Daire McDaid slams four goals past Naomh Columba for Termon in IFC

Goals win games as the old cliché goes and Termon won a high-scoring affair in the Donegal IFC against Naomh Columba - with Daire McDaid grabbing all four goals.

McDaid was unstoppable and he was ably assisted by Enda McCormick’s 10 points, while Aaron Doherty managed seven for Naomh Columba.

Termon got off to a good start with two goals in three minutes with McDaid on the end of both attacks.

Naomh Columba’s first score came from Shane Callaghan, before Enda McCormick got the next three scores for the home side, to open up a 2-3 to 0-1 lead at the Burn Road.

Pauric Hegarty hit one back for the away team and he was joined on the scoreboard by Pauric Ward, before Cian McMenamin got two Termon points to leave half time score Termon 2-8 Naomh Columba 0-4

The second half got underway with another McCormick point before Aaron Doherty free got the visitors going for part two.

McCormick got another point before goal number three for McDaid and Naomh Columba then hit back with four in a row, from Darragh Cunningham, Doherty and Shane Callaghan.

But with McCormick on form, he added two more and although Doherty kept Naomh Columba in with a fighting chance, McDaid’s late penalty confirmed the home win.

Termon scorers: Daire McDaid 4-1, 1-0 pen; Enda McCormick 0-10, 3f, 1m; Cian McMenamin 0-2; Jack Alcorn 0-1.
Naomh Columba scorers: Aaron Doherty 0-7, 6f; Shane Callaghan 0-3; Pauric Ward 0-2; Pauric Hegarty, Declan McGuire, Darragh Cunningham and Paul O'Hare 0-1.

Termon: Emmet McGuire; Cormac Gallagher, Ricky Gallagher, Cormac Brady; Patrick Fagan, Jamie Grant, James McSharry; Bobby McGettigan, Ryan McFadden; Cian McMenamin, Steve McElwaine, John James Sweeney; Daire McDaid, Enda McCormick, Jack Alcorn. Subs: Evan Coleman for McMenamin, Kevin McGettigan for McElwaine, Steve McDaid for Alcorn, Anthony Grant for Sweeney.
Naomh Columba: Shane O’Gara; Barry Carr, Philip Doherty, Paul O’Hare; Pauric Ward, Eric Carr, Pauric Hegarty; Padraig Byrne, Declan McGuire; Darragh Cunningham, Aaron Doherty, Ryan McNern; Shane Callaghan, Christopher Byrne, Ronan O’Hare. Subs: Stephen Callaghan for B Carr; Sean Hardy for R McNern; Liam Boyle for R O’Hare; Michael Callaghan for P Ward.
Referee: Stephen Doherty (Red Hughs)