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Darren Gallagher pictured in action for St Mary's Granard Photo: Syl Healy
Unlucky losers after extra-time in a thriller against Longford Slashers in the first series of relegation play-offs the previous weekend, it finally came good for Granard who stormed to a most emphatic win over Dromard at the splendidly redeveloped Pairc na nGael on Saturday evening.
St Mary’s Granard . . . 0-24 Dromard . . . 0-15
Powered by crucial two-pointers, St Mary’s held a slender 0-9 to 0-7 lead at the break but pulled away in the second half to retain their top flight league status with midfielder Darren Gallagher the chief marksman.
The influential Gallagher clocked up a total of 7 points as Granard gave their championship hopes a boost whereas Dromard (minus key players) are relegated to the Division 2 league next year by virtue of this disappointing defeat.
ST MARY’S GRANARD: Killian McGivney; Mark O’Neill, Tom Kearney, Aaron Smyth; James Kiernan, Dylan Reilly, Harry Kiernan (0-2, two-pointer); Darren Gallagher (0-7, 2 two-pointers), Patrick Hynes; Oisin O’Hara, Ruairi Corcoran (0-4, 1 two-pointer), Ben Blessington (0-3); Jordan Martin (0-1), Jamie Brady Hynes (0-5), Micheal Hynes (0-2).
Subs:- Paul Smyth for Oisin O’Hara (half-time); Eddie Smyth for Jordan Martin.
DROMARD: Oisin Hourican; Ciaran Murphy, Ronan Bleakley, Conor McGahern; James Mimnagh, Peter Masterson, Eoghan Palin; Oisin O’Toole, Ruairi O’Toole; Christopher Grimes, Peter Reynolds, Ronan Corcoran, Rian Tuite, Bernard Sheridan, Diarmuid Masterson.
Sub: Jamsie Martin.
Referee: Francis Kelly (Carrickedmond).
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