DOOHAMLET’S SENIOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP BID ENDED BY CASTLEBLAYNEY

John Graham reports

CASTLEBLAYNEY 2-15
DOOHAMLET 2-12

Castleblayney got their senior championship aspirations back on track while dumping next door neighbours Doohamlet out of the ser i es, in this at times scrappy e ncounter th at nevertheless built to an excit ing finish in a close ly fought second-half in Clontibret on Saturday evening last.

Castleblayney were the more dominant team in the first half at the end of which they led by 1-8 to 0-4, the goal by Brendan McElroy in th e twen tieth minute. Do ohamlet were a transf ormed te am on the resumption and by the fourth minute they had the margin down to 2 points with 1-2, all from the boot of Colin Walshe, who proved a real hand fu l fo r th e Castleblayney defence. A second goal for Castleblayney by Ciaran Hanratt y in t he eleventh minute gave them a six points lead…