Moore the merrier as Raghs top the group

The O’Mahonys had barely got over that setback when the visitors scored a third goal with Eoin Moore showing all of his predatory instincts to slam home the ball after Kevin Brennan had saved his initial shot. That storming end to the half saw O Raghallaighs go in at the break with a useful looking 3-5 to 0-6 lead.

The Point Road side threatened to get back into the game after a bright start to the second half which saw them score three unanswered points with Ben McLoughlin’s excellent score the pick of the bunch. However just as it seemed the home side were getting on top the visitors stopped them dead in their tracks with a killer fourth goal from Ben Smyth. That goal sealed the home side’s fate as the Drogheda men comfortably saw out the remainder of the game to claim the victory.

SEAN O’MAHONYS: Kevin Brennan; Dean Carroll, Peter McLoughlin, Robert Gavigan; Kian McEvoy, Ben McLoughlin (0-2), David Redmond; Conor Martin, Chris O’Neill; Thomas Rice (0-1), Conor McGeown (0-1), Ciaran Finan; Blake Stephens, Shane Kerrigan (0-2), Barry Mackin 0-6.

O RAGHALLAIGHS: Joe Flanagan; Kevin Magee, Ciaran Brassil, Stephen Smith; James Morgan, Andrew Rogan, James Moonan; Scott Byrne (0-1), Bryan Smith (1-0); Ben Smyth (1-0), Ruairi Moore (0-5), Olan Walshe; Connell Rice, Ciaran Reilly, Eoin Moore (2-0). Subs: Emmet King for J Moonan, Danny Morgan (0-1) for B Smith, Sean Gibbons for K Magee, Matthew Moore for S Byrne, Ben Rogan (0-1) for O Walshe.