Simonstown 6--7 O Mahonys 0--9.
Simonstown captured their first championship points with an easier than expected win over neighbours O Mahonys The game was played in glorious summer sunshine in Simonstown on Sunday morning.
Mark Farrell got the hosts on the score board with a point in first minute. O Mahonys replied with two (1f) and were 0—2 to 0—1 in front by the sixth minute. Paddy Heaney slotted over and then Peter Duffy steered a low ground shot to visitors net. Tadgh Hanrahan weaved his way through the O Mahs defence and hit a absolute rocket to roof of the net. Tadgh and Peter Duffy added points to leave Simonstown leading at the break 2—5 to 0—4
Ronan Duffy brought off a great save just on stroke of half time.
O Mahonys pointed at start of second half. Tadgh Hanrahan floated ball into O Mahonys goal mouth area where Peter Duffy rose highest and palmed to net .( Crouchy like...remember him). Hanrahan pointed and Mark Farrell finished to the visitors net after good inter passing among the forwards to put Simons 4—6 to 0—5 up 10 minutes into second half. Hanrahan got on the end of good forward move to sore his second goal. Hanrahan then floated high ball into goal mouth area and Duffy
maintains he got a slight touch and it ended in the O Mahonys net. After lengthy viewing nither Hawk-Eye nor Var could definetly confirm exactly. It was now 6—6 to 0—6 with twenty second half minutes on clock. O Mahonys never gave up and slotted over three points while Mark Farrell completed Simonstowns tally with a close in free. Final score Simons 6—7 O Mahonys 0—9.
Simons; Ronan Duffy.... Conor Staunton, Shane T.Gallagher, Sean O Connell....Paddy Heaney (0—1), Cillian Farrell, Eoghan Foley,....Charlie McNulty, Eoghan O Neill,...Cody Chinchilla, Tadgh Hanrahan (2—2), David Kavanagh...Ruairi Brady, Peter Duffy(3—2), Mark Farrell(1—2).
Subs**Robbie Reid/ S.T.Gallagher inj.....Shane Kaavanagh/ D.Kavanagh....Darragh Dooner /S.O Connell....Johnny Hand / R.Brady....Jack Dunne/ C.McNulty...
Extended Panel; Robbie Smyth,,Terry Shields..Dara Sherdian.
O Mahonys; Brien Yourell..Kian McGee, Ian Matthews, Riordan Russell...Darren Clarke, Sean Smyth, Jamie Murray....Tommy Carroll, Shane Crosby...Ben Forde, Henry Finnegan, Fiachra McGowan....Cormac McChart, Barry McEvoy, Derek Loughran..