Heavy defeat for Moynalvey in B League

Tuesday, 14 March 2017 12:05
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An understrength Moynalvey shipped a heavy defeat to a far superior Ratoath outfit in this Div. 2 B League Round 2 game played in Ratoath on Monday evening 13th March.

Ratoath 4-13 Moynalvey 0-5

Having started the opening quarter brightly, nothing separated the sides after 19 minutes of play as the score was 0-4 apiece. From this point on the home side took the upper hand and they forged ahead to take a seven point lead at the interval, 1-8 to 0-4.

Within five minutes of the restart the game was over, as the first two scores of the second period were goals for Ratoath. Moynalvey could only muster a further solitary point, which came with the last score of the game against their rampaging opposition who ran out 20 point winners on a 4-13 to 0-5 score line.

Moynalvey: C. Egan, A. Brien (0-2), P Donoghue, D. Kane, S. Tuite, P. Conneely, D. Branigan, D. Smith, E. Mitchell, S. Duggan, B. Regan, J. Weldon (0-2, 1f), M. Brennan, S. Deering (0-2), C. Shirren.
Subs: S. Browne for Smith, C. Ennis for Mitchell, S. Cummins for M. Brennan, J. Carey for Shirren, P. Brennan for Regan, A. Gilsenan for Deering.