Moynalty 2-12 Boardsmill1-14

Moynalty survived a nervy night at Cortown to claim a hard-fought victory over Boardsmill in the JBFC game. Despite being favourites, Moynalty were made to work for every score, with Johnny Lynch emerging as the hero, firing two long-range two-pointers and making a series of crucial saves.

Boardsmill made a lightning start to the game, opening the scoring in the very first minute. Moynalty responded almost immediately as Paddy Byrne landed a point from the left, before Cathal Donoghue netted his first championship start to give Moynalty an early boost. Boardsmill, however, were quick to reply, rattling off three unanswered points to regain momentum, Moynalty struck back in the 14th minute when Bryan McCormack scored their second goal, appearing to put them in control of the game.

However, Boardsmill were far from done; two points followed by a goal swung the advantage back in their favour. As the half closed, Moynalty fought to regain parity. Sean McMahon and Jude Gilsenan each contributed crucial points, levelling the scores just before the break.

HT Score: Moynalty 2-04, Boardsmill 1-07

The second half began in spectacular fashion for Moynalty, with Johnny Lynch landing a monster two- pointer inside the opening two minutes. Points from Jude Gilsenan and Bryan McCormack followed, and Moynalty looked to be gaining control over their opponents with more possession and becoming more composed on the ball.

Boardsmill continued with their aggressive approach competing for every ball, managed to close the gap with a long-range point. Paddy Byrne’s tireless work was rewarded with another point in the 15th minute, but the pendulum swung again toward Boardsmill, who fired over three well-taken points to narrow the deficit. Moynalty then lost Bryan McCormack, forced off with injury. Cormac Kearney replaced him in a more defensive role, this however left Moynalty looking light up front. Despite this, Paddy Byrne was fouled just outside the scoring zone, and Johnny Lynch calmly converted a crucial point from distance to extend Moynalty’s lead. Another point from Byrne followed, but Boardsmill never gave up. A strong frontal challenge on Richie Gilsenan saw him replaced by Jake Smyth, and with Dylan Farrelly dropping deeper into defence. Moynalty began to look vulnerable, and when penalised for only having two players up front, Boardsmill calmly slotted a two-pointer to reduce the gap to just two points.

Deep in injury time, Boardsmill worked a ball from the right, playing a one-two with their corner forward before fisting it across the square. The incoming forward somehow blasted it goalwards, but it went just over the bar, and moments later the final whistle sounded to the relief of Moynalty supporters.

Moynalty Scorers: Johnny Lynch 0-04, Bryan McCormack 1-01, Paddy Byrne 0-03, Cathal Donohoe 1- 00, Jude Gilsenan 0-02, Sean McMahon 0-01,

Moynalty Team: Johnny Lynch, Ronan Lynch, Adam Reilly, Richie Gilsenan. Dylan Farrelly, Joey Gilsenan, John Brogan, Niall O’Connor, Paddy Byrne, Cathal Donoghue, Paul Lynch, Sean McMahon, Jude Gilsenan, Bryan McCormack, Pauric O’Connor.

Subs Used: Jake Smyth & Cormac Kearney

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