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Cuala bounced back from their Round 3 defeat to Ballyboden St Enda’s as they edged Clann Mhuire by 6-10 to 0-22 in their entertaining Go-Ahead Ireland Dublin Adult Football League Division 3 clash in Hyde Park on Saturday evening.
As the scoreline would indicate, the ability of the hosts to find the net proved pivotal with their goals shared evenly through Cuan Nugent, Daire Callaghan, Darragh McAdam, Gavin Hartnett, Mark Smith and Jack O’Sullivan.
The away midfield of Ciaran Whyte and Steven Rogers worked tirelessly to keep their side in the hunt but two excellent saves from Cuala goalkeeper Shane Foley and two points apiece by Shane Foley and Luke Twomey saw the Dalkey side home with six points to spare.
Round Towers Clondalkin picked up their third win of the year as they pipped St Anne’s by 1-19 to 3-12 in Bohernabreena.
The hosts looked likely to prevail as they enjoyed a three-point lead in the final quarter but Towers finished on the front foot through the efforts of Darren Gilligan, Jack Halpin, Aaron Waterhouse, Eric Finn and Adam Doyle.
Elsewhere, Clanna Gael Fontenoy and Ballyboden St Enda’s top the table on seven points from a possible eight following their comfortable wins against Trinity Gaels and St Patrick’s Palmerstown respectively.
GO-AHEAD IRELAND AFL3 RESULTS: St Anne’s 3-12 Round Towers Clondalkin 1-19; St Patrick’s Palmerstown 1-9 Ballyboden St Enda’s 2-15; Cuala 6-10 Clann Mhuire 0-22; Ballymun Kickhams 0-14 Ballyboughal 3-17; St Maur’s v Thomas Davis Abandoned; Clanna Gael Fontenoy 6-17 Trinity Gaels 0-8; Clontarf 1-15 Erin’s Isle 1-15; St Margaret’s 0-13 St Finian’s Swords 0-9.
In AFL4, Ballinteer St John’s secured a much-needed victory as they defeated Lucan Sarsfields by 2-15 to 0-14 at the 12th Lock.
St John’s had lost their previous three matches but showed admirable character to win by seven points with goals from Eamonn Cloonan and James Bates effectively proving the difference by the final whistle.
Both Eamon Naughton and Andrew O’Reilly impressed in the away half-back line and with Eoin Walsh showing well at wing-forward, they secured the win through four Sam Tully points and a trio of Eoghan Joyce scores.
At Blakestown Road, Castleknock delivered another high-scoring display on their way to a comfortable 6-15 to 0-5 victory over near neighbours St Peregrine’s.
The visitors dominated the first-half through the scoring exploits of Cian Boyle, Mark Connellan and Cillian Clark as they built up a twelve-point lead by half-time.
The procession towards the home goal continued after the break with wing-forward Rian Buckley in sparkling form and the strong spine provided by full-back Michael Padden, centre-back Ronan Conway and Matthew Lynam at midfield saw Castleknock ease to victory.
GO-AHEAD IRELAND AFL4 RESULTS: St Jude’s 4-16 St Finian’s Newcastle 0-12; Lucan Sarsfields 0-14 Ballinteer St John’s 2-15; Geraldine P. Moran 1-10 St Sylvester’s 1-14; St Peregrine’s 0-5 Castleknock 6-15; O’Toole’s 6-18 Good Counsel/Liffey Gaels 4-12; Garristown 1-12 Fingal Ravens 2-10; Man O’War 1-7 O’Dwyer’s 0-13; St Vincent’s 1-12 Kilmacud Crokes 0-13.