Mayo U-21 A C’ship v Castlebar match report
Davitts 0-7 Castlebar Mitchels 3-16
After a closely fought first half, Castlebar Mitchels U-21 team gave a scintillating second half display of attacking football, in the first round of the A Championship in Ballindine on Sunday.
Jack Melvin and Ciaran Treacy scored points in the 2nd and 3rd minute as the home side settled well. Mitchels pulled one back in the 4th minute but points from Davey Hennessy and Dylan Gallagher extended Davitts lead to three. The visitors then hit three unanswered points to equalise the game and an excellent goal in the 21st minute put them ahead. A Dylan Gallagher point in the 26th minute was cancelled out by Castlebar just before the half-time whistle to leave them ahead by 1-5 to 0-5 at the break.
The visitors showed that they meant business and they started the second half with four points in the first three minutes. Two Davitts points from Davey Hennessy in the 38th and 39th minutes gave the home-side a glimmer of hope but from then on the Mitchels assumed complete domination and they shot an impressive 2-7 in the final twenty minutes of the game.
Davitts, minus the services of some key players, had battling performances from Brian Óg McTigue, Brian and Mark Birmingham, Sean Keadin, Sean Clarke, Ronan Kelly and Jack Melvin.
Davitts: Dylan O Brien, Brian Óg McTigue, Brian Birmingham, Sean Keadin, Fionn McLoughlin, Mark Birmingham, Sean Clarke, Jack Melvin (0-1), Burke Briere, Jack Devane, Dylan Gallagher (0-2), Ronan Kelly, Ciaran Treacy (0-1), Davey Hennessy (0-3), Conor McDermott. Subs used: Dylan Burke, Tadhg Feerick, Ben Corless, Cillian Kearns, Darragh Garvey.