Donaghmoyne Game

Last Sunday’s match in Donaghmoyne ended in yet another defeat for our lads. We played well in patches but did not convert the chances when they presented themselves. Donaghmoyne in contrast were much more economical in front of goal and two well taken 45’s scored by county star Rory Woods only highlighted this fact.

Donaghmoyne started with a flourish. Three points were scored by them in the first six minutes without reply. Paul Mc Keown stamped his authority on proceedings with a point in the seventh minute to open our account. After Mark Daly was fouled in the 9th minute Stephen Mc Guirk reduced the arrears to one point. Then Donaghmoyne hit a purple patch scoring four points without reply to extend their lead to four points. Dwayne Rooney opened his account with a booming point in the 17th minute. However, the Fontenoys kept their foot on the gas adding another two points before Mark Daly added a Rockcorry reply. Two further Donaghmoyne points were broken up by county minor star Niall Mc Keown who scored in the 29th minute. Half Time Score Donaghmoyne 0 – 11, Rockcorry 0 – 6.

The second half as is usual for us in recent matches saw a dramatic improvement with the Fontenoys only adding one point ( a Rory Woods 45) in the second half as our defence stuck to their task. However, we could only reduce the margin to three points in the finish. Points from Mark Daly (2) and Cormac Mc Fadden (1) were too little too late. Final Score – Donaghmoyne  0 -12, Rockcorry 0 -9. There was much food for thought in this match and as the economists say there are sign of the green shoots of recovery (pun intended) if our second half performance is anything to go by.

Team and Scorers – Anthony Tate, Ciaran O’Hart, Damien Matthews, Pauric Reilly, Stephen McGuirk ( 0 – 2), Keith Daly, Niall Mc Keown ( 0 – 1), Owen Fitzpatrick, Mark Daly ( 0 – 3), Cormac Mc Fadden ( 0 – 1), Johnny Reilly, Seamus Carroll, Dwayne Rooney ( 0 – 1) , Paul Mc Keown ( 0 – 1), Rory Carroll, Sub. Colin Quinn