Holy Rosary had no response as midfielders answer Abbey prayers

Abbey CBS 2-7 Holy Rosary, Mountbellew 0-7

Ryan scored his side’s first goal in the 29th minute to edge the Abbey into a one-point lead at the interval and it was his superb partnership with the equally effective Jones that stymied Mountbellew in the second half.

Although wing forward Gerard Noone pointed Mountbellew into the lead with a free after just two minutes, poor shooting from both sets of forwards was the order of the day in the early moments.