Malin 3-12 V 1-07 Termon Benny Fildara McLaughlin scored from a free , a 45 and then from play to give Malin a three point lead after seven minutes , but that lead disappeared a minute later when Ricky Gallagher and Enda McCormick combined to set up Aiden Sweeney who hammered the ball to the net to level the game. Caolan McDaid’s free put Termon ahead a minute later but Paul McLaughlin had the teams level in the 11th minute at 0-04 to 1-01. A minute later Malin were goal ahead, Benny Fildara pounced on a poor short kick-out and when his first shot was brillantly blocked by Kevin McDaid the Malin man followed up to volley the ball into the roof of the net , 1-04 to 1-01 after a hectic first 12 minutes. Daire Mc Daid kicked a point from play and then from play to leave a point init but two excellent points from Ciaran Doherty had the lead out to three again. In between those scores Termon keeper Noel O Donnell made a Brillant save to deny John Gerard McLaughlin after Benny Fildara had created the opening. At half-time it was 1-06 to 1-03 to the home side. In the fifth minute of the second-half a good Malin presented a goal chance for sub Christy Fildara but Noel O Donnell denied with a fine save to keep Termon in the game. Charlie Collins reports from Connelly Park.
