Slow-starting Drums pay price again

KILMAINHAMWOOD DRUMCONRATH 3-10 1-11

ONCE again a poor start proved Drumconrath’s undoing in this league tie against their north Meath neighbours.

Kilmainhamwood had 1-3 on the board before Tomás Conlon pointed after 10 minutes and Drums then conceded another goal.

While the returning Daniel Byrne pointed three times the visitors still trailed 0-4 to 2-5 and the sides exchanged scores after that, with Sean McMahon on target for Drumconrath, as the Wood led 2-6 to 0-5 at the break.

Kilmainhamwood restarted best - with a goal and a point in quick succession - before another Byrne point left 10 between the teams.

Drumconrath enjoyed their best spell in the final 20 minutes as they out-scored the hosts 1-5 to 0-3.

Pado Farrelly struck for the goal and also added a point, while Byrne, Stephen Crosby (two) and Chris Tighe were also on target during this dominant period.

DRUMCONRATH: Eoin Muldoon; Patrick Halpin, Patrick Dunne, Cathal Dunne; Robert McEntaggart, Peter Tighe, Jamie Myles; Stephen Crosby 0-2, Sean McMahon 0-1; Daniel Myles, Chris Tighe 0-1, Cathal McEvoy; Daniel Byrne 0-5, Tomás Carolan 0-1, Patrick Farrelly 1-1. Sub: Niall Martin for D Myles.