early on as the host side built up a seven point to no score lead, with a James O'Neill free in the 20th minute opening the visitor's account. The game's only goal came in the 23rd minute, when Donaghmore/Ashbourne wing back Paul Gilligan dispatched low and hard past Moynalvey net minder Ray Ryan. Moynalvey could only muster one more point before the half time whistle, which saw Donaghmore/Ashbourne holding a generous twelve point lead on a 1-11 to 0-2 score line.
A combination of an improved second half showing from Moynalvey and Donaghmore/Ashbourne taking the foot off the gas a little resulted in the second half being a more evenly contested affair, with the home side winning out seven points to four in the scoring stakes, leaving the end score lines reading 1-18 to 0-6 in favour of the Moores. Moynalvey's four second half points came from James O'Neill (2f), David McLoughlin and James Weldon.
Moynalvey: R. Ryan, C. Harnan, R. Lawless, B. O'Reilly, D. Branigan, S. Donoghue, E. Walsh, J. Donoghue, J. Weldon (0-1), S. Tuite, S. Lenehan, D. McLoughlin (0-2), F. McCabe, J. O'Neill (0-3, 3f), S. Duggan.
Subs: P. Donoghue for Walsh, S. Deering for McCabe, R. Phelan for Duggan.
