Following last Thursday night’s postponement, Moynalvey and Trim got their JM Food Services Division 2 league underway under lights at St. Lomans Park last night, with the host side running out five point winners in an entertaining game.

Trim 2-15
Moynalvey 2-10

With both sides missing a host of regular names, this ding dong battle proved to be an entertaining spectacle for the sizeable crowd that was in attendance for what was a perfect night for a game.

It was Moynalvey who opened the scoring in the 2^nd minute with a Vinny Walsh free but the remainder of the opening quarter looked bleak for the visitors, as Trim took control to reel of six points on the trot, leaving it 0-6 to 0-1 with seventeen minutes played.

The next ten minutes saw Moynalvey have their own purple patch of scoring, with a well finished Michael Brady goal following one of Padraic Harnan’s trademark bursting runs, followed by points from Eoin Corrigan and Anthony Brien to draw the sides level, 0-6 to 1-3.

A Vinny Walsh point in the 27^th minute saw Moynalvey take the lead for the first time, however that lead was short lived as Trim responded immediately with their first goal; and another brace of points from Daire Lynch and Tom Carmody left it 1-8 to 1-4 at half time.

Half Time:
Trim 1-8
Moynalvey 1-4

A Vinny Walsh free four minutes after the restart narrowed the deficit to three; then two minutes later a ball played back beyond the advanced Trim ‘keeper Paul Munnelly trickled over the goal line for a somewhat calamitous own goal to draw the sides level again, 1-8 to 2-5.

Barry Walsh responded to a Trim free, before the home side struck for their second goal just before the mid-way point of the second half, making it 2-9 to 2-6.

Moynalvey points from Michael Brady and Vinny Walsh narrowed the deficit to the minimum in the 52^nd minute, but try as they did, Moynalvey failed to reel in Paul Clarke’s side and the senior side finished strongly outscoring the men in maroon six point to two in the final thirteen minutes or so with full forward Tom Carmody leading the way on the scoring front leaving the score 2-15 to 2-10 when referee Henri Clifford blew the full time whistle.

Best for Moynalvey were Padraic Harnan, Kealan Taylor, Vinny Walsh, Michael Brady, Eoin Corrigan, Barry Walsh and Anthony Brien. 

Next up for Caoimhin King’s Moynalvey is a second round game against fellow Intermediate championship opponents St. Patricks on Saturday 30^th March.

Moynalvey Team & Scorers:
Conor Egan, Cillian Kelly, Fearghal McCabe, Charlie Benson, Darragh Branigan, Padraic Harnan, Vinny Walsh (0-5, 3f), Eoin Corrigan (0-2), Michael Brady (1-1), Barry Walsh (0-1), Anthony Brien (0-1), Kealan Taylor, Luke O’Halloran, Kyle O’Malley, William Harnan.
Subs: Patrick Roddy for O’Malley, Ronan Thompson for Brien.