Meath A League Division 1 Round 1
Seneschalstown 1-07 Blackhall Gaels 1-07
The first Sunday of February generally marks the commencement of the Allianz National Football Leagues but this year it also marked the beginning of the A Leagues in Meath following a decision to bring their start date forward by a fortnight. Newly promoted Blackhall Gaels were the visitors to Fr. Tully Park on what was a bright but crisp afternoon for a match which ended in a low scoring draw.
Meath A League Division 1 Round 1
Seneschalstown 1-07 Blackhall Gaels 1-07
The first Sunday of February generally marks the commencement of the Allianz National Football Leagues but this year it also marked the beginning of the A Leagues in Meath following a decision to bring their start date forward by a fortnight. Newly promoted Blackhall Gaels were the visitors to Fr. Tully Park on what was a bright but crisp afternoon for a match which ended in a low scoring draw.
The visitors were the first to register a score when pointing after a minute. This score was cancelled out when James Meade split the posts from a free. The Batterstown/Kilcloon outfit then pointed three times to edge into a three point advantage before a nineteenth minute Bryan Clarke goal saw Seneschalstown pull back level. The visitors then moved back into the lead before Joe Sheridan levelled affairs in the lead into half time at 1-02 to 0-05.
As they had done during the first half Blackhall Gaels forced the pace for much of the second and after thirteen minutes had advanced into a two point lead. Brian Sheridan pulled a point back before Clarke brought his tally to 1-02 when hitting a quick-fire brace of points as the home side moved into the lead for the first time. A nine minute scoreless period followed before the visitors managed to raise a green flag. Substitute Brendan Lynch reduced the deficit to a point with less than five minutes remaining on the clock before wing back James Byrne popped up to rescue a point for David Hosie’s charges.
Seneschalstown Scorers: Bryan Clarke 1-02, James Meade 0-01 (0-01 Free), Joe Sheridan 0-01, Brian Sheridan 0-01, Brendan Lynch 0-01, James Byrne 0-01.
Seneschalstown: David Lyons, Conor Cowley, Cormac Noonan, Niall Groome, Gary Conlon, David Matthews, James Byrne, Robert Ruddy, Tean Cummins, Joe Sheridan, James Meade, Ronan Conneely, Brian Sheridan, Bryan Clarke, Peter Watters.
Seneschalstown Substitutions: Damien Sheridan for R. Ruddy, Johnathan Gilsenan for P. Waters, Joe Cowley for D. Matthews, Adam Carey for R. Conneely, Brendan Lynch for N. Groome.
