Lacklustre Drums hit 21 scores

DRUMCONRATH cemented second spot in Group A of the JFC despite a lacklustre display over win-less Moynalty.

With little at stake the lack of urgency in both teams was easy to see and it resulted in an open game of football.

Moynalty started with two points before Drumconrath got on the scoresheet from a Wayne Reilly free after a foul on Terry Skelly. Skelly picked up an injury at that stage, and while he battled on for

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a spell he was eventually replaced and is a major doubt for the quarter-final in two weeks’ time.

With Stephen Crosby and Tomás Conlon in good form Drums went on to add seven further points by the 20th minute to lead 0-8 to 0-3 and they ended the half four ahead, 0-11 to 0-7.

Drums out-scored their opponents 1-4 to 0-1 in the third quarter, with substitute Eoin Martin finding the net, to move into a 10-point lead.

DRUMCONRATH: Eoin Muldoon; Cathal Dunne, Aidan Tighe, Peter Tighe; Jamie Myles 0-1, Stephen Crosby 0-2, Robert McEntaggart; Tomás Conlon 0-3, Sean McMahon 0-1; Sean Murray, Terry Skelly 0-2, Daniel Byrne 0-6; Chris Tighe 0-1, Paul Tighe, Wayne Reilly 0-3. Subs: Eoin Martin 1-0 for Skelly, Sean Kane for Muldoon, Pado Farrelly 0-1 for Murray, Alan Byrne for McMahon, Packie Dunne for A Tighe, Damien Glass for C Tighe.