Longford SFC: Killoe in control against Colmcille

Colm Coyle on the ball for Killoe ahead of Colmcille opponent Barry McKeon. Action from the SFC Round 1 game at Allen Park on Friday night Photo: Syl Healy

placeholder image — Colm Coyle on the ball for Killoe ahead of Colmcille opponent Barry McKeon. Action from the SFC Round 1 game at Allen Park on Friday night Photo: Syl Healy

Peter Hanley Motors Senior Football Championship Group 2 - Round 1

Killoe Emmet Óg . . . 2-8 Colmcille . . . 0-6

Boosted by a goal from centre-half-back Ronan Keogh, Emmet Og established a comfortable 1-3 to 0-1 midway through the first half but Colmcille came storming back to close the gap to the minimum of the margins thanks to three cracking scores from Barry McKeon along with another fine strike from Jack Macken.

Killoe ended up leading by 1-4 to 0-5 at the break but were fortunate to be still in front after Ruairi Harkin blasted the ball over the bar when a goal was there for the taking with five minutes gone on the changeover.

That proved to be Colmcille’s solitary score in the second half but the reigning champions suffered a significant setback when they were reduced to 14 players in the 44th minute after Cathal McCabe received a black card.

Killoe added another 1-4 to their tally in the second half with the influential Daniel Mimnagh firing over three points while the second goal came from a penalty converted by Mark Hughes in the 56th minute following a foul on promising youngster Colm Coyle.

KILLOE EMMET ÓG: Micheal Hughes, Liam Hughes, Niall Farrelly, Gavin Hughes, Colm Coyle, Ronan Keogh (1-0), Gavin Farrelly, Paddy Kiernan, Ryan Moffett, Denis McGoldrick (0-1), Michael Quinn, Cian Farrelly, Daniel Mimnagh (0-3, 2 frees), Mark Hughes (1-4, 1 free, 1 penalty), Paddy Moran.

Subs:- Shane Clarke for G Hughes (38 mins), Ronan McGoldrick for C Farrelly (48 mins), Darren Moffett for C Coyle (injured, 58 mins), Cian Dooner for D Mimnagh (stoppage time), Ciaran Donohoe for D McGoldrick (stoppage time).

COLMCILLE: Noel Farrell, Conor Grant, Enda Macken, Gerard Mulligan, Martin Mulligan, Ruairí Harkin (0-1), Shaun McKeon, Jack Macken (0-2, 1 free), Fergal Sheridan, Barry McKeon (0-3, 1 free), Declan Reilly, Cathal McCabe, Eoghan Williams, Philip McKeon, Cathal Reilly.

Subs:- Eoin Hawkins for Philip McKeon (half-tíme), Padraig Murtagh for N Farrell (injured, 56 mins), Ciaran McKeon for Paul McKeon (injured, stoppage time).

Referee: Patrick Maguire (St Mary's Granard).