Naomh Conaill continued their winning ways against Cloughaneely on Saturday evening in Falcarragh in a goal-filled contest.
Cloughaneely 0-12 Naomh Conaill 4-9
The visitors never looked to be in any danger and dominated the first half as they notched up a 1-1 lead within the opening five minutes thanks to the efforts of Charles McGuinness.
Cloughaneely worked hard to regain ground with Ciaran McGeady producing some great runs to supply the forward line of Cillian Gallagher and John Fitzgerald who managed to knock over two points each in the first half.
Cloughaneely missed the presence of Jason McGee around midfield and struggled with the breaking ball on occasion.
The home side were hit with another blow in the 16th minute when an Anthony Thompson’s free hit the post with Charles McGuinness winning the rebound and offloading to Nathan Byrne who found the back of the net.
Naomh Conaill were quick to follow this up with their third first-half goal; Paul McGuinness sent a long ball into Ciaran Gallagher who found himself one on one with the keeper and neatly pocketed the ball.
Further points from Gallagher and Eunan Doherty before the end of the half left an 11 point margin between the sides for part two.
Cloughaneely had a great goal opportunity to start the second half when a Martin Maguire free fell in front of the goal mouth but Naomh Conaill defended well to clear it.
Naomh Conaill showed no indications of slowing down as they netted yet another goal; this time from Kevin McGettigan who was brilliantly supplied again by Paul McGuinness.
Cloughaneely’s second-half substitutes of Shaun McGarvey (for MÃchael McHugh) and Kevin Mulhern (for Martin Maguire) made a good impact to the team.
Cloughaneely managed to hold the visitors scoreless for a period of 20 mins as McGarvey, Fitzgerald and Mulhern contributed seven points unanswered.
Despite best efforts, it was difficult for the home side to recover from the goal rush and Naomh Conaill walked away worthy winners on the day.
Cloughaneely: Shaun McClafferty, Niel Kelly, Cian McFadden, Fionn McGinley, Michael Fitzgerald, Mark Harley, Ciaran McFadden, Ciaran McGeady, Martin Maguire, Ciaran Scanlon, MÃchael McHugh, Darren Ferry, Aidan Doohan, John Fitzgerald (0-4, 2F), Cillian Gallagher (0-2)
Subs: Shaun McGarvey (0-5, 3F) for MÃchael McHugh (HT), Kevin Mulhern (0-1) for Martin Maguire (36′)
Naomh Conaill: Stephen McGrath, Sean Roarty, Kevin McGettigan (1-0), Hughie Gallagher, Eunan Doherty (0-2), John O’Malley, Eoin Wade, Jack McKelvey, Seamus Corcoran, Anthony Thompson (0-2), Paul McGuinness, Brendan McDyre (0-1), Nathan Byrne (1-0), Ciaran Gallagher (1-2), Charles McGuiness (1-2, F)
