Na Piarsaigh hold Mary's at bay
SHEELAN CUP GROUP C
Na Piarsaigh 0-13 St Mary's 2-6 NA PIARSAIGH survived a second-half onslaught from St Mary's to prevail in a game of two halves at Pairc Mhuire on Sunday morning.
Na Piarsaigh put in a very strong first half performance to lead 0-11 to 1-1 at half time, with Des McCann scoring five points.
RJ O'Callaghan (0-1) and Hugh Diamond (1-0) registered St Marys only first half scores.
St Mary's improved in the second half and chipped away at the Na Piarsaigh lead with Alan Kirk heading the charge with three points.
Na Piarsaigh failed to close out the game and a goal from a Kirk penalty five minutes into stoppage time left just a point between the teams, but Na Piarsaigh held out for the win. Sean O'mahony's Glyde Rangers GLYDE Rangers ran out of steam in the quarter as Stefan White's tenure got off to a losing start in Tallanstown.
The home side wer looking good at the break as they turned around with a 0-7 to 05 advantage, but a double strike from Brendan Nordone midway through the second period handed the initiative to O'Mahony's.
The Dundalk outfit led by four as full-time approached, but Rangers ensured a tense finale by closing to within a point before the finish.
Clint Sweeney bagged five points from play on his debut and others to impress were Cein Sheridan, Laurence O'Brien and Deam Matthews.
David Dowling, Paul Savage, Shane Brennan, Alan Watters and Tiernan Kilcoyne stood out for the winners. Mattock Rangers Clan na Gael SHEELAN Cup
holders, Mattock Rangers fended off a late rally from Clan na Gael to pick up where they left off in 2009.
The Collon men stromed into a 1-8 to 0-2 half-time lead, but Clans will be encouraged by their second-half display against senior opposition.
They slowly chipped away at their host's lead after the restart and a well-worked goal finished by Mark McGeown gave them hope.
However, Mattock always seemed to have an extra gear and held out for a comfortable win.
Clans saw good performances on the day from Padraig Staunton, Ray McCabe, Mark McGeown, Leo Martin and Cormac Woods.
