Monaghan defeat four-goal Louth in All-Ireland opener
Monaghan defeated Louth 1-23 to 4-8 in their opening Group Three match of the All-Ireland round-robin series at Newbridge on Saturday.The game quickly sparked into life with two goals in the first six minutes.First, Stephen O'Hanlon got the better of Niall McDonnell to put the Farney men in the lead, then Sam Mulroy made the most of Tommy Durnin's pass to respond for the Leinster champions.Mulroy and O'Hanlon both added points to their goals while goalkeeper Rory Beggan came forward to knock over a two-pointer.Louth's second goal made it 1-10 to 2-01, Durnin smashing home Ciaran Downey's rebounded effort.Monaghan's advantage at the break was 1-11 to 2-5, the Ulster side having been the better team, but Ryan Burns' two-pointer keeping Louth within touching distance.Monaghan began the second half strongly with four unanswered points from O'Hanlon (2), Dessie Ward and Stephen Mooney.Louth battled back however and when Conor Grimes was brought down after a surging run, Mulroy dispatched the penalty despite Beggan going the right way.That reduced the arrears to 1-16 to 3-7 but Monaghan responded well with points from Micheal Bannigan, sub Jack McCarron and Conor McCarthy, then two-pointers from Beggan and Bannigan.In the final minute, Ryan Burns' pass set up Durnin for Louth's fourth goal but it was their opponents who held on for a deserved win.Next up for Monaghan will be a meeting with Clare, while Louth will face Down in their next fixture.
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