Clogherinkoe too strong for Allenwood
The Cloghs put four goals past their opponents to collect their first two points
Clogherinkoe 4-14
Allenwood 1-9
Clogherinkoe collected their first two points of this season's senior football championship with a very comfortable win over Allenwood in the opening game at Hawkfield on Sunday.
Leading 2-6 to 1-4 at the break, Allenwood continued to play second fiddle on the resumption and in the end there was all of 14 points separating the sides.
It was Allenwood who opened with a point inside a minute but it did not take Clogherinkoe long to take the lead. Just a minute later Cein McMonagle sent the ball into Aedan Boyle who made no mistake from close range.
Jimmy Lynch got the next two for Clogherinkoe, one free, and while Aaron Dunne replied for The Blues, a second goal for The Cloghs soon arrived, a fine move involving Cein McMonagle, Aedan Boyle and Mark Nolan ended with the no. 11 palming to the net to make it 2-2 to 0-2 after just nine minutes.
Cormac Denagher reduced the gap; Clogherinkoe hit three wides in a row before Mark Nolan converted a free for Clogherinkoe.
On 17 minutes Allenwood got right back into it when Johnny Doyle sent in a ball to Joey Cunningham who made no mistake finding the net and making it 2-3 to 1-3.
Jimmy Lynch got his second; Joey Cunningham replied with a beauty before The Cloghs influential midfielder Mark Graham was forced off through injury.
However it was Clogherinkoe who finished the strongest with points from Mark Nolan (mark) and Cein McMonagle (free) to leave it at the break Clogherinkoe 2-6 Allenwood 1-3.
The opening six points of the second half were shared equally before Eoghan Bagnall cut the deficit to five but there was no stopping Clogherinkoe who continued to dominate and two late goals from Cein McMonagle, a beauty after a brilliant long kick pass from Eoghan Bagnall; while goal no. 4 came after a move involving Mark Nolan, Cein McMonagle and Aedan Boyle ends with the latter finding the net.
Final score Clogherinkoe 4-14 Allenwood 1-9
Scorers: Clogherinkoe, Aidan Boyle 2-1, Cein McMonagle 1-4 (2 frees), Mark Nolan 1-3 (free, mark), Jimmy Lynch 0-5 (2 frees), Conor Swan 0-1.
Allenwood, Joey Cunningham 1-2, Eoghan Bagnall 0-2 (2 frees), Aaron Dunne 0-1, Cormac Denagher 0-1, Eanna O'Neill 0-1, Rory Moran 0-1, Johnny Doyle 0-1 (free).
CLOGHERINKOE: Keith Wilkinson; Ben Kenny, Eoghan McMonagle, Joe Mulraney; Andrew Hill, Gavin Scanlon, Dean Hanley; Mark Grehan, Killian Galligan; Daniel Grehan, Mark Nolan, Aedan Boyle; Jimmy Lynch, Cein McMonagle, Rory Phelan. Subs: Ciaran Flynn for Mark Grehan (22 minutes); Niall Walsh for Ben Kenny (48 minutes); Conor Swan for Ciaran Flynn (58 minutes); Sean Kenny for Jimmy Lynch (58 minutes).
ALLENWOOD: Luke Anderson; Fionn Moran, Sean Moran, Cillian Moran; Mark Byrne, Ronan Guilfoyle, Gavin Malone; Cormac Denagher, Rory Moran; Eanna O'Neill, John Doyle, Aaron Dunne; Brendan Hanafey, Eoin Bagnall, Joey Cunningham. Subs: James Moore for Fionn Moran (41 minutes); Mark Delaney for Sean Moran (41 minutes); Billy Maher for Aaron Dunne (38 minutes); Johnny Byrne for Cormac Denagher (52 minutes).
REFEREE: Alan Archbold.