IHC Round 7
30th August @ Ardclough
Maynooth 1-17 Ardclough 0-13

 

Ardclough lost their first game of the Intermediate ‘A’ Hurling Championship Group Stage, with defeat at home to Maynooth.

Both sides may already have booked their spots in the Semi-Final already, but neither side took this game lightly. After a keenly contested opening period, the only thing that separated the teams at the half-time break was a goal from Éanna Lohan to give Maynooth a one point lead.

Half-Time
Maynooth 1-06
Ardclough 0-08

Early in the second half, both sides exchanged a brace of points. Mark Cummins’s frees adding to Maynooth’s scoring, while Mark Lynam and Declan Higgins hit back for the hosts.

Maynooth then went on to dominate the game and take a lead that Ardclough couldn’t claw back. The visitors hit nine points without reply and lead by ten points entering the closing minutes.

In injury time Ardclough tapped over points from John Coulston, Mark Lynam and Declan Higgins but time wasn’t on their side and Maynooth ran out deserving winners.

Ardclough:

Mike Hogan; Daragh Walsh, Derek McNamara, John Burke; Piaras Ó Mídheach, Tomas Ryan, Tadhg McCarthy; Tristan McGarr, Ray Lynam; Ciarán O’Toole, John Coulston 0-02, Gary Delahunt; Cormac McCarthy, Dermot Coulston 0-01, Mark Lynam 0-08 (4f’s, 1 ’65)

Sub:
Declan Higgins 0-02 for G.Delahunt (inj)

Maynooth:

Shane Nolan; Andy Horan, Shane Barry, Joe Brennan; Conor Nolan 0-01, Harry Oliver, Seán Higgins; Mick Gillick 0-02, Graham Kenny 0-02; Cian Forde 0-01, Éanna Lohan 1-01, Chris Hobbs 0-02; Fergal Molloy 0-01, Mark Cummins 0-07 (4f’s, 1 ’65), Brendan Coffey

Referee: Conor Daly (Leixlip)