Louth GAA Division 2B roundup: Lannleire safe after win against Joes

Division 2B

DUNDALK GAELS 1-8
GLEN EMMETS 2-6

Celebrations at the end proved obsolete by the end of the night as Glen Emmets thought they had secured safety over Lann Léire with two late points from Conor Grimes.

The county man shaking off Dundalk Gaels who, themselves were in the three team mix for a relegation play off.Despite the rudimentary thinking that three teams on the same points goes to score difference, the county board later confirmed that in the case of a split season it goes to how many points were amassed during the split.

And so it was Lann Léire with the worst score difference of those involved that pulled off the unlikely escape. Glen Emmets were pulled down to the relegation play-off place having amassed the lowest points since the split.

Goals from either half from Eoghan Maguire looked to have set the Tullyallen men up for the so called escape and Ray Lambe’s side even held off Thomas O’Connell’s Gaels surge for the meaningless win in the end.

DUNDALK GAELS: Tom Mahon; Eamonn Kenny, Oisín Murray, Paul McCrave; Gary Shevlin, Jack Mullen, David Moloney; Jordan Keating, Mark McCabe; Cian Walsh, Liam O’Connor 0-1 (M), Shaun Duffy; David McComish 0-2, Thomas O’Connell 1-3, (1m), Dylan McKeown 0-2 (1f).

SUBS: Mark Hanna for Gary Shevlin, Aaron Culligan for S Duffy, James O’Connell for Mullen, Alan Jumba Gula for Moloney, Chris Sweeney for Thomas O’Connell.

GLEN EMMETS: Damien Grimes; Robert Byrne 0-1, Keith Boylan, Conor Kelly; Emmet Delaney, Cathal Maguire, Sam Kenny; Conor Grimes 0-2 (frees), Sean Byrne; Diarmuid Cullen, Kealan O’Neill 0-2, Evan English; Alex Carolan, Cian Talbot 0-1, Eoghan Maguire 2-0.
SUBS: James Breen for Cullen, Keefer Carolan for Carolan, Andrew Mooney for S Byrne.

REF: Ultan McElroy (Kilkerley Emmets)

LANNLEIRE 1-13
ST JOSEPHS 0-11
 
The Joes and Lannleire finished their Division 2 in a wet Cluskey Park on Saturday night with Lannleire claiming an all-important win to avoid a relegation battle.

Lannleire took the lead in the first minute when a long range effort bounced over the bar.
Although the Joes levelled through Jack Mulligan, the Dunleer men hit a purple patch as Darragh Malone hit 1-2 along with a point from Paul Callan to open up a 1-4 to 0-1 lead at the end of the first quarter.

The Joes responded well before the break and scores from Conall McCaul (2) and Conall Smyth cut the gap to 1-5 to 0-4 at half time.

With underfoot conditions continuing to play havoc with play, the third quarter saw Paul Callan land three frees for Lannleire while Conall McCaul and Conall Smyth were on target from play for the Joes.

A Darragh Malone free extended the margin to 1-9 to 0-6 at the end of the third quarter. 

The Joes pulled two points back following a strong run from Killian McDonnell, fisting over with Conall Smyth adding his third of the game on 48 minutes. The sides again exchanged points from frees, Darragh Malone and Jack Mulligan on target.

On 55 minutes Killian Gregory hit a superb point for Lannleire, with a Darragh Malone free closing out the Lannleire scoring. The Joes hit the two final scores from Alan Quigley and a Jack Milligan free but Lannleire held out to preserve their Division 2 status.

LANNLEIRE: Liam Callan; Alex Carroll, Paul McGeough, Jason Torris; Briain McGuinness, Paul Doyle, Matthew Malone; Kyle van Rhijn, Pierce Hawkins; Mark Dunne, Ian Mulroy 0-1, Killian Gregory 0-1; Paul Callan 0-6, Bob Murphy, Darragh Malone 1-5.

ST JOSEPHS: Shane Barron; Patrick McKenna, Ben Mulligan, Aidan Kieran; Cian Sheridan, Michael Staunton, Killian McDonnell (0-1); Conor Neary, Gabriel Bell; Jack Mulligan (0-3), Craig Doherty, Luke Barron; Conall Smyth (0-3), Daire Smyth, Conall McCaul (0-3). Subs: Aidan Kieran, Alan Quigley (0-1), Sean Allen.

HUNTERSTOWN ROVERS 3-18
O’CONNELLS 0-2

Hunterstown completed their division two league campaign with an easy victory over the already relegated O’Connells in Páirc Baile Fiach on Saturday evening.

The visitors got the first point of the game from Jackie Agnew but that was their last score of the half.

The home side did not get their first score until the tenth minute with a point from David Finn. Aaron Levins and Finn added another two points before Colm Murphy got their first goal of the game.

Murphy landed his first point a couple of minutes later and not long after Levins got their second goal of the game to leave the score 2-4 to 0-1 after 20 minutes.

The home side got another five points before the half time whistle from Alan Matthews, Glen Matthews, Finn and a brace for Murphy to leave the score at the break 2-9 to 0-1.

The second half continued much the way of the first with three scores in a row from Murphy two of which were points and the other his second goal of the game and his team’s third.

Agnew got his and his team’s second point of the game after 40 minutes but the Bellingham side could not stem the tide and Rovers added another seven points to their tally before the final whistle.

HUNTERSTOWN ROVERS: Lewis Mant; Finn Kelly, Patrick Taaffe, Adam O’Reilly; Richie Taaffe, Euan Woodlock, Alan Matthews 0-1; Shane Halpenny, James Russell; David Finn 0-3, Dean Burns 0-2, Aaron Levins 1-1; Cillian Taaffe, Glen Matthews 0-1, Colm Murphy 2-7.

Subs: Oisin McGee 0-1, Jamie O’Callaghan 0-2.