ForzaForth
21/05/2017, 6:24 PM
Really good contest between two evenly matched sides as North End edged out Moyne of Enniscorthy on penalties to enable the Wexford town side to secure a league and cup double in Ferrycarrig this afternoon. No team announcements but North End had starting Lee Walker, Warren Broaders, Decky Downes, Leigh Smith, Gary Byrne, Shane Dempsey, Rocky Fenlon, Adam Beary, Kyle Dempsey and Spot Murphy. Moyne started with Pa Doyle, Rory O'Connor, Ger Burke, Richie Farrell, John Peare, James Peare, Mossie Mahon, Peter Marsden, Sean Kenny and three others. As expected, game began with both sides eager to get stuck in and a few tasty challenges. On 15 minutes, Spot Murphy had a snap shot for NE, but Pa Doyle got down to save in Moyne's goal. Three minutes later, the NE defence stood still for an offside flag that never came, and a Moyne attacker had a relatively easy volley which he buried past Walker in the NE goal and Moyne were 1-0 up. Game deteriorated after that with neither side able to get the ball down on the lively pitch, but on 28 minutes, NE's Rocky Fenlon was almost through on goal but for a brave dive at his feet by Pa Doyle. Adam Beary for NE then had a good chance for an equaliser when put through by Spot Murphy, but blasted well over. Beary then got a yellow for dissent when, with two minutes to go in the half, NE's Shane Dempsey ran through the Moyne defence to knock a low shot past Doyle with his left peg and NE were level at 1-1. Remarkably, Moyne were to go in ahead at half-time when an attacker ran into space with the NE defence again looking static, and a good volley found the net to put Moyne 2-1 ahead at half-time.