Raghs stay in touch

O RAGHALLAIGHS GLYDE RANGERS 1-17 1-8

O Raghallaighs kept pace with Huntersotwn at the top of Division 2 thanks to a nine-point win at home to Glyde Rangers.

Despite the Tallanstown men making the trip without a number of regulars they turned in a battling performance but in the end it wasn’t enough to prevent O Raghallaighs making it four wins from four.

The Drogheda side got off to the perfect start when they won a penalty after just two minutes and Ben Rogan slotted home.

Glyde fought back with a goal from Niall Sharkey but the O Raghallaighs were very much on top at the break as the led

Shane Barron; Cian McGuinness, Shane McQuillan, Stefan Potts; David Kieran, Killian Staunton, Jack Mulligan (0-2); Peter Brennan, Tomas Smyth; Craig Doherty (0-4), Adam O’Connor, Oisin McGuinness (0-1); Alan McKenna (0-3), Alan Lynch (01), Daire Smyth. Subs: Darragh Smyth, Conor Neary, Philip Brennan, Jack McNamee, Gerard Hoey. by 1-9 to 1-2.

The visitors continued to battle in the second period but they were never in a position to challenge the lead as Ruairi Moore, Daniel Morgan and Barry Flanagan contributed the majority of the points for their side.

O RAGHALLAIGHS: Joe Flanagan; Matthew Moore, Ciaran Brassil, Tomas Callan; Chris Smith, Dean Byrne, James Moonan; Rob Mulroy, Alan Doyle (0-1); Emmet King, Barry Flanagan (0-4), Daniel Morgan (0-5); Andrew Rogan, Ben Rogan (1-2), Ruairi Moore (0-5). Subs: Kevin McGee, Cameron Griffin, Pearse Rice.

GLYDE RANGERS: David Brennan; Niall Bird 0-1, Fiachra Sheridan, Gerard Farrell; Aaron Devlin 0-1, Mark O’Brien, La O’Brien; Ciaran Sheridan 0-2, Cein Sheridan; Barry Brennan, Brian Duffy 0-2, Alan Brennan; Niall Sharkey 1-0, Dan Brennan, Paul Noone. Subs: Stephen Sharkey 0-2, JP Boyle.