Senior men retain Intermediate status

Drumgoon 2-19 Munterconnaught 2-15

Our senior men deservedly retained their Intermediate status for another year when they won their play off game in Bailieborough on Sunday afternoon. The large crowd were entertained from start to finish, as fortunes swung back and forth. Drumgoon started very well and raced into a 7 point lead inside 15 minutes after John Mc Dermott drove through the middle to rifle a shot to the net. Munterconnaught struck back with a goal each from Eoin O’Shea and Enda O’Shea to lead by 3 points at the break. In the second half points from the flying wingers Damian Hughes and Ciaran Clerkin were followed by a two pointer from Caolan Jackson that put Drumgoon back in the driving seat. With 30 minutes on the clock Munterconnaught drew level through a two pointer from their roaming keeper. The tension was palpable in injury time, as team captain Ben Brennan raced through to put Drumgoon back into the lead. Conor Moynagh won the next kickout and put sub Cameron Reilly through, who found Caolan who cooly palmed to the net, to finish the contest. Drumgoon team, Corey Smith, Andrew Murray, Ryan Craddock, Conor Moynagh 0-1, Darragh Lynch, Matthew Mc Dermott, Enda Shalvey, Kaylon Jackson Mc Cabe 1-4, John Mc Dermott 1-0, Liam Smith 0-1, Conal Farrell 0-1, Ciaran Clerkin, 0-4, Damien Hughes 0-4, Keith Fannin 0-1, Ben Brennan 0-3, Subs used Cameron O’Reilly and Darren Lavery. Conor Mc Gorry, Sean T Mc Gorry, Gerry Morris, Lee Murray, Joseph Mc Quillan, Oisin Doyle, Ben Mc Donald, Philip Morris, Charlie Boylan, Liam Fox, Matthew Sherlock, Lee Pepper, Jamie Smith.Management, Gerard Mc Geough, Aogan Og Farrell, Damian Clarke.Referee:- Derek Argue