Abbey Donegal beat Abbey CBS to top MacRory Group
November 29, 2024
Abbey Donegal beat Abbey CBS to top MacRory Cup group
Danske Bank MacRory Cup Section D, round three
Abbey CBS 1-8 Abbey Donegal 3-9
A GOAL and three points in the 10 minutes after the break helped Abbey Vocational School pull away from Abbey CBS in the second half of this game in Garvaghey.
The Donegal town school, in their first season in the competition after winning the MacLarnon and All-Ireland Paddy Drummond titles last spring, have now topped their group and will play the winners of the Section B bottom-of-the-table clash next week between St Joseph’s, Donaghmore and Cathair Dhoire
The opening half was quite competitive. Despite the Newry side having the advantage of the elements, the teams turned around at half-time on equal terms, Donegal’s 2-3 to Newry’s 1-6.
CBS opened the scoring through Aaron Maginess and Daniel McKernan added a second soon after – although he might well have found the net.
It took Abbey Vocational 13 minutes to land a score, a free from Tomás Carr, but the Newry side responded with a quick goal and a point from McGeogh.
Kevin Muldoon hit back with a point and the game suddenly changed with around 20 minutes in when Tiarnán McBride and Conor McCahill hit the net twice inside 90 seconds, the second finished soccer-style by McBride after he lost his footing having taken a through ball from McCahill.
Although late points from Daniel Carr and Conor McGeogh tied the teams at the break, within nine minutes of the re-start Abbey Vocational had made their break for the line.
There was a long-range point from Turlough Carr and then a brace from Oisin Doherty before Tiarnán McBride grabbed a third goal for his team.
A lead of six points in those difficult conditions was good enough and Abbey CBS couldn’t reel it in. They only managed a further two points, while Tomás Carr, Kevin Muldoon and midfielder Theo Colhoun, with the score of the day, added points for Abbey Vocational.
By Séamas McAleenan Published In The Irish news November 28, 2024
