Navan O’Mahony’s 0-11
Castletown 2-11

A disappointing group stage for Navan O’Mahony’s came to a conclusion with a six point loss to Castletown on Friday evening, leaving O’Mahony’s finishing bottom of the group.

The opening stages were cagey, with Castletown getting the first score after two minutes. An interception from Shane Maguire resulted in O’Mahony’s winning possession which culminated in an Aodhan Mallon score. This pattern was repeated, with Castletown taking the lead again, under pressure from Louis Collins, before Mallon equalised with a free.

After fifteen minutes, it was three points apiece with Castletown taking the lead in the tenth minute before Robbie Keelaghan kicked a point from a free five minutes later. A pattern was emerging, with Castletown scoring the fourth point before Keelaghan drew O’Mahony’s level once again.

With five minutes remaining, Castletown raised the first green flag of the day to give themselves a three point lead. O’Mahony’s drew one back before half time, with Keelaghan converting a free.

Navan O’Mahony’s 0-05
Castletown 1-04

Three minutes after the resumption, O’Mahony’s had drawn level with two points from play – one from Oisin O’Brien and another from Duggie Dillon.  Four minutes later, the lead for Castletown was restored with a free followed by a score from play.

Midway through the half, Castletown scored their second goal of the evening to really leave O’Mahony’s chasing the game with five points between the sides, the biggest gap so far in the game. With O’Mahony’s needing scores, it was Castletown who managed it and had extended the lead to seven with twelve minutes remaining.

A slight purple patch saw O’Mahony’s reduce the gap to four with two frees from Keelaghan, one of which was a two-pointer. A minute later, O’Brien made it a one-score game once again with a point from play.

Momentum soon swung the other way however, with O’Mahony’s missing a number of goal opportunities. Castletown added three more points in the closing stages to emerge as six-point winners, earning themselves top place in the group.

Navan O’Mahony’s: Jamie O’Reilly, Darragh Murphy, Paddy Dillon, Sean Beton, Aodhan Mallon, Mike O’Reilly, Darragh Maguire, Shane Maguire, Conor Finnegan, Duggie Dillon, Oisin O’Brien, Louis Collins, Ivo Fitzherbert, Evan Coffey, Robbie Keelaghan

Eoghan Nugent for Finnegan, Ronan Clarke for Collins, Conor Brady for Coffey, Craig Munnelly O’Toole for Fitzherbert.

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