B League Division 3 - Round 1. Skryne 2-14, St. Ultans 0-08

Skryne 2-14, St.Ultans 0-08

B League Division 3 – Round 1

The B League Division 3 began with a victory for Skryne’s third team at home this evening over St. Ultans. This was a good game with the teams evenly matched for the first twenty minutes with Skryne leading by 5 points to 3 at that stage. Then the Blues began to pull away and could have been further ahead at the break had Felim O’Rourke not been unlucky with two attempts for goals – both of which came back off the woodwork. As it was they had increased the lead to 9 points to 4 at half time.

In the second half Skryne were much too strong for the St. Ultans second string and when Jason Fox’s free kick (for a point) dropped under the crossbar to the net the match as a contest was as good as over. This was the first score of the second half and put eight points between the sides. Although the Bohermeen side tried hard right to the end they never caused the Blues any serious problems. With nine different players on the scoresheet this was a very encouraging performance from Skryne and lifted the spirit in the club after recent defeats for the first and second teams in the Feis Cup and B League Div 1 respectively.

In an excellent team performance Des McAvinney was never in trouble in goals and his kickouts gave his midfielders David McGoldrick and Niall Morley every chance to dominate the game. This they did and with an ample supply of ball to the forwards all six got the better of their opponents and the scores to win comfortably. In a strong defensive unit David Carroll and Cian Lynch stood out.

Skryne – Des McAvinney. James Conroy, Timmy Lennon, David Carroll. Paddy Carpenter, Dermot Brennan, Cian Lynch (0-1). David McGoldrick (1-0), Niall Morley (0-1). Frank Carty (0-1), Jason Fox (1-1), Ciaran Finnerty. Felim O’Rourke (0-2), Allan Carty (0-5), Jason Reddy (0-1).