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An Tearmann 1-12
Dungloe 0-12
Termon held on to win a close fought encounter against Dungloe at The Burn Road on Friday evening. In perfect football conditions, both teams served up an exciting encounter with plenty of talking points. Fielding without several of their regulars Termon will be happy to have got the result which moves them into joint second in the table along with Glenfin. Dungloe will be disappointed with the result, but in reality they can have little complaint with the final score.
Some patient build up in the forwards allowed Ollie Doherty to fire over the bar for Termons first score, before Corey Gallagher equalized from a free. Good work from Paddy McDaid gave Daire McDaid the chance to add another point for Termon. A 45 that dropped into the small square gave Kevin McDaid the opportunity to punish the loose handling, which he duly did by firing to the net to open up a 4 point lead after 15 minutes. A 30 yard score from play from Adrian Hanlon followed before 2 more points from Daire McDaid, including a great score from a 45, pushed the Termon lead out to 5 points. Pointed frees from the in-form Corey Gallagher, either side of an Adrian Hanlon point, left the score reading 1-4 to 0-5 in favour of the Termon men when Don Langan blew for the interval.
Termon sprang from the traps in the second half with scores from Paddy McDaid and an Ollie Doherty free giving them an ideal start. An off the ball incident in which Daire McDaid sustained facial injuries meant a pause in proceedings while Don Langan regained control and flashed a yellow card at Adrian Hanlon. Points from Mark Clerkin, Adrian Sweeney and Noel McBride brought it back to a 1 point game halfway through the second half. The game was in the melting pot at this stage with all to play for, when the men in Maroon dug deepest with Jamie Gallagher making a storming run through the middle to set up Paddy McDaid for a fisted point.
Another great run through the middle, this time from Anthony McGrenra, spread panic through the Dungloe defence causing them to concede a free, which was duly converted by the Daire McDaid. A free at the other end from Adrian Sweeney kept the scoreboard ticking over for Dungloe.
Termon began to get to grips in the middle of the field and started winning some primary possession. This allowed patient build up play before Daire McDaid kicked over from an acute angle. A long range free from Ollie Doherty extended the lead and when Daire McDaid added another point, it left Termon leading 1-11 to 9 points. Dungloe began pushing hard for a goal, but the Termon defence held strong and refused to buckle under the pressure. Adrian Sweeney and Ollie Doherty traded frees before a David McCarron point and another Adrian Sweeney free concluded the scoring.
Best for Termon were Daire McDaid, Paddy McDaid and the defensive unit as a whole. Dungloe were best served by Raymond Sweeney,Adrian Sweeney and Corey Gallagher.
Termon: Mark Gallagher; Joe O’Donnell, Kevin McGettigan, Jimmy McElwaine; Jamie Gallagher, Anthony McGrenra, Barry Nelis; Ollie Doherty, Bernard Alcorn; Kevin McDaid, Pauric Hilferty, Daniel Connaghan; Steve McElwaine, Paddy McDaid, Daire McDaid. Subs: Trevor Alcorn for Daniel Connaghan, Daireann Gibson for Barry Nelis, Joe English for Pauric Hilferty.
Dungloe: Ciaran Sharkey; Doalty Boyle, Conor Carr, Mark Sweeney; Gerald Walsh, Sean Sharkey, Basil Malone; Raymond Sweeney, Noel McBride; Mark Clerkin, Corey Gallagher, David McCarron; Adrian Sweeney, Conor Greene, Adrian Hanlon.