Table toppers Trim travelled to Rathkenny but came away empty handed in this J.M. Food Services, Football League Division 2, Round 10 game played last Saturday afternoon, June 28th.

Rathkenny 1-17 Trim 2-11

Referee Kieran Olwell threw up the ball with the visitors playing towards the clubhouse goals. The hosts sent two efforts wide before Trim took the lead in the third minute. Rathkenny replied with two individual Noah Jenkinson points. Trim got their first goal of the evening in the seventeenth minute to lead by two. Rathkenny sent over the next three points through Jack Gore and two frees from Noah Jenkinson. Trim levelled matters with a free on twenty-three minutes. Rathkenny custodian Finn Moore sent over a two-pointer free on twenty-five minutes before Trim sent over their third point of the evening. In added first half time Finn Moore sent over another two-pointer free to leave Rathkenny leading 0-9 to 1-3 at the break.

Trim added to their first half account with a point on thirty-five minutes. Indeed, they could have had three goals early in the second half but for Finn Moore in the Rathkenny goal as he saved very well on each occasion. As the clock approached thirty-nine minutes, Trim had added two further points to level matters once more. Rathkenny corner forward Noah Jenkinson added his fifth point of the afternoon to edge the hosts back in front. Two points in quick succession had the visitors back in front before Rathkenny sent to the net after excellent work by Robert Garry whose initial shot was well saved, but James O’Hare was quickest to react and send a follow up effort to the net. Noah Jenkinson then sent over a free on forty-eight minutes. Back came Trim again and they levelled matters with a penalty on fifty minutes. A pointed free put the visitors back in front with just over eight minutes of normal time remaining. Rathkenny then got a stranglehold on the game and had the next eight efforts on goal. Christy Meade saw an effort hit the posts before Jenkinson added a pointed free. After a 45 effort fell short and a follow up went wide Rathkenny sent over four in a row through Daniel Gavagan, Jeaic Timmons and two more from Noah Jenkinson. Trim narrowed the gap to two points when they sent over a two-pointer free as the clock showed sixty-one minutes played. Rathkenny sent over the final score of the game on sixty-three minutes through the boot of Aaron Johnson.

Rathkenny – Finn Moore (0-4 2 2p f); Niall Branigan, Sean O’Hare, Aaron Johnson (0-1); Robert Garry, Padraig McKeever, Corbin Jenkinson; Christy Meade, James Macken; Adam Byrne, Jack Gore (0-1), James O’Hare (1-0); Noah Jenkinson (0-9 5f), Luke Kealy, Jeaic Timmons (0-1)

Subs – Daniel Gavagan (0-1) for Niall Branigan (H/T), Mark Byrne for Jack Gore (52), Patrick Knowles for Noah Jenkinson (60)

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