New York GAA: Easy pickings for Jersey boys, Goal's the difference for Cavan, Clifford the Man for Kingdom

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Cavan opened the game with a 0-4 to 0-1 lead courtesy of some hard work from O’Hare and full forward Graham Guilfoyle, who took Cavan to a three point lead before Seamus Toner was able to get Armagh on the board after a superb play by Kevin McGeeney, who carried through three defenders before laying off to the scorer. 

Cavan maintained their control, however, with Paddy McCullough getting on the board and James Connolly scoring a point from what seemed sure to be a goal. 

It wasn’t until the spread reached four points that Armagh woke up and came back to win the half thanks in large part to the three points Richie Morgan put over in a short span.  Kenny Cox and Colm O’Hanlon both had parts to play in the mix as they helped out with strong passing play. 

Cavan would show they weren’t down yet, however, with Eoin Carew scoring after two good moves to put two defenders on their heels to leave the half time score 0-8 to 0-7 for Armagh.

The second half opened with a trend that began before the break. The passing creating a move was excellent, but the final shot was off. 

After a brief drought, the scoring was opened in dramatic fashion as Mike Kennedy carried the ball the length of the pitch and crossed to O’Hare, who miscued his first attempt on goal but wouldn’t make the same mistake twice as he shook the net. 

Armagh would get two points, one each from Toner and Morgan, before Cavan would strike again with a goal from Bradley.  This time it was Carew who started the move, passing through four of the Cavan forwards before it reached Bradley, who deftly placed it off the inside of the post and in past the Armagh keeper. 

Armagh had one more big burst in them which resulted in a penalty off a soft free in the square, which O’Hanlon pushed through expertly, but it was soon canceled out as Cavan added another pair of goals to the count. 

O’Hare and Carew were prominent on the scoreboard and in open play to help Cavan move into a strong lead. Cavan were now in complete control and ran out 11 point winners.

Best for Cavan were Gavin Joyce in goal, and though the full back line was not overworked, Lamb, Kennedy and Munnelly were excellent in front of them while also supporting the attack.   Ryan O’Hare, Eric Bradley and Eoin Carew were the most dangerous upfront.

Armagh had strong performances from Raymie Kane, Seamus McDaid, Richie Morgan and Colm O’Hanlon.

Cavan: 1 Gavin Joyce, 2 Ciaran Martin, 3 Michael Higgins, 4 Ronan McGinley, 5 Paul Lamb, 6 Mike Kennedy (0-1), 7 Sean Kelly, 8 Paddy McCullough (0-1), 9 Rory O’Connor, 10 Frankie Berry, 11 Eric Bradley (2-1), 12 Eoin Carew (0-2), 13 JC Connelly (0-1), 14 Graham Guilfoyle (0-3), 15 Ryan O’Hare (2-4). Subs: Sean Munnelly, Alan Carolan, Barry McGinn, Eoin Ward.

Armagh: 1 Alan Hearty, 2 Collie Fearon, 3 Patsy Martin, 4 Raymie Kane, 5 Ryan Stokes, 6 Aidan Morton, 7 Seamus McDaid, 8 Kevin McGeeney, 9 Brian Patton (0-1), 10 Kenny Cox (0-1), 11 Caolan Short, 12 Ronan Crilly, 13 Colm O’Hanlon (1-1), 14 Seamus Toner (0-2), 15 Richie Morgan (0-6). Subs: Gary Nugent, Liam Collins, Matthew Cartmill, Nick Reael, Shane Quinn, Chris Morton.

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