Drogheda Independent

Win puts Duleek in picture

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DULEEK-BELLEWST’N 3-14 RATHKENNY 1-8

RATHKENNY’S hopes of making a quick return to the top flight suffered a blow following this loss in Duleek last Friday evening -a result that boosts the home side’s chances of promotion.

The visitors were understren­gth and produced very poor fare throughout, with their only score of the opening half a Jack Gore point on 20 minutes.

The destinatio­n of the points had been decided by half-time, with the hosts comfortabl­y ahead 2-7 to 0-1. Steven Nolan opened proceeding with a point directly from the throw-in and the win was effectivel­y secured in the first quarter after the home side opened up a 10-point cushion with two goals from Nolan and points from Shane Crosby and John Flood (two).

Three further points late in the first half from Micheál Dowling, Shane Townley and a John Flood free extended the lead to 12 at half-time as Rathkenny tallied 10 wides in that opening half.

A goal from the penalty spot from Brian Lenehan improved matters for Rathkenny, but Duleek-Bellewstow­n replied almost immediatel­y at the other end, with Dowling pointing.

Shane Townley scored his side’s third goal on 40 minutes and that score was followed by points from Brian Moore and two from John Flood. Rathkenny’s best spell arrived in the final quarter when they hit five successive points.

DULEEK-BELLEWSTOW­N: A Dowling; D Teeling, D Moore, K McCann; S Crosby 0-1, R Clarke, J Flaherty; E Byrne, M Dowling 0-2; J Crosby 0-1, J Flood 0-5, S Townley 1-1; J McDonnell, S Nolan 2-3, G Reilly. Subs B Moore 0-1 for Reilly, S McArdle for Clarke, G Martin for Teeling, D Mills for Crosby, P McGroggan for McDonnell, C Flynn for Nolan.

RATHKENNY: R Timmons; Joe Gore, R Gore, M Byrne; K Timmons, T McKeever, J Thompson; R Garry, C Meade; Jack Gore 0-1, B Lenehan 1-5, E Crosbie 0-1; D Curtis, O Elliott, K Curtis 0-1. Subs: C McCabe for K Timmons, O O’Connor for Elliott, A Brennan for D Curtis.

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