Allianz NHL Round-Up
Allianz NHL Division 2:
Offaly 2-21 Down 0-14
Offaly’s hurlers still have a one hundred percent record in Division Two of the NHL on Sunday as they pulled off a strong second half performance to sink Down in Ballycran.
The two sides were deadlocked at half-time as Offaly failed to get away from a hardworking Down side who were playing with the wind, the sides going in at the break on 0-10 apiece.
However, the second half was much more one-sided as with the wind and, with the class of Shane Dooley, they broke away from the men from Ulster.
Dooley notched two goals, one from a free as his side raced clear, leading 1-14 to 0-11 before the goal-getter raised his second green flag.
Brian Carroll and Joe Bergin also starred for the hosts, notching 0-5 and 0-3 apiece, while Daniel Currams’ 0-2 also showed signs of promise.
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Allianz NHL Division 2:
Carlow 3-12 Antrim 1-15
Carlow dented Antrim’s Allianz NHL Division Two promotion hopes with an impressive 3-12 to 1-15 victory on Sunday afternoon.
The Saffrons finished with 13 men, having had two players red carded in a fractious game.
After 23 minutes, Antrim had their full-back yellow carded and their goalkeeper sent off after Carlow scored the opening goal of the game.
A long ball was delivered into the square and Robbie Foley helped the ball on before Craig Doyle applied the finishing touch.
On the stroke of half-time Foley scored himself with a first time shot to give the Barrowsiders a 2-7 to 0-5 lead.
Antrim did mount a comeback and by the 52 minutes cut the lead to a single point, 2-8 to 0-13.
However, they then lost their second player to a red card and were down to 13 men, before a Damien Roberts goal sealed the issue and gave Carlow their first win over Antrim since 1982.
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Allianz NHL Division 3A:
Kildare 3-15 Derry 1-17
A hat-trick of goals from Adrian McAndrew helped Andy Comerford’s Kildare to a 3-15 to 1-17 victory over Derry. David Harney also hit 0-6 for the winners, while Derry’s accurate free-taker Michael Kirkpatrick certainly didn’t deserve to finish on the losing side after scoring 0-13, 0-11 from placed balls.
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Allianz NHL Division 3A:
Mayo 0-12 Armagh 0-07
Mayo eased their relegation worries in the same division with a 0-12 to 0-7 win over Armagh at Crossmolina. Shane Broderick, Adrian Freeman and Derek McConn scored 0-10 between them, while Paul McCormack was the Orchard County’s top-scorer with 0-3.
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Allianz NHL Division 3B:
Donegal 3-19 Tyrone 0-09
Meanwhile, in Division 3B, Doengal powered to a 3-19 to 0-9 victory over Tyrone. Ciaran Mathewson scored their first goal after 47 minutes to establish a nine-point lead, and Lee Henderson added further majors in the 61st and 64th minutes to seal an emphatic win.
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Allianz NHL Division 4:
Fermanagh 3-08 Monaghan 2-15
Fermanagh were shocked by Monaghan at home in Division Four of the Allianz NHL on Sunday. Fermanagh went into the clash at the top of the table but Monaghan began well and were 0-9 to 1-3 up at the break.
The second-half was a higher scoring affair but Monaghan showed steel and resolve to grind out a four-point win.
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Allianz NHL Division 4:
Leitrim 0-15 Cavan 0-12
Leitrim showed their class in Carrick-on-Shannon as they pulled away towards the end of the game to beat Cavan on Sunday.
The sides were level at 0-9 apiece at half-time but Leitrim outscored their neighbours by three points in the second half to move off the bottom of the table.
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Allianz NHL Division 4:
South Down 2-10 Sligo 1-13
South Down battled back from being behind for much of the game to record a draw against Sligo on Sunday.
Sligo led 1-6 to 1-4 at the break but South Down regrouped and the point sees them leapfrog Cavan in the table.
