| Na Piarsaigh gain upper hand over town rivals |
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| Tuesday, 22 March 2011 23:41 |
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Na Piarsaigh started their Division 2 campaign on a positive note with a 1-7 to 0-6 win over Clan Na Gael at the Rock Road on Tuesday night. The home team had the better of the first half exchanges and if not for some wayward shooting, could have been further ahead at half time then 1-5 to 0-3. Mark Larkin was their chief scorer with 1-2, the goal coming from a penalty just before half time. Stephen Fitzpatrick, Colin Finnegan and Mark McGeown registered the Clans first half scores. Clans improved in the second half but kicked a number of wides before reducing the deficit to 3 with points from Ray McCabe and Paul Martin. Niall Franklin and Des McCann then pointed to give Na Piarsaigh a 1-7 to 0-5 lead with 10 minutes remaining. Clans pushed forward in search of scores but a point from Drew Duffy with 5 minutes remaining proved to be the last score of the game. Best for Na Piarsaigh were Chris Cotter, Shane Callan; Ronan McCartney; Mark Larkin while Daryl O’Hanlon, Stephen Fitzpatrick and Mark McGeown were Clans better players. Na Piarsaigh scorers: Mark Larkin 1-2; Des McCann 0-3; Alan McCartney 0-1; Niall Franklin 0-1. Clans scorers: Mark McGeown 0-1; Drew Duffy 0-1; Paul Martin 0-1; Ray McCabe 0-1; Stephen Fitzpatrick 0-1 and Colin Finnegan 0-1. Na Piarsaigh: Barry Teather, Chris Cotter; Brian McCartney; Damien McGeeney; Eamon McAuley; Gary O’Hare: John Garvey; Shane Callan; Ronan McCartney; Mark Larkin; David Boyle; Cormac Malone; Des McCann; Alan McCartney; Niall Franklin. Subs: Gavin McGee for C Malone and Paul Mallon for N Franklin Clans - Gavin Neary, Paul Crewe; Padraic Staunton; Keith Cunningham; Daryl O’Hanlon; Mark McCann; Stephen Fitzpatrick; Ray McCabe; Brendan Begley; Paul Garland; Thomas Staunton; Drew Duffy; Mark McGeown; Paul Gore, Colin Finnegan Sub: Adrian McGlynn for Mark McCann; Paul Martin for Daryl O’Hanlon and Ciaran Fox for Colin Finnegan Referee: Paul Kneel [Report: David Hearty] |