Cloughaneely 0-05 v 2-07 St Nauls
By Charlie Collins at Pairc Naomh Columba
Peadar Mogan with a goal and two points led his club St Nauls to victory in this Relegation Play-off match played at Pairc Naomh Columba in Glenswilly.
Cloughaneely raced to a 0-04 to 0-01 lead after fifteen minutes but only added one more point in the remainder of the game. Darren Ferry scored twice with Shaun Maguire and Blake McGarvey getting the other points, McGarvey blasting his shot over from close range when a goal looked on.
Peadar Mogan fisted St Nauls first point and they then had a goal by Cian McCabe ruled out for a square ball. Goalkeeper Gavin Mulreany came forward to kick a super point from play and then after a scoreless period they grabbed the lead when Declan Duignan scored from close range to send St Nauls in one ahead at halftime, 1-02 to 0-04 and set to play with the wind in their favour in a second-half.
Player-Manager Stephen Griffen increased the lead with an excellent point from an acute angle and when Peadar Mogan burst clear and blasted a super drive to the roof of the net to put St Nauls five in front you felt the game was now theirs to lose.
Joe Campbell and Stephen Griffen added points to push the lead to lead by seven 2-5 to 0-04. Cloughaneely finally got a long awaited score when Blake McGarvey pointed but Joe Campbell and Peadar Mogan replied to round off this important victory as St Nauls retained their Senior Championship status for 2025 while Cloughaneely drop to Intermediate football for next year.
Cloughaneely: Shaun McClafferty, Cian McFadden, Michael Fitzgerald, Remy Moran, Sean Geaney, Sean Curran, Conor Coyle, Ciaran Scanlon, Darren McGeever, Ethan Friel, Ciaran Coll, Darren Ferry (0-02), Padraig Coyle, Shaun Maguire (0-01), Blake McGarvey. (0-02). Subs used: Ciaran McGeady, Sean McGarvey, Seamus Doogan, Cathal McGeever.
St Nauls: Gavin Mulreany (0-01), John Rose, Niall Prendiville, Daniel Gallagher, Kian McCabe, John Relihan, Oisin Mogan, Peadar Mogan (1-02), Michael Coughlan, Joe Campbell (0-02), Ian Campbell, Martin Breslin, Shane Conneely, Stephen Griffen (0-02), Declan Duignan (1-00). Subs: Danny McDyer, Thomas White, Jonathan O Driscoll, Barry Burke.
Referee: Jimmy White (Killybegs).
