Griffin to the fore as St Naul’s overcome Naomh Colmcille

St Naul's maintained their good start to the season with a comfortable victory over Naomh Colmcille, in Newtowncunningham, on Saturday evening.

Naomh Colmcille 0-8 St Nauls 1-14  

Once again Stephen Griffin led the St Naul’s charge and the former county man capped a good performance with a personal tally of a goal and five points.

The men from Gerard Gallagher Memorial Park laid the foundation for the win the first half and led 1-8 to 0-2 at half-time. The goal was the game’s opening score and set the tone. 

Midfielder Keelan Diver topped scored with six points on an evening when only two Naomh Colmcille men raised white flags. 

Powered by O’Donnell in the middle of the field Naomh Colmcille did come more into the game in the second period and matched the winners point for point. 

St Naul’s played most of the second half down to 14 after Barry Griffin was sent off shortly after half-time.

This was a third straight win for St Naul’s who are in second place in the Division 2 league table with a game in hand on early pace setters Moville who are on eight points.

Naomh Colmcille scorers: Keelan Diver 0-6, Stephen Gallagher 0-2. 

St Naul's scorers: Stephen Griffin 1-5, 5f; Stuart Johnston, Ian Campbell 0-2 each; John Rose, Martin Breslin, Declan Duignan, Thomas White, Joe Campbell 0-1 each.

Naomh Colmcille: Mark Callaghan; Jason Fitzpatrick, Paul Friel, Martin Devenney; Jordan McDaid, Jacob McDaid, P J  McBrearty; Keelan Diver, Stephen Gallagher; Hugh O’ Donnell; Matthew Clarke,Sean Bond;Shay McCole, Oisin McFadden, David McNamee.

Subs: Sean Marsh, Emmet Rogers, Dara Downney, Joe Dolan.

St Naul's: Shane Conneely; John Rose, Niall Prenderville, Brian Griffin; Martin Breslin, Oisin Mogan, Barry Burke; Barry Griffin, Lee McBrearty; Michael Coughlan, Ian Campbell, Joe Campbell; Thomas White, Stephen Griffin, Declan Duignan. 

Subs: Caolan Gaffney for B Burke; Stuart Johnston for J Rose (both first half); Cathal Lowther for J Campbell, Kian McCabe for Declan Duignan, Freddie Cullen for M Coughlan (all second half).

Referee: Mark McGlinchey ( Sean MacCumhaills).