Eight points from Shane Heavron helps Magherafelt to narrow win over Lavey

Gary Ferry, 18 Aug

Derry SFC

Magherafelt 1-12

Lavey 1-11

Magherafelt were left to hang on at home to Lavey for their second win

of the campaign.

It took eight points from Shane Heavron in an exciting finish at Rossa

Park.

When Heavron hit the post with a early goal chance, Paddy McLarnon

pounced to finish to the net on way to a 1-2 to Rossa lead.

Dan Higgins and Conall Heron also added points for a 1-7 to 0-4

interval lead before Lavey hit back.

Ryan Mulholland’s 1-1 tally helped them back into the game with points

from Rory McGill and Patrick McGurk levelling matters at 1-7 each.

It was nip and tuck with Karl Campbell making a vital save to keep

Lavey at bay with Louis Regan’s range of kickouts a factor for the

visitors.

The sides were level four times in the second half with Heavron’s

eighth putting Magherafelt ahead before Lavey failed to take their late

chances to salvage something from the game.

Scorers

Magherafelt: Shane Heavron 0-8 (7f), Paddy McLarnon 1-1, Conor McErlain

(f), Conall Heron (m) and Dan Higgins 0-1 each

Lavey: Niall Toner 0-4f, Ryan Mulholland 1-1, Declan Hughes 0-2 (1m),

Fintan Bradley (f), Jamie Duggan, Ryan McGill and Patrick McGurk 0-1

each

Teams

Magherafelt: Karl Campbell; Simon McErlain, Johnny McErlain, Conall

Heron; Ronan Walls; Giuseppe Lupari, Eoin McEvoy, Michael McEvoy;

Declan Martin, Dan Higgins; Cahir Quinn, Danny Heavron, Paddy McLarnon;

Shane Heavron, Conor McErlain

Subs: Cormac Murphy for Quinn (40), Ryan Lennox for C McErlain (40),

Aidan McCluskey for Walls (51)

Lavey: Louis Regan; Aidan Toner, Conor Mulholland, Hugh McGurk; Ciaran

Hendry, James McGurk, Ryan Mulholland; Kevin O’Neill, Rory McGill;

Jamie Duggan, Niall Toner, Patrick McGurk; Liam Murphy, Declan Hughes,

Fintan Bradley

Subs: Ryan for Murphy (48), Niall Duggan for J Duggan (53)

Referee: Mark McGeehan (Ballinderry)