Cloughaneely 3-14
Red Hughs 1-13
Cloughaneely recorded a good seven-point victory over Red Hughs on home soil on Sunday afternoon.
The hosts led by four at the short whistle of this encounter and with the help of two second half majors, they managed to push on after the restart to seal the win.
Cloughaneely got the afternoon’s scoring underway after three minutes of play when Donnachadh O Baoill converted a free.
This was closely followed by three further points courtesy of Padraig Duggan (2) and Blake McGarvey to leave them four ahead after 11 minutes.
The visitors got off the mark after 18 minutes, with Jack Gillespie finding the target from a free before Gareth McGill slotted the ball over the bar to leave two between the sides.
However, Cloughaneely hit back in the form of their first major of the afternoon when Jack Gallagher found Ciaran O’Donnell who palmed the ball home.
The contest’s next four scores were shared two apiece, with McGarvey and O Baoill pointing for the hosts while Conor Gallagher and Pauric McMenamin kicked points for the away side.
McMenamin added to his personal tally in the closing stages of Act One to leave four points between the teams at the break.
The home outfit made a bright start to the second stanza, with Sean Maguire kicking a pair of points for his side.
Cathair Browne cut the deficit when he saw the white flag raised for his effort after 37 minutes of play.
Cloughaneely soon stretched their advantage thanks to scores from O Baoill and Maguire but it was cancelled out, with Browne and Gillespie (free) finding the target for the Killygordon men.
Midway through the second stanza, Cloughaneely landed their second goal of the contest.
A good team move concluded with Ronan Mac Aoidh receiving the ball and placing the ball beyond Luke Kelly, stretching their lead to eight points.
Their cushion was soon extended when Jack Gallagher slotted the ball over the bar.
As we entered the closing ten minutes of play, Liam Carlin and McGarvey swapped scores before Gillespie saw the orange flag raised for his placed ball from outside the arc.
Maguire responded with a point for the hosts before the Killygordon outfit cut the deficit even further as James Doherty found the back of the net before Carlin landed a fine score from range to leave three points between the teams.
However, the home side concluded proceedings with a point from McGarvey and a major courtesy of Tiernan McGinty to secure the win.
Teams
Cloughaneely: Shaun McClafferty; Seamus Coll, Cian McFadden; Padraig Coyle, Conor Coyle, Jack Gallagher (0-1); Donnachadh O Baoill (0-3,0-1f), Sean Curran; Padraig Duggan (0-2), Blake McGarvey (0-4), Seamus McGeever; Ronan Mac Aoidh (1-0), Sean Maguire (0-4), Ciaran O’Donnell (1-0). Subs: Ethan Friel for Coll (8 mins), Tiernan McGinty (1-0) for Mac Aoidh (52 mins), Stephen Curran for O’Donnell (55 mins).
Red Hughs: Luke Kelly; James Gallagher, Thomas McMenamin, Conor Galvin; Shane Gallagher, Darragh McMenamin, Jason Callaghan; Conor Gallagher (0-1), James Doherty (1-0); Gareth McGill (0-1), Jack Gillespie (0-4,1tpf,0-2f), Liam Carlin (0-3,1tp); Cathair Browne (0-4), Calvin Bradley, Pauric McMenamin. Subs: Tim Callaghan for Thomas McMenamin (35 mins), Adam Doherty and Ryley Stewart for McGill and Galvin (49 mins),
Referee: Anthony Finn (Naomh Colmcille).