Breaffy 3-11  Davitts 1-14

Breaffy hosted Davitts in the fourth round of the Senior League Div 1A on Friday evening and came out on top by three points after a fine game played in beautiful conditions.

Davitts set the early running and a first minute point by the lively Ciaran Treacy, a two-pointer from Jack Melvin in the 6^th  minute, a neat Tommy Waldron point a minute later and a second Ciaran Treacy score in the 11^th minute saw Davitts five points ahead. Breaffy were enjoying plenty of possession but their shooting was very erratic. A Tommy O Reilly point in the 14^th minute got them up and running and they quickly added added points from Joe Mellett and Conor O Shea to their tally before an 18^th minute goal from Joe Mellett saw them take the lead. A 21^st minute two-pointer from Jack Melvin put Davitts ahead again but Breaffy replied with a fine point from Conor Beirne in the 23^rd minute. Ciaran Treacy for Davitts and the home-side’s Tommy O Reilly swapped points in the 25^th and 26^th minutes respectively. Jack Melvin and Ciaran Treacy pointed  in the 27^th and 28^th minutes as Davitts went two ahead but Breaffy finished the half off well with a 29^th minute Paul McDermott goal and a Conor O Shea point on the stroke of half-time giving them a 2-6 to 0-10 interval lead.

Breaffy were well on top in the third quarter and they extended their lead to five points with a Jack Livingstone two-pointer in the 34^th minute and a brilliant Daire Morrin point in the 36^th minute but Davitts were hanging on. After a scoreless eleven minutes, Jack Melvin pointed for Davitts in the 47^th minute while a goal for Breaffy four minutes later, finished to the Davitts net by substitute Pierce Deane, just seconds after his introduction, seemingly put the home-side into the comfort zone. Davitts sub, Niall Treacy, making a welcome return from injury, had other ideas and he slotted home a clever goal in the 52^nd minute as the tempo of the game lifted. Rory Martyn pointed for Breaffy in the 53^rd minute but three unanswered Niall Treacy points in the 54^th, 57^th and 58^th minutes reduced the deficit to just two points. Breaffy survived Davitts’ best efforts at an equaliser or a winner, and their towering midfielder, Niall Carter, had the last say with a 59^th minute point.

Breaffy were best served by Jack Livingstone, Conor Beirne, Daire Morrin, Niall Carter, Oisin Tunney, Tommy O Reilly and Joe Mellett.

Davitts best were Cathal Higgins, Brian Birmingham, Tommy Waldron, Jack Melvin and the three Treacy brothers, Shane, Ciaran and Niall.

Breaffy: Jack Livingstone (0-2), Conor Golden, Mark Dervan, James Minogue, David Livingstone, Conor Beirne (0-1), Daire Morrin (0-1), Niall Carter (0-1), Oisin Tunney, Paul McDermott (1-0), Conor O Shea (0-2), Tommy O Reilly (0-2), Joe Mellett (1-1), Rory Martyn (0-1), Oisin Costello. Subs used: Darragh O Neill, Gavyn McManamon, Aidan Cunningham, Pierce Deane (1-0), Ben Murphy.

Davitts: Stephen Nyland, Patrick Keadin, Cathal Higgins, Brian Birmingham, Tommy Waldron (0-1), Thomas Ronayne, Tom Corless, Jack Melvin (0-6), Charlie Phillips, Mark Birmingham, Shane Treacy, Cathal Corless, Ciaran Treacy (0-4), Andy Peters, Ronan Kelly. Subs used: Niall Treacy (1-3), Sean Keadin, Kieran Fahy, Darragh McGale, Danny Corless.

Referee: Declan Hughes (The Neale).