Allianz National Hurling League Division 3A

Monaghan 0-18 Fingal 2-12                         15/3/15

Monaghan’s hurlers came from behind to maintain their unbeaten record under Trevor Hilliard in Sunday’s NHL game against Fingal in Clones. With Danny Butterley and Eoin O’Connor scoring first-half goals and John Matthew Sheridan keeping the scoreboard ticking over, Fingal led for almost all of this match as they attempted to return to winning ways. The north-Dublin side were five points up at half-time, but Ronan Meegan and Stephen Lambe helped keep Monaghan in touch. A brace from Martin Murphy and a point by substitute Conor Boyle gave Monaghan hope late on, before Meegan took his tally to 0-6 (and 0-28 for the league) to equalise. Three teams go into next Sunday’s last round with a chance of qualifying for the final, with Monaghan away to Fermanagh and the other two contenders, Tyrone and Roscommon, going head-to-head.

Monaghan: K Hanniffy; K Crawley, P Finnegan, B Flanagan; A Kenny (0-1), P Treanor, C McKenna; D Crowe (0-1), M Treanor; N Garland (0-1), S Lambe (0-5, 2f), R Meegan (0-6, 4f); F Rafter, P Dowdall (0-1), M Murphy (0-2).

Subs: C Boyle (0-1)…

Fingal: K McLoughlin; P Coyne, G Morris, A Morris; B Kelly, R Sheridan, J Redmond; R McGarry (Capt., 0-1), P McAllister; JM Sheridan (0-7, 5f), P Graves (0-3), C O’Flynn; C Byrne, D Butterley (1-0), E O’Connor (1-0).

Subs: D Smyth (0-1)….

Referee: O Elliott (Antrim).