Gaoth Dobhair up and running with Comórtas Peile win over Ghleann Fhinne 

Gaoth Dobhair opened their Comórtas Peile na Gaeltachta campaign with a big win over Ghleann Fhinne at a wet and windy Magheragallon on Saturday afternoon. 

Steven McFadden (2), Niall Friel and Cian McAteer scored the goals for the locals in the win over the men from the Gaeltacht Lár.  

Jason Marley scored the goal for the visitors while Odhran O’Connor and Odhran McGlynn were the point scorers for Glenfin.

The first half was evenly contested and the first of McFadden’s goals separated the teams at half-time as Gaoth Dobhair led 1-3 to 0-3. 

But the floodgates opened in the second half and thanks to a second McFadden maximum and one each from Niall Friel and Cian McAteer, Gaoth Dobhair dominated the second period to run out 14 points winners. 

Gaoth Dobhair scorers: Ethan Harkin 0-6, Steven McFadden 2-0, Cian McAteer, Niall Friel 1-0 each, Kieran Gillespie 0-2, Fergal Delaney 0-1.

Ghleann Fhinne scorers: Jason Marley 1-0, Odhran Connor 0-3, Odhran McGlynn 0-1. 

Gaoth Dobhair: Daithi Roberts; Fergal Delaney, Gary McFadden, Danny Curran; Shane Gallagher, Niall Friel, Neasan Mac Giolla Bhride; Michéal Roarty, Kieran Gillespie;  Steven McFadden, Johnnie O’Donnell, Cathal De Burca; Cian McAteer; Eoin De Burca, Ethan Harkin.

Sub; Peter McGee for K Gillespie.

Glenfin; Kane McGlynn; Martin O’Donnell, John Harkin, Shane McGinty; Mark McGinty, Jack Long, Odhran McGlynn; Stephen Ward, Aaron McGlynn; Jason Morrow, Daniel McGlynn, Matthew McGinley; Odhran O’Connor, Gerard Ward, Daire Quigley.

Subs: Gary Herron for S McGinty; Conor Ward for M McGinley; Jason Marley for D Quigley; David Carr for C Ward.