Termon were the visitors to Páirc Naomh Fhionán this afternoon for the neck and neck encounter with Cloughaneely – and it was Termon who held sway.
Cloughaneely 1-5 Termon 1-9
Cloughaneely had a slight breeze advantage in the first half but the incessant rain made made the playing conditions extremely difficult.
Darren McGeever secured the first point of the day in the 7th minute for the home side in what was a very low scoring first half. It wasn’t long before Termon’s Daire McDaid knocked over Termon’s only firsthalf score in the 11th minute.
The game went scoreless for a period of 20 minutes before Cloughaneely managed to secure two further points from Declan McGarvey and McGeever just before the half time whistle.
Cloughaneely led 0-3 to 0-1 at the break.
Although McGeever was again first on the scoreboard in the second half for the home side with a point straight from throw-in, it was Termon who took full advantage of their scoring opportunities in part two.
Cloughaneely were held scoreless for a period of 17 minutes while Daire McDaid and Enda McCormick pushed the visitors into a two-point lead.
John Fitzgerald brought it back to a one-point game with a converted free in the 47th minute; however Johnny McCafferty and McDaid hit three points in quick succession.
The damage came in the 61st minute of play when Enda McCormick’s long range free dropped short and, although keeper Shaun McClafferty managed to get a hand to it, the ball fumbled into the back of the net.
Cloughaneely managed to salvage a last second goal when Declan McGarvey dropped a long ball in which was guided to the back of the net by McGeever.
Cloughaneely: Shaun McClafferty; Ciaran McFadden, Martin Ferry, Aiden Doohan; Cian McFadden, Ciaran McGeady, Michael Fitzgerald; Ciaran Scanlon, Kevin Mulhern; Darren McGeever (1-3), Denis Boyle, Mark Harley; Paddy Cannon, John Fitzgerald (0-1, 1f), Mark McGuire. Sub: Declan McGarvey (0-1) for Boyle (20).
Termon: Michael Boyle; Kevin McElwaine, Kevin McDaid, Fionntan O’Flynn; Steve McElwaine, Nathan McElwaine, Shane Doherty, James McSharry, Johnny McCafferty (0-1), Daniel Conaghan, Keelan McDaid, Paul McDaid, Daire McDaid (0-6, 5f), Enda McCormick (1-2), Anthony McGrenra.
