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Patrick Fox on the ball for Mullinalaghta in breaking away from Slashers opponent Ruairi Clarke. Action from the Division 1 league game at Fay Park Photo: Syl Healy
Mullinalaghta moved into pole position in Group 2 of the Division 1 senior football league after cruising to a comprehensive win over Slashers in the Round 7 clash at Michael Fay Park on Wednesday evening.
Mullinalaghta St Columba’s . . . 2-16 Longford Slashers . . . 0-8
The most emphatic wide margin of 14 points separated the sides in the finish and particularly impressive for the slick St Columba’s side under the guidance of new manager, Cavan native Ollie Fay, was lethal attacker James McGivney who clocked up a goal and four fabulous points in tormenting the Slashers defence.
The home side trailed by just three points at the break (0-8 to 0-5) but collapsed completely on the changeover in producing a very disappointing display in the build up to the start of the county championship at the end of July.
Both teams were without a number of regulars and while Mullinalaghta were missing key players John Keegan (long term injury), Rian Brady (gone to Australia) and Jayson Matthews (spending the summer in the United States), they were still too strong for Slashers whose most notable absentee was Tadhg McNevin (another of the many young players currently in America).
LONGFORD SLASHERS: Eoin McGuinness; Ronan Kenny, Sean Morgan, Robbie O’Connell; Peter Lynn (0-1), Gerard Flynn, Sean Clarke; Ben Lynn, Cian McGuinness; Darragh O’Connell (0-1), Robbie Clarke (0-2), Andy Dalton (0-1); Ronan Sheahan (0-2), Daire O’Brien (0-1), Dermot Brady.
Subs:- Ruairi Clarke for B Lynn (injured, 18 mins); B Lynn for C McGuinness (43 mins); Cian O Nuallain and Diarmuid Boylan for D O’Connell and Robbie Clarke (both in the 53rd minute).
MULLINALAGHTA ST COLUMBA’S: Patrick Rogers; James Rogers, Simon Cadam. Tom Meehan; Francis Mulligan, Conor Leonard (0-1, ‘45), Patrick Fox (0-1); Cian McElligott, Aidan McElligott (0-1); Gary Rogers, Shane Mulligan (1-1), Donal McElligott (0-2); James McGivney (1-4), David McGivney (0-6, 4 frees), Cian Mackey.
Subs:- Mark McNerney for D McElligott (59 mins); Jack Darcy for S Mulligan (60 mins).
Referee: Patrick Maguire (St Mary’s Granard).
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