MC ELVANEY’S WASTE & RECYCLING INTERMEDIATE FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP.

Doohamlet 2-12 Aughnamullen 0-12.

A stronger, more economical Doohamlet got their championship aspirations back on track with this deserved 6 points victory over Aughnamullen in what was overall a fairly low-key encounter, but still a game that produced some good passages open play and a few excellent scores, in Castleblayney on Saturday evening last.

At the end of a low scoring 1^st half where defences dominated, Doohamlet led by 2 points and 6 minutes into the 2^nd half a goal helped them establish an increasing foothold. That goal separated the sides at the end of the 3^rd quarter but any chance of an Aughnamullen comeback was killed off when Doohamlet scored a 2^nd goal, and while Aughnamullen kept in touch with a couple of points in the latter stages they never looked like closing the gap and Doohamlet were well worth their 6 points winning margin.

Teams and Scorers: Doohamlet: James Casey, Martin Hughes, Conor Marray, Gavin King, Jason McElroy, Colin Walshe, Damien Ward, Jamie Walsh 1-0, Ciaran McManus 0-1, Hugh McGinn, Barry McBennett 0-8 (8f), Sean Markey, Niall Connolly, Paul McArdle 0-2 (1f), Barry McGinn 0-1. Subs: Kevin McArdle 1-0 for S Markey, Darren Connolly for N Connolly, Ted Duffy for K McArdle, Oisin O’Neill for P McArdle, Eoin Markey for J Walshe.  

Aughnamullen: Thomas Marron, Shane Lambe, Callum Blanche, Alan Sheridan, Paul Connolly 0-1, Keith Sheridan, Sam Dooney, Pete Dooney 0-1 (’45), Kieran Duffy, Sean Sheridan 0-1, Mark McArdle 0-1, Edmond McArdle, Kevin Sheridan 0-1, Micheal Bannigan 0-7 (6f), Shane Forde. Subs: Stephen Geoghegan for ASheridan, Darren Geoghegan for K Duffy, Alan Markey for S Lambe, Tiarnan Duffy for k Sheridan, Lee Conlon for M McArdle. Referee:   Dermot Lynch (Killeevan