Impressive Saints march on

ST KEVINS 1-16 NH MALACHI 0-11

A strong first half showing from St Kevins set them on their way to this win at a wet Courtbane on Saturday evening. A run of six unanswered scores in the opening half was ultimately the difference between the sides in the finish with Cian Callan in fine form throughout.

TO their creidt The Mals hung in well in the opening half and it was 0-11 to 0-5 at the break.

The Mals narrowed the gap upon the resumption thanks to well-taken points from Jack Kirwan and Kelly and although Callan responded from a placed ball, a second point from Kirwan and a well-taken score from Ciaran Hughes reduced the gap to three points by the 39th minute.

A free kick from Callan and another from open play settled his side’s nerves before corner back Enda McKenna claimed the score of the match from long distance. Any lingering hopes of a Mals comeback were extinguished soon after when Callan expertly finished a flowing move by blasting past net minder Mark Meegan. Two late pointed frees from Rooney reduced the gap, but Callan would have the last say when kicking over his eighth point of the contest in injury time.

NH MALACHI: Mark Meegan; David Begley, David Rogers, Daniel Lundy; Peter McShane, Ronan Greene, Donal Begley; Padraig Moley, Ronan McElroy; Ciaran Hughes (0-1), Jack Kirwan (0-2), Emmet Mullen; Collie Rooney (0-4 4f), Noel Donaldson (0-2), Jamie Kelly (0-2). Sub: Tiernan Gonnelly

ST KEVINS: Conor Callan; Barry Byrne, Iain Wogan, Enda McKenna (0-1); Tomas Gregory, Patrick Duff (0-1), Dylan Maher; Seanie Crosbie (0-2 1f), Andrew Campbell (0-1); Darren McMullan, Karl Martin (0-1), Cian Callan (1-8 3f); Aaron Khan, Patrick Clarke (0-2), Paul Duff.