Fintona got their first win of the 2017 season after a 1-11 to 0-9 victory over Beragh Red Knights in their rearranged Division 3 ACL meeting on Tuesday evening.
Aaron Mc Carney led the line superbly for Fintona in terms of scoring in the first half with six of his side’s eight points. Bernard Cassidy and Niall Mellon were also on target as the home team reached the break leading 0-8 to 0-4.
Beragh were much improved in the second half and after Fintona had been reduced to fourteen men following a second yellow card for Mark Mc Glynn they narrowed the gap to two points with seven minutes remaining. Oisin Donnelly, Eddie Molloy and Aaron Owens bagged a brace of points each for their side while Niall Owens, Tiernan Mc Crystal and Jack Campbell were also on target. However Fintona sealed the win when Sean Monteith found the net for the Pearses to leave five points between them at the end.
Final score: Fintona 1-11, Beragh 0-9.
Scorers:
Fintona- Aaron Mc Carney 0-8, Niall Mellon 0-1, Owen Mallon 0-1, Bernard Cassidy 0-1, Sean Monteith 1-0.
Beragh- Oisin Donnelly, Eddie Molloy, Aaron Owens 0-2 each, Niall Owens, Jack Campbell and Tiernan Mc Crystal 0-1 each.
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