Miltown suffered a four point defeat to Lissycasey in the first round of senior championship in Doonbeg last night. A Derek McMahon goal midway through the first half proved the decisive score in what was a tight, competitive game. A good move down the right between Danny Lynch and Cathal McMahon, released Derek McMahon who drove the ball past Conor O'Loughlin. Dessie Molohan narrowly missed a goal late in the first half. He glided past 2 Lissycasey defenders but lashed his shot wide of the far post. Miltown battled well and trailed by 2 points at half time, 1-4 to 0-5.
Miltown narrowed the deficit to 1 point 15minutes into the second half but Lissycasey got crucial scores late on. Midfielder Martin O'Rourke sealed Miltown's fate with a fine point with time almost up.
Dessie Molohan was excellent, contributing 5 points to Miltown's tally on the night. Eoin Curtin with 2 points and Graham Kelly were St. Joseph's other scorers.
Miltown Team: C. O'Loughlin, E. Malone, K.Burke, P.Hennessy, B. Curtin, Gordon Kelly, Graham Kelly, C. Lafferty, M. Barry, J. Meade, D. Molohan, S. Meade, E. Curtin, K.Keavey, M. Neylon. (Subs) S.Curtin, M.Hehir, S.O'Connell & N.Quinn
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