Malin kept their Championship hopes burning after an 11-point win over a disappointing Termon at Connolly Park this evening.
Malin 3-12 Termon 1-7
By Charlie Collins at Connolly Park
Terence Doherty netted two second half goals, after Benny Fildara goaled in the first for Terence Colhoun’s team.
Benny Fildara scored from a free, a 45 and then from play to give Malin a three point lead after seven minutes, but that lead disappeared a minute later when Ricky Gallagher and Enda McCormick combined to set up Aiden Sweeney who hammered the ball to the net to level the game.Caolan McDaid’s free put Termon ahead a minute later but Paul McLaughlin had the teams level in the 11th minute at 0-4 to 1-1.
A minute later Malin were goal ahead, Benny Fildara pounced on a poor short kick-out and when his first shot was brilliantly blocked by Kevin McDaid the Malin man followed up to volley the ball into the roof of the net , 1-04 to 1-01 after a hectic first 12 minutes.
Daire Mc Daid kicked a point from play and then from play to leave a point init but two excellent points from Ciaran Doherty had the lead out to three again. In between those scores Termon keeper Noel O Donnell made a Brillant save to deny John Gerard McLaughlin after Benny Fildara had created the opening.
At half-time it was 1-06 to 1-03 to the home side.
In the fifth minute of the second-half a good Malin presented a goal chance for sub Christy Fildara but Noel O Donnell denied with a fine save to keep Termon in the game.
However the home side went on to dominate that second-half with two Terence Doherty goals as Termon struggled to make any impression.
Doherty’s goals came in the 49th and 58th minutes while Benny Fildara continued to kick points , Paul McLaughlin and Adam Byrne also added points while Daire McDaid and Caolan McDaid did the scoring for Termon but they were outplayed in that second-half and two defeats leaves them in a battle to survive against Four Masters next week.
Malin: Daniel Mullarkey; Gary Farren, Damien Harkin, Mick Mc Laughlin; Conor McColgan, Declan Walsh, Ciaran Doherty (0-2); Adam Byrne (0-1), John Gerard McLaughlin; Oisín McGonagle, Stephen McLaughlin (0-1), Seamus Doherty; Brendan McLaughlin (1-6, 3f, 1 ’45), Terence Doherty (2-0), Paul McLaughlin (0-2). Sub: Christy McLaughlin for S.Doherty ,
Termon: Noel O’Donnell; Kevin McDaid, Paul McDaid, Anthony Grant; James Doherty, Nathan McElwaine, Steve McElwaine; Aiden Sweeney (1-0), Jimmy Gallagher; Martin Sweeney, Caolan McDaid (0-2f), Ricky Gallagher; Daire McDaid (0-5, 2f), Shane Doherty, Enda McCormick. Subs: Johnny McCafferty for R.Gallagher, Oisín Cassidy for M.Sweeney ,
Referee: James Conners (St. Eunan’s).
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