McElvaney Waste & Recycling Intermediate Football Championship Round 1A
Emyvale 1-15 Corduff 1-5 12/8/17
Emyvale put their league woes to one side with a convincing win over Corduff in the IFC at Scotstown on Saturday, August 12. Emyvale’s two-man full-forward line of Daniel McMahon and James O’Neill managed six points each, while Karl McQuaid got their goal early on as they led from start to finish to go through to a clash with Carrickmacross.
Emyvale: C McKenna; C Connolly, C Hughes, A O’Brien; G Devlin, D Bellew (0-1), S McMeel; K McQuaid (1-0), M Flannery (Capt.); R McAnespie, G McKernan, G McQuaid; A Loughran; D McMahon (0-6, 5f), J O’Neill (0-6, 3f, 1 ’45).
Subs: S Askin (0-2) for Flannery (inj., 33 mins), A O’Neill for Connolly (40), J Kelly for G McQuaid (56), P Duffy for O’Brien (58).
Temporary sub: P Duffy for Askin (41-44).
Corduff: B Woods; S Hand, D Larkin, C Brennan; S McNally Jnr. (0-1), C McEnaney, L McKeown; C Connolly, G Connolly; F Hanratty (0-1, ’45), M Connolly (1-1), M Mills (Capt.); J McEnaney; G McEnaney (0-1), P Keenan (0-1f).
Subs: F O’Callaghan for McNally (inj., 17), C Marron for C Connolly (H-T), S Burns for Mills (35), K Hand for S Hand (38).
Referee: A Mullen (Scotstown).
Barry McBennett
McElvaney Waste & Recycling Intermediate Football Championship Round 1A
Tyholland 3-11 Cremartin 0-15 12/8/17
Tyholland finished strongly to win their IFC opener against 14-man Cremartin in Scotstown. Cremartin doubled their lead from three points to six in the early minutes of the second half, but they lost Barry Kerr to a second yellow card and Tyholland, who had nine scorers, outscored them by 2-7 to 0-2 from the 40th minute on. Joe O’Boyle, Brian McArdle and Stephen Connolly got the all-important goals.
Tyholland: P Hamill; S Connolly (1-0), T Connolly, M McQuaid; P Coyle, J O’Boyle (1-0), N Askin; R McNally (Capt., 0-1), K O’Connell (0-1); P Finnan (0-1), R McKenna (0-1, ’45), J Smith; S Treanor (0-4f), B McArdle (1-1), D Coyle (0-2).
Sub: G Treanor for T Connolly (44 mins).
Cremartin: D Lavelle; L Atkinson (Capt.), D Farrell, É Atkinson; R Burke, C Kerr, P McGuigan; B Kerr (0-2), B Carragher; K McVicar, P McNally (0-6, 5f), J Leonard; D Hanley (0-1), S Burke (0-4, 1f), J McGuigan (0-2).
Subs: C Mulligan for Leonard (53), K Atkinson for Hanley (58).
Temporary sub: K Atkinson for P McGuigan (55-57).
Referee: D Connolly (Scotstown).
McElvaney Waste & Recycling Intermediate Football Championship Round 1A
Aughnamullen 3-9 Doohamlet 1-13
Aughnamullen started the IFC with a win in this well-contested clash with Doohamlet in Blackhill on Sunday, August 13. A brace of goals from Colin Clerkin and another from Micheál Bannigan made the difference for Aughnamullen. Aughnamullen could afford to kick eight first-half wides and still only trail once across the hour against a Doohamlet side over-reliant on Barry McBennett for scores. Aughnamullen will play Tyholland in Round 2A.
Aughnamullen: T Marron; D Hamilton, D Finnegan, C Fox; A Sheridan, S Ward, A Markey; S Sheridan (0-1), P Dooney; M McArdle (0-1), C Keenan (0-2), E McArdle; Kevin Sheridan (0-1), M Bannigan (1-4, 1-0 pen, 0-2f), C Clerkin (2-0).
Subs: C Flanagan for Fox (51 mins), M Meegan for K Sheridan (59).
Doohamlet: J Casey; R Ingram, G King, J McElroy; C McKenna (1-0), G Casey, C Marray; C McManus (0-1), C Walshe (Capt., 0-2); B McBennett (0-9, 8f), O Hughes, J Walshe; D Ward (0-1), D Connolly, N Connolly.
Subs: M Marray for King (inj., 29), G King for N Connolly (black card, 43), T Duffy for Hughes (52), C Finnegan for G Casey (59)
Referee: J McAndrew (Ballybay).
Barry McBennett was again in free-scoring form as Doohamlet returned to winning ways by the narrowest of margins against Blackhill in Inniskeen on Saturday, August 19, while Gary Wilson hit the only goal as Toome knocked out Corduff.
By cshalvey Mon 21st Aug
