LETTERKENNY GAELS RECORDED their second win of the year over Naomh Colmcille last night to move into third in the AllSportStore.com All-County Football League Division 3.
Naomh Colmcille 1-10 Letterkenny Gaels 3-8
The home side opened brightly with points from Ryan McErlean and a Joe Donaghy free that put them on the front foot .
It took the visitors 10 minutes to register their first score courtesy of half forward Sean McDonagh and Conor McBrearty added a free moments later.
[adrotate group=”40″]Former soccer starlet Lee Toland added two scores for the Newtown boys before Conor McBrearty rattled the net after a great Cormac Cannon run from deep in the opposite half of the field.
McBrearty added two more scores before half time to leave the home side trailing by two points, 1-4 to 0-5, at half-time.
The home team were first to strike in the opening minute of the second half before McBrearty responded with a point for the Gaels.
The visitors again hit the net in the 37th minute through Cormac Cannon but the Newtown boys hit back immediately from the kick out as corner forward Conor Grant finished to the net.
[adrotate group=”67″]The Naomh Colmcille midfielders added points to level matters before Gaels substitute John Doran goaled for Gaels and soon after keeper Shane Graham was called upon to point a ‘45 to put the visitors four up.
Donaghy pointed a free for the home team and Paddy Doherty responded for Gaels on 52 minutes.
Toland kicked another fine score on 59 minutes but the excellent Cormac Cannon pointed for the visitors – who finished with 13 men – for the insurance score to leave them four points up.
[adrotate group=”12″]Naomh Colmcille: G McDaid; P Friel, W Lynch R Hegarty; A Devenney, J Fullerton, G Curran; R McErlean (0-3) M Lynch (0-1); E Gillespie, O Hilley, S Gallagher; C Grant (1-0), J Donaghey (0-2), L Toland (0-4). Sub: R Dowds for Curran
Letterkenny Gaels: S Graham (0-1); C Coll, R Quinn, K Kilkenny; C Lynch, D Hunter, C Browne; B O’Brien, Ciaran Cannon; S McDonagh (0-1), Cormac Cannon (1-1), P Doherty (0-1); M Hunter, C McBrearty (1-4), S McGlade. Sub: J Doran (1-0) for C Coll.
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