Div 2 FL: O'Mahony's finish strong and maintain unbeaten run
April 14, 2025
O'Mahony's had six points to spare over Meath Hill in the Division 2 FL
Navan O’Mahony’s 1-13 Meath Hill 1-07
Although O’Mahony’s led for the final three-quarter of this Round 4 Div 2 FL encounter, a strong finish was still needed to ensure the lads got over the line.
The hosts were the first to score from a free in the second minute. Aodhan Mallon opened the scoring for the Brews Hill side, converting a free after a foul on Ronan Clarke. The tenth minute saw Meath Hill edge in front again and they looked to extend this lead, only for an impressive clearance from Darragh Murphy. Oisín O’Brien brought the sides level with a point, while the same player scored a goal two minutes later, after a good play through Louis Collins and Conor Finnegan.
The following five minutes saw Meath Hill kick a number of wides, while O’Mahonys squandered some possession in the scoring area. Conor Finnegan broke this spell in the twenty-fourth minute and two Mallon points left six in it approaching the interval. In the final two minutes, the hosts narrowed the gap with a goal and a point, leaving five in it at the break.
Navan O’Mahony’s 1-05 Meath Hill 1-03
O’Mahony’s were playing with the wind at their backs in the second half. Evan Coffey split the posts after five minutes to extend the lead. Robbie Keelaghan was awarded a thirteen metre free after dissent from the Meath Hill line, and elected to take it from outside the arc, scoring a two-pointer.
The hosts responded almost immediately with a pointed free, which they followed up with a point from play five minutes later. With ten minutes remaining, Keelaghan again scored a free brought up for dissent, keeping O’Mahony’s slightly ahead. A 24th minute two-pointer free from Meath Hill proved their last score of the game.
O’Mahony’s kicked on in the closing half, with Coffey, O’Brien, Keelaghan and Finnegan all adding points from play, the efforts from Finnegan and O’Brien being particularly impressive. Six points separated the sides at the final whistle, making it four from four for O’Mahony’s with some more tough challenges in the weeks ahead.
Navan O’Mahony’s: Jamie O’Reilly, Darragh Murphy, Conor Brady, Brian Dillon, Jack Quinn, Louis Collins, Craig Nolan, Aodhán Mallon (0-03), Mike O’Reilly, Duggie Dillon, Oisín O’Brien (1-02), Conor Finnegan (0-02), Robbie Keelaghan (0-04, 1 2P), Evan Coffey (0-02), Ronan Clarke
Subs: Paddy Yourell for Nolan, Eoghan Nugent for Clarke, Christy Dillon for D Dillon, Tiarnán Black for Keelaghan
