Lannleire survive scare

LANNLEIRE DOWDALLSHILL 2-15 3-6

LANNLEIRE were given a real fright on Thursday night at Dowdallshill, only securing victory late on against a battling home side who belied their lowly league position.

Lannleire enjoyed a flying start to the game as a brace of goals from Bob Murphy helped them to a 2-3 to 0-0 lead after eight minutes.

However, the hosts came storming back and goals from Noel Finnegan, Johnny Burke and Gerry McShane ensured it was all-square at the break, 2-6 to 3-3.

Lannleire edged ahead by the three quarter mark, 2-10 to 3-6, but could have conceded a fourth goal but for a fine stop by John King. With the result in the balance it was Lannleire who rose to the challenge and closed the game with a flurry of scores from Briain McGuinness, Killian Gregory, Colin Murphy, Alan Murphy and Gary Monaghan to win by six points.

LANNLEIRE: John King; Thomas Doyle, Jason Torris, Caoimhin Maher; Paul Doyle, Ian Mulroy 0-1, Ciaran Dunne; Andrew Dowd, Pierce Hawkins 0-1; Briain McGuinness 0-1, Colin Murphy 0-5, Gary Monaghan 0-1; Alan Murphy 0-3, Bob Murphy 2-0, Killian Gregory 0-3. Subs: Shane Kennedy for C Dunne, Brendan McEvoy for T Doyle.

DOWDALLSHILL: Emmet O’Brien; Ian McElroy, Paul Flynn, Sean Duffy; David McCrave, Jack McGailey, Luke O’Brien; Ciaran Thornton, Justin Halley; Danny Kerr, Noel Finnegan (1-4), Dermot Smith; Johnny Burke (1-0), Paul Gill, Gerry McShane (1-2). Sub: Dylan McDonnell.