Goals crucial as Annaghminnon earn win

ANNAGHMINNON Rovers picked up their first win of the season when they defeated Sean McDermotts in Group D of the Kevin Mullen Shield at Darver on Thursday night.

In what proved to be a competitive affair it was Rovers ability to find the net that proved the difference with a brace of goals either side of the break giving them the edge.

James O’Connor scored the opening goal of the game and that was followed by an effort from Aidan Lee Martin as their side went in at the break with a 2-3 to 0-7 advantage.

The Stonetown side pushed on in the second half as the McDermotts challenge faded and further goals from Conor Russell and Dylan Mulholland secured a confidence-boosting victory.

ANNAGHMINNON ROVERS: Stephen Finnegan; Vinny Woods, Paul McArdle, Christy Connolly; Padraig Russell, Ronan Byrne,

Richie Ashfield; James Finnegan, Tony Brennan 0-1; Fergal Markey, James O’Connor 1-1, Dylan Mulholland 1-1; Aidan Lee Martin 1-0, Shane McMahon 0-1, Conor Russell 1-3. Subs: Seamus McConnon, Johnny Comiskey, Shane Russell, John Kirk.

NAOMH Malachi defeated Glyde Rangers by two points in Darver on Wednesday night to finish runners-up in Group B of the Kevin Mullen Shield.

However, with Na Piarsaigh having won their three games it is the Dundalk men who advance from this section to the quarter-finals of the competition.

Shane Rogers and Stephen Burns were the goalscorers for the winners while Padraig Moley, Donal Begley and Emmet Mullen were among the point scorers.

NH MALACHI: Christopher McCaughley; Ciaran Murtagh, Chris Smith, Conor Begley; Donal Mulholland, David Begley, Pete McShane; Padraig Moley 0-2, Paul Gogarty; Donal Begley 0-1, Shane Rogers 1-2, Emmet Mullen 0-1; Stephen Burns 1-1, Jamie Kelly 0-1, David Rogers. Subs: Mark Meegan, Conor Gonnelly, Keelan Conlon, Ronan McElroy.