NK Junior Football League Div. 3. Moyvane V Castleisland 2013-04-21 21:18:00

 

North Kerry Junior Football League Div. 3.
Moyvane 1.09 - Castleisland Desmond's 0.12

Report by Mairead OSullivan

This game was played in Moyvane with Mike Hennessey Ballyduff seeing over matters, With Desmond's on the scoreboard first with a free awarded converted by Gearoid McCarthy in the 2nd minute, again it was Desmond's on the attack with Michéal Walsh splitting the post's in the 3rd minute. With Desmond's winning the mid field battle again they were on the attack, a foul and an awarded free was converted by Gearoid McCarthy in the 6th minute. Moyvane upped their game when in the 7th minute John Jack Mulvihill split the post's. Again Moyvane were on the attack and in the 8th minute Aidian Keane pointed. But Desmond's Micheal Walsh replied with a point in the 11th minute. In the 13th minute Moyvane's D.J Keane pointed. But with both team's getting to know each other it took until the 20th minute for injury sub Paddy Greaney to fire the ball into the Desmond's net, it was again Moyvane who went on the attack when David Moloney Moyvane's man of the match split the post's. Desmond's changed gear's and notched on three more points between the 27th and 30th minute's a point a piece from Micheal Walsh, Gearoid McCarthy and Stan Devane. Halt time score Moyvane 1.04 - Desmond's 0.07

Second half and it took until the 4th minute when a free kicked in was snatched and fired over the bar by Desmond's Maurice OConnell. Moyvane converted a free in the 5th minute from corner forward D.J Keane. The kickout won by Desmond's, wing back Stan Devane was in for a certain goal in the 7th minute when Moyvane's number 1 Brendan Galvin streached the length of the net to keep his team in contention. It took until the 9th minute for the next score a free converted by Gearoid McCarthy Desmond's, Moyvane's John Jack Mulvihill pointed from a free in the 12th minute. The game flowed from side to side with nothing between these two team's Desmond's mid feilder Maurice OConnell fired a point over the bar in the 17th minute in quick reply Aidian Keane Moyvane split the posts in the 19th minute, again Keane pointed in the 20th minute. Desmonds wing back Stan Devane pointed in the 21st minute with time running out there was some great defensive work on both sides. It took until 26th minute for the deadlock to be broken when Moyvane's corner back P.J Reynolds came at speed to take the pass and fired the ball over the bar that was to be Moyvane's last score and with just the narrowest of margin's between the sides possession was vital. It took until a minute into injury time for Desmond's to equalise when danger man Gearoid McCarthy split the posts. Full time score Moyvane 1.09 - Desmond's 0.12

Moyvane team: Brendan Galvin, Mark Mulvihill, Timmy Kennelly, P.J Reynolds, Edmund Sweeney, Mike Woods, Aidian Enright, Ian McCarthy, James Kennelly, David Moloney, Aidian Keane, Nial Mulvihill, Johnny Greaney, John Jack Mulvihill (C), D.J.Keane. subs Paddy Greaney for Ian McCarthy (hamstring injury), Padraig Leahy for Johnny Greaney, Craig Sheehy for Mark Mulvihill, Pual Mulvihill for Paddy Greaney.

Desmond's Team: John Beagle, Mike Brossan, Nial OConnor (C), William Stack, Pa White, Tadgh OConnell, Stan Devane, Joe Kearney, Maurice OConnell, Neilus Lyons, Micheal Walsh, Gearoid McCarthy, Cian O Connor, Martin Moriarty, Steven Devane. subs Micheal Douglas for Joe Kearney.