FL Div 1: Simonstown win local derby to take home Heaney Cup
June 28, 2024
Aodhan Mallon impressed for Navan O'Mahony's.
Div 1 FL 27.06.2024 Simonstown
Navan O’Mahony’s 0-06
Simonstown Gaels 1-09
On an evening more suited to winter than the end of June, Simonstown Gaels won the local derby and brought home the Heaney Cup. Thanks to all who supported the annual collection for the Oncology Unit in Drogheda, in memory of Seamus Heaney.
The first score of the game came after five minutes, when Simonstown found the net in the town end. Two minutes later, Craig Munnelly O’Toole responded with a point at the opposite end of the pitch.
Between the ninth and eighteenth minutes, the home side kicked three points from play to extend their lead. In the 21st minute, Evan Brady kicked O’Mahony’s second point of the half.
With both sides kicking a number of wides, ten minutes passed without score and an injury time point from Simonstown left five between them at the break
Navan O’Mahony’s 0-02
Simonstown Gaels 1-04
Jake Regan opened the scoring in the second half, kicking a point from play after two minutes. Seven minutes passed without score before Simonstown kicked two points in quick succession.
Aodhan Mallon scored an impressive point in the twelfth minute, but was soon nullified by a similar effort from the hosts at the opposite end.
The sides exchanged points in the final quarter of the game, with Robbie Keelaghan scoring twice for the Brews Hill outfit, but Simonstown had already done enough to claim the two points on offer
Navan O’Mahony’s
Aaron Byrne, Evan Brady (0-01), Sean Betson, Darragh Murphy, Aodhan Mallon (0-01), Brian Dillon, Eoghan Nugent, Evan Coffey, Conor Brady, Duggie Dillon, Robbie Keelaghan (0-02), Conor Finnegan, Craig Munnelly O’Toole (0-01), Jake Regan (0-01), Ivo Fitzherbert
Oisin O’Brien for Regan, Ronan Clarke for Finnegan, Eimhin Power for Dillon, Craig Nolan for Nugent, Jack Flynn for O’Toole, Eoin Joyce for Keelaghan
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