Seniors take top spot with 20 point win

Post date: Jul 25, 2014 7:38:38 AM

Offaly SFC round 3 result...........................

Edenderry 3-18 1-4 St Brigid's.

Our senior footballers moved into top spot in Group 1 of the Offaly senior football championship with a terrific twenty point victory over St Brigid's of Croghan on Thursday night.

The reds made two changes from the side that beat Tullamore in the league final two weeks ago with Adam Mahon and Keith McGuinness replacing Gary Blong and Sean Doyle respectively. McGuinness, a thirteen year veteran of senior football, made the most of his first start this year after returning from a lengthy injury problem and after just four minutes played he had registered 1-1.

Edenderry dominated the opening half and held a 1-9 0-2 half time lead and and hopes of St Brigid's comeback in the second half were quickly dismissed when goals from Aaron McDonnell and Sean Moriarty inside the opening five minutes of the restart moved Edenderry into a 3-10 0-2 lead.

Seven points from midfield from Richie Dalton(3) and Derek Kelly(4) helped Edenderry on their way and the Edenderry supporters were even treated to the rare sight of a Sean Pender point with forty six minutes gone in the game.

Team: Brian Quinlan, Sean Pender(0-1), Stephen Guing, Colm Byrne, Adam Mahon(0-1), Sean Marshall, Stuart Cullen(0-1), Richie Dalton(0-3), Derek Kelly(0-4), Oran Lawton(0-1), David Hanlon, Basil Malone(0-1), Keith McGuinness(1-3), Aaron McDonnell(1-0), Sean Moriarty(1-3).

Subs: Ciaran Farrell for Oran Lawton, Mark Young for Basil Malone, Daniel Nolan for Sean Marshall, Gary Blong for Stuart Cullen, Diarmaid Meleady for Adam Mahon.