Moore makes a point for Blues
men to take all the points, but a Blues free from Moore saw the game end level. ST FECHINS: Niall McDonnell; Niall Carolan, Richie McDonnell, Derek Younger; Sean McConnell, Tom Burke, Leo McGrane; Dermot McConnell, Ryan Sheridan 0-1; Niall Devlin 1-2, Brian Devlin 1-0, Conor Phillips; Danny Burnell 0-1, John Crosbie, Jamie King 0-1. Subs: Brendan Fanning 0-1, Harry McArdle, Donal Ryan, Colm O’Neill.
NEWTOWN BLUES: Jason Lowney; Niall Costello, John Connolly, Ronan Levins; Cormac Reynolds, Thomas Costello, Ian Connor; Chris Reid 0-1, Fergal O’Donoghue; Jimmy Murray, Conor Moore 0-1, Luke Cormican; Lorcan McQuillan 1-0, Derek Kierans 0-1, Robert Carr 0-5. Subs: Conor Farrell for C Reid, Jamie Doherty for J Murray, Adam McGinn for L Cormican, Paul Moore 0-1 for D Kierans.
Geeney got another excellent long range effort for his side and just before the break McGeown got his second point of the game to leave the score at half time 1-7 to 0-3 in favour of the home team.
Coleman got the first point of the second half his fifth from play and McGeown put the home team nine in front two minutes later. The Bellingham team battled hard and were guilty of some wayward shooting especially from frees that could have added to their tally on the scoreboard. Paul Martin got on the scoresheet with a point and two minutes later the Clans got their second goal with a great move up the field and McGeown’s final crossfield pass found John Byrne who shot to the net passed the advancing keeper.
Mark Newell made it 2-11 to 0-3 with just about eight minutes to go. Jackie Agnew got the O’Connell’s first point of the second half and three further points all from James Clerkin made the final score look decent but it’s the Dundalk team that made it two wins from two played in group D of the Sheelan Cup. CLAN NA GAEL: Gavin Neary; Ryan Hoey, Donal Boyle, Adrian McGlynn; Paul Crewe 0-1, Stephen Fitzpatrick, JJ Quigley; Conor Noonan, Dean O’Donnell; Mark Newell 0-1, Mark McGeown 0-31f, Conal McKeever; Paul Martin 0-1, Stephen Coleman 0-5, Paul Gore. Subs: John Byrne 1-0 for C McKeever.
O’CONNELLS: Stuart Reynolds; Emmet Byrne, Dean Stanfield, Liam Kiernan; James Luckie, Salem Rifaie, Micheal Cairns; Conor Kiernan, Sean Cairns 0-1; PJ Tuite, Jackie Agnew 0-1, James Clerkin 0-3; Cian Geeney 0-2, Ciaran O’Brien, Kyle Daniels. Subs: Conor McGill for L Kiernan, Stephen Hoey for D Stanfield BC.