McClean the star for Kilcar as unbeaten run continues with win in Bundoran

Kilcar kept up the unbeaten run in Division One with a comprehensive 11 point victory over Bundoran in Gaelic Park. 

Realt na Mara 1-12 Kilcar  3-17

By Noel CarrFull forward Matthew McClean produced a man of the match display to hit 8 points 6 from play and his side  never looked in any danger despite losing Paddy  McShane early in the second half.  

Bundoran registered the first score of the match from Alan Russell but soon found themselves 3 down with a point from Mark Sweeney and a thunderous effort from Ciaran McGinley finding the net on 4 mins.

Three further points from Conor Doherty and McClean was replied to by Daragh Hoey on 12 mins.Another score for the homeside by Johnny Boyle was soon soon cancelled out by 3 fine long range efforts from Sweeney, McClean and Pauric McShane. 

The men in black and amber were struggling at this stage and needed 2 excellent saves from their keeper Conor Carty to keep them in touch.McShane pointed again before Russell and a Gary Clancy free left 6 between the  sides.

Then in the 25th min the  inevitable second goal duly arrived courtesy of Mark McHugh after good work from his midfield partner McGinley. Doherty extended the Kilcar lead before Tommy Hourihane reduced the margin to 8 with 2 points on the stroke of halftime Halftime Realt na Mara 0-07 Kilcar 2-09 Both sides were short their county players aswell as several other regulars with Bundoran particularly hit being minus both the  McEniff brothers leaving their forward options limited on the day. 

Within 5 mins of the restart the men from Towney had found the net again with a cool finish from the penalty spot  by Mark McHugh after McGinley had been upended by Realt sub Brian McHenry. Another McClean point had the visitors 12 up before a Hourihane free opened Bundorans second half account.

Kilcar were dealt a blow on 39mins when Paddy McShane was sent off despite his protest that it was his first offence. In truth in had no bearing on the game as McGinley hit another fine effort to put the difference out to 12 again. Points from Hoey and Clancy were soon cancelled out by another excellent Doherty strike.

The homeside were given brief hope when Niall Carr fed Timmy Govorov who blasted to the roof of the Kilcar net and this was immediately followed by a rasper from Clancy which was well parried over the bar  by Stephen Shovlin leaving 7 between the sides with 46mins on the clock. 

But if there is one team who dont do panic its Kilcar and the settled themselves nicely to hit the next 5 scores  1 from Doherty and 4 from the brilliant McClean.With time running out Bundoran sub Adam McGlone hit the games final score to leave Kilcar comfortable winners on a 3-17 to 1-12 scoreline. 

Realt na Mara: Conor Carty Matthew Duffy Diarmuid McCaughey Adam Gallagher Oisin Walsh Paul Murphy Johnny Boyle 0-1 Shane McGowan Ciaran McCaughey Timmy Govorov 1-0 Daragh Hoey 0-2 Niall Carr Tommy Hourihane 0-3 (2f) Gary Clancy 0-02 (2f) Alan Russell 0-2.subs Matty Ward for D McCaughey  5m Brian McHenry for P Murphy 31m Adam McGlone for D Hoey 55m Christopher Keaney for T Hourihane 55m. 

Kilcar:  Stephen Shovlin Barry McGinley Conor McShane Pauric Carr Barry Shovlin Michael Hegarty Pauric McShane 0-2 Mark McHugh 2-00 Ciaran McGinley 0-2, Andrew McClean Conor Doherty 0-4 Paddy McShane Darragh O Donnell Matthew McClean 0-08 (2f) Mark Sweeney 0-2 subs Dillon O Gara for M McHugh 38m. 

Referee: Jimmy White Killybegs 

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