Second Championship Defeat for Skryne
Skryne 0-10 St. Peter’s, Dunboyne 2-14
Senior Football Championship. Group C, Round 2
Dunboyne made it two wins from two games in the Senior Football Championship when they defeated Skryne in this match played in excellent conditions in Ratoath this evening.
The final scoreline is probably a little unfair to Skryne who were unlucky when conceding Dunboyne’s second goal to a deflected shot leaving keeper Des McAvinney completely stranded. Add to that Darragh Campion hit the Dunboyne post on two separate occasions. Having said that Dunboyne were the best team – apart from the first fifteen minutes – all through the game. Skryne played Patrick O’Rourke in a number of positions but Dunboyne consistently punched the ball away from him and Skryne were unable to pick up the breaking ball. Without winning at least fifty percent of the loose ball Skryne had no chance of victory in this game.
The Blues did begin the match very well and had two points on the board before Dunboyne settled and got into the game. Dunboyne led at half time by 0-7 to 0-5.
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Five minutes into the second half came the first goal. A Skryne attack broke down close to the Dunboyne goal resulting in a fast flowing move ending with the ball in the Skryne net. Soon after that Campions goal bound shot rebounded off the Dunboyne post and across the goal line and out wide on the opposite end line. The Blues luck was out at that point and fifteen minutes in, Lady Luck again deserted them when Ciaran Lenehan blocked a Dunboyne forwards shot only for the ball to rebound into the net on the other side of McAvinneys goals.
Des Mc could not be blamed for either of the goals and did well overall including a great penalty save in the first half. He got great support in defence from Timmy Lennon and Paddy Carpenter. Eoin Smyth ran his heart out for the team and Mark Battersby had a good first half but got very little quality ball thereafter. Jason Fox kicked three lovely points from difficult free kicks.
Skryne – Des McAvinney. Timmy Lennon, Eoghan Greene, Declan Morley. Paddy Carpenter (0-1), Mark Harrington, Darragh Campion. Patrick O’Rourke (0-1), Ciaran Lenehan. Eoin Smyth (0-1), Brian Davis (0-1), Aidan Tuite (0-1). Paddy Fox (0-1), Mark Battersby (0-1), Jason Fox (0-3).
Subs used – Dermot Brennan and Colm Craigie.
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