Start to 2019 campaign

terms before a Cian Commins point restored the Marys advantage but the visitors kicked the last two points of the half through Benny Traynor and Stephen Kilcoyne to lead by 0-5 to 1-1 at the break.

Kilcoyne extended the gap shortly after the restart but two points from Mark Fay levelled the game before Liam Jackson pointed a free to put his side back in front. Tristan Knowles doubled the lead on 44 minutes with what proved to be his side’s final point of the game.

Sean O’Mahonys were unable to salvage anything from the game despite the fact that they struck the final point through Kilcoyne.

ST MARYS: Gavin Douglas; Donal McKenny, Barry McCoy, Conor Keenan; Brendan Matthews, Philip Trainor, Eimhin Keenan; Robert Leavy, Liam Jackson 0-1; Tristan Knowles 0-1, Cian Commins 0-1, Tiarnan Corrigan 1-0; Mark Fay 0-2, Jamie Rooney, Evan Malone. Subs: Evan Malone for T Jackson, Alan McGauley for D Douglas, Karl Faulkner for P Trainer, Lorcan Malone for J Rooney, Cillian Scott for M Fay, Gavin Kirk for T Corrigan.

SEAN O’MAHONYS: Paudie McConville; Ciaran Finan, Robbie Galligan, Colin Finan; Niall McLaughlin, John Murphy, Eoin Hanratty; Conor Martin, Shane Kerrigan 0-1; Ben McLaughlin 0-1, Kyle Carroll 0-1, Sean Matthews; Stephen Kilcoyne 0-2, Shane Brennan, Benny Traynor 0-2. Subs: Kevin Brennan for P McConville, Cian McEvoy for N McLaughlin, Ciaran Jameson for E Hanratty, Alan Carr for B McLaughlin, Terry Kelly for S Matthews.