M ulroy returns in Mairtins victory

NAOMH MAIRTIN DUNDALK GAELS 2-8 0-7

NAOMH Mairtin got their second win of the season when they overcame a resilient Gaels team at The Ramparts.

Naomh Mairtin started brightly but were met by a blanket of Dundalk Gaels defenders. Despite having the majority of possession and territory the visitors could only manage to lead by one point going in at the break as a low-scoring first half ended 0-4 to 0-3 in their favour.

The second half proved a different story. Naomh Mairtin started very brightly and early in the second half the impressive Sam Mulroy scored a goal after great work from Paul Berrill to set up the move.

The Gaels kept plugging away with points of their own but the game was effectively sealed when John Cluttebuck broke forward from wing back to finish a flowing move with a goal.

A few points followed from both sides but at this stage the score line was very favourable for the Jocks who saw good performances from Gavin Mooney, Stephen Campbell and Adam Winters.

NAOMH MAIRTIN: Craig Lynch; Alan Downey, Adam Winters, Paul Berrill; Padraig McDonagh, Conor Healy, John Clutterbuck 1-0; Wayne Campbell 0-2, Gavin Mooney; Stephen Campbell 0-2, Brian McQuillan, Sam Mulroy 1-2; Conor Morgan, Conor Smyth 0-1, Eoghan Callaghan 0-1. Subs: Mark McCullough for C Smyth, Mick Fanning for B McQuillan, Mark Whelan for P McDonagh, Jack Murphy for C Morgan, Joe McGrane for S Campbell.

DUNDALK GAELS: Joe O’Donoghue; Conor Morgan, Jamie Faulkner, Oisin Murray 0-1; Gary Shevlin, David McComish, Adrian Rafferty; James Stewart, Sean McCann 0-2; Jordan Keating, Sean Murray 0-1, Niall Hearty; Eanna McArdle 0-2, Padraig Fallon, Eamonn Kenny. Subs: Andrew Curley for J Keating, Anthony McSorley 0-1 for S McCann, Michael Lambert for J O’Donoghue.