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Killian Farrell on the ball for Ardagh Moydow in this tussle with Grattans defender Karl Murray. Action from the IFC Round 1 game at McGann Park Photo: Syl Healy
Despite a late, late comeback from Grattans that reduced a seven-point deficit with two minutes of normal time remaining to just the minimum margin three minutes into stoppage time, Ardagh Moydow deservedly held on for a one-point victory in the Intermediate Football Championship Group A Round 1 clash at McGann Park in Kenagh on Friday night.
Ardagh Moydow . . . 1-14 Young Grattans . . . 3-7
With the comfortable lead intact Ardagh Moydow looked to be cruising to victory but then Peter Farrell struck with 1-3 without reply for Grattans to leave just a point between the teams.
On fifty-nine minutes, Farrell managed to just about squeeze a free inside the uprights and then in the first minute of injury time, he latched onto a perfect pass from McHugh and rattled the net.
When Farrell converted a two-point long-range free sixty seconds later, the game was suddenly in the melting pot.
However, Grattans final attack of the match was stopped when Gerard Farrell intercepted a pass and the vastly experienced Ardagh Moydow defender held on to the ball as referee Ger Carberry blew the final whistle.
Excellent attacker Killian Farrell fired over 4 points (all from play) while the other corner-forward Dylan Coady got the goal and a couple of converted frees for Ardagh Moydow who held a slender 1-5 to 2-1 lead at the break.
ARDAGH MOYDOW: Cian O’Beirne; Mark McCord, Tommy Powell, Jack Gallagher; James McGoey, Gerard Farrell, Shane Henry (0-2); Eugene Murray (0-1), Conor Carroll; Diarmuid Farrell (0-1), Paddy Keenan, Conor Hogan (0-1); Dylan Coady (1-2, 2 frees), Daryl Carrigy (0-3), Killian Farrell (0-4).
Subs:- Mark Quinn for E Murray (56 mins); Paddy Hanley for D Coady (stoppage time).
YOUNG GRATTANS: Stephen Hussey; Niall Nerney, David Bermingham, Karl Murray; James Moran, Stephen Oates, Emmet Clarke; Beau O’Connor, Reuben Murray; Peter Farrell (1-5, 2 frees, 1 two-pointer free), Harry Mulvihill, John Hand; Conor McHugh (1-0), Rory Howlin (1-0), Eoin Kinlan (0-2, 2 frees).
Subs:- David Maher for N Nerney (injured, 27 mins); Gary Hand for J Hand (39 mins); Jack Finnegan for R Murray (47 mins).
Referee: Ger Carberry (Killoe).
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