Mayo Intermediate C’ship v Kiltimagh match report
Davitts 3-15 Kiltimagh 1-10
Davitts overcame the challenge of Kiltimagh in the Intermediate Championship in Ballindine on Saturday evening to make it two wins from two. After a close enough first half, the home side opened up in the second period to win with a bit to spare.
Kiltimagh started off in impressive fashion scoring two points in the first minute through Cian Gallagher and Conor Mallee. Niall Treacy replied with a Davitts point in the second minute but Jack Niland restored Kiltimagh’s two point advantage two minutes later. Niall Treacy in the tenth minute and Conor Mallee in the eleventh, exchanged points and Davitts points from Jack Melvin and Dylan Gallagher tied the game after the first quarter. A 17th minute Jack Niland point for the visitors was cancelled out by Niall Treacy before Shane Treacy struck for Davitts first goal in the 19th minute, after terrific play by Tommy Waldron and Niall Treacy. Donovan Cosgrove, arguably Kiltimagh’s best player, pulled a point back in the 24th minute. The first half finished with two Liam Kearns points to give Davitts a 1-8 to 0-6 lead.
Dylan Gallagher extended Davitts lead with a brilliant finish to the visitor’s net in the opening minute of the second half, with Jack Melvin and Shane Treacy involved in the build-up. Dylan Gallagher and Niall Treacy added points in the 33rd and 39th minutes but Kiltimagh pulled a goal back through Conor Mallee a minute later after some very careless defending by the home side. Davitts replied straight away with a Dylan Gallagher point. Two Cian Gallagher points fror Kiltimagh were cancelled out by Shane Treacy and Dylan Gallagher. Kiltimagh’s Jordan Henry and Niall Treacy for Davitts exchanged points in the 50th and 51st minutes but Dylan Gallagher finished off a sweeping move involving Brian Birmingham, Colm Boyle, Niall Treacy and Ciaran Treacy with an emphatic finish for his second goal in the 53rd minute to absolutely kill off the visitor’s challenge. Cian Gallagher for Kiltimagh and the home side’s Niall Treacy completed the scoring with two late points.
This was a solid team display by Davitts with the full-forward line trio of Shane Treacy, Niall Treacy and Dylan Gallagher in unstoppable form and Tommy Waldron, Colm Boyle and Mark Birmingham impressing too.
Kiltimagh’s best performers were Donovan Cosgrove, Jack Niland, Cian Gallagher, Conor Mallee and Aidan Cosgrove.
Davitts: Dylan O Brien, Brian Birmingham, Cathal Higgins, Kieran Fahy, Tommy Waldron, Colm Boyle, Brian Óg McTigue, Fenton Kelly, Mark Birmingham, Darragh McGale, Liam Kearns (0-2), Jack Melvin (0-1), Dylan Gallagher (2-4), Niall Treacy (0-6), Shane Treacy (1-2). Subs used: Michael Conroy, Ciaran Treacy, Cian Naughton, Donal Ronayne, Ronan McNamara, Jordan Flanagan.
Kiltimagh: Sean Gilmartin, Ryan Carroll, Mattie Cummins, Darragh McGovern, Jack Niland (0-2), Evan Cosgrove, Jack Mahon, Donovan Cosgrove (0-1), Liam Kelly, Oisin Mulderrig, Aidan Cosgrove, Brian Gallagher, Cian Gallagher (0-4), Tomas Keegan, Conor Mallee (1-2). Subs used: Lorcan Conroy, Niall Mulderrig, Jordan Henry (0-1), Liam Lydon.
Referee: Shane Corcoran.