Moynalvey registered their first win of the 2018 A League campaign with a 10 point win over visitors St. Colmcilles on Sunday morning February 4th. 

Moynalvey 3-12 St. Colmcilles 1-8

Hosting their first home league game, it was Moynalvey who opened the scoring through a James Weldon free in the 3rd minute. 

Two minutes later St. Colmcilles opened their account with a point from Eanna Walsh. 

A speculative point attempt from Moynalvey's Stephen Donoghue dropped short, with full forward James Weldon fisting the ball past Cilles net minder Jordan Browne for the game's first goal in the 9th minute. 

A brace from Adam Murphy, a '45 along with a free and a Darren Brennan point, with the visitors Adam Lynch replying, left the score reading 1-4 to 0-2 after 26 minutes. 

A pair of Colmcilles' points from Conor O'Byrne and David O'Byrne before the half time whistle left the goal between the sides at the break, 1-4 to 0-4. 

Within five minutes of the restart St. Colmcilles' took the lead for the first and only time as they hit 1-1, to take a 1-5 to 1-4 lead. 

Having conceded the goal Moynalvey could not have had a better response, as sixty seconds later they replied with a goal of their own with Shane Lenehan accounting for the home side's second green flag. 

Colmcilles' Jeff Kavanagh and Moynalvey's Adam Murphy traded scores, before a Cilles pop shot at goal was well saved by Moynalvey 'keeper Conor Egan. 

Two St. Colmcilles' points in the 45th & 48th minutes drew the sides level for only the second time, 2-5 to 1-8. 

Moynalvey outscored their opponents 1-7 to no score from this point onwards.  

The final quarter scoring spree started with substitute Ray Ryan feeding David McLoughlin for Moynalvey's third goal in the 50th minute. 

Points from substitute Cathal McCabe and John Donoghue were followed by an excellent move whereby another substitute Ray Ryan pinged a pinpoint cross field ball to James Weldon, who in turn popped a handpass to Stephen Donoghue who fired over. 

A quartet of points from Shane Lenehan, Ray Ryan, Adam Murphy and Cathal McCabe rounded off the scoring; giving Moynalvey a 10 point winning margin over their East Meath opponents on a 3-12 to 1-8 score line. 

Next up for Moynalvey is a Friday night game under lights, away to Skryne next Friday 9th February. 

Moynalvey: Conor Egan, Shane Lenehan (1-1), Robert Lawless, Darren Brennan (0-1), Conor Harnan, Stephen Donoghue (0-1), Brian O'Reilly, Donal Smith, Adam Murphy (0-4,3f), Fearghal McCabe, John Donoghue (0-1), Conor Shirren, Sean Duggan, James Weldon (1-1,1f), David McLoughlin (1-0). 

Subs used: Cathal McCabe (0-2) for Shirren, Ray Ryan (0-1) for F. McCabe, Ciaran Ennis for Duggan, Scott Tuite for J. Donoghue.

A scrappy first half opened with a wide from each side, before St. Colmcilles Eanna Walsh registered the first score of the game. This was swiftly followed by a goal from Moynalvey, which St. Colmcilles answered with their own goal attempt, which went wide. Moynalvey then had another goal chance, which was saved by Jordan Brown and resulted in a 45', which they duly pointed leaving the score 1-02 to 0-1 point to the home side. Moynalvey kept the pressure on as they then scored another point. Adam Lynch steadied the Cilles ship with the Cilles second point.  Conor O'Byrne then pointed for St. Colmcilles, bringing the score to 1-04 to 0.03 to Moynalvey. David O'Byrne scored the next point of the game, leaving a goal in the difference at half time.

The first score of the second half came from Conor O'Byrne, followed swiftly by a goal from Cathal Hilliard to put the Cilles in front by the minimum. The Cilles fight back was short lived as Moynalvey went straight down to the other end and scored a goal for themselves. St. Colmcilles then missed two good scoring opportunities, before Jeff Kavanagh put one over the bar, and Robbie followed with a point himself, with Conor equalising from a free and taking the score to 1-08 St. Colmcilles to 2.05 to Moynalvey with 10 minutes left to go.

Moynalvey then went up a gear and scored another goal, followed by a volley of points. St. Colmcilles were left reeling as the score at the end of the game reached 3-12 Moynalvey, 1-08 St. Colmcilles. All in all a disappointing day for a depleted St. Colmcilles side.

St Colmcilles: J Brown, S Emmett, I Mullan, C Ward, J Kavanagh, C Mullan, A Lynch, R O'Grady, R McCloskey, D McMahon, C O'Byrne, D Brodigan, C Hilliard, D O'Byrne, E Walsh. Subs: L Brown for J Brown, D Meagher for E Walsh, E O'Neill for R McCloskey (B), S Crilly for S Emmett, J Hanlon for D McMahon

 

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