BY MATTHEW WILSON
ST Eunan’s star Eoin McGeehin stated that they will have to be on their game if they’re to prevail against Naomh Columba this weekend in the Senior Football Championship.
St Eunan’s were in action last Sunday when they shared the spoils with Sean MacCumhaills in Round 2 in Ballybofey.
The home side led this contest by eight points after the restart, leaving the Letterkenny men with an uphill battle in Act Two.
But they showed great character to battle their way back into the game, and a late point from McGeehin earned the visitors a draw.
“It was a bit of a mixed bag really. In the first half, we were probably a bit slow out of the blocks and we ended the half poorly as well.
“MacCumhaills got on top of us and they were motoring well at the end of the first half.
“We’d a lot of work ahead of ourselves in the second half but we responded quite well, particularly in the first few minutes.
“We were able to get hands on ball a lot more which is nearly everything in this day and age. That was important and we were able to get a few scores off.
“When we took the lead, we would’ve been disappointed to let it slip again but MacCumhaills deserve credit for sticking with us. We got the draw in the end, it’s probably a fair result.”
The Letterkenny outfit will face Naomh Columba in Round 3 of the Senior Championship this weekend on home soil.
Brendan Doherty’s charges have yet to record a win following defeats to Glenfin and Gaoth Dobahir in the opening two rounds of fixtures.
Meanwhile, St Eunan’s are aiming to maintain their unbeaten record this weekend.
However, McGeehin expressed that they’ll need to be on their game if they’re to achieve this on Sunday afternoon.
“From our own point of view, we’ll want to improve on our performance to not just leave it for sections of the game but to make sure we’re competitive for the whole game.
“Against a team like Naomh Columba who have threats, particularly two-point threats, you can’t be lax. We’re just going to have to be on it and see where that takes us then.”