Naomh Conaill ensured that they maintained their impressive start to the league campaign with an emphatic victory over Glenswilly on Sunday at Davy Brennan Park.
Naomh Conaill 4-13 Glenswilly 0-8
Naomh Conaill took control of the contest early on, leading by 16 points (3-02 to 0-02) at the interval despite not having their county men at their disposal.
Glenswilly battled hard but felt the effects of life without three of their star players in Gary McFadden, Keelan McFadden and Caolan Kelly.
Two goals from Kieran Gallagher and a diverted penalty from Charlie McGuinness supplied the early goals, while Eoin Waide, Dermot Molloy, Dermot Brick, Brendan McDyer and McGuinness chipped in with points of their own.
The game took a turn in the second half with both sides adopting a pedestrians pace with the only acting come in the final period when Brendan McDyer hit Naomh Conaill’s fourth goal from ten metres.
Other points in the half came by the way of a single Mark McAteer point, while Caoimhin Marley converted five frees for Glenswilly after the break.
Naomh Conaill: Jordan O’Donnell; Stephen Molloy, AJ Gallagher, Hughie Gallagher; Eunan Doherty, Aaron Thompson(0-1), Eoin Waide (0-3), Kevin McGettigan, Seamus Corcoran; Brendan McDyer (1-2), Dermot Molloy (0-3,2f), John O’Malley; Kieran Gallagher (2-0), Charlie McGuinness (1-4,3f), Paul McGuinness.
Subs: Logan Quinn for P McGuinness 10; Maitis McKelvey for E Waide and Odhrán Doherty for D Molloy both 48, Leo Dunphy for B McDyer 55.
Glenswilly: Gerard McGrenra; Jason McGeehan, Eamonn Ward, Ruairi Crawford; Mark McAteer (0-2), Ryan Diver, Shane McDaid; Leon Kelly, Caoimhin Marley (0-6,5f); Sean Wogan, Joe Gibbons, Stephen O’Donnell; Oisin Crawford, Christopher McMonagle, Tarlach O’Boyle.
Subs: Conor McGinty for T O’Boyle, Patrick Boyle for S O’Donnell, both h/t; Lee Crerand for S Wogan 52; Eoin Devine for J Gibbons 58; Brian Marley for O Crawford 59.
Referee: Marc Brown (Four Masters)
