Naomh Mearnog 1-11 Whitehall Colmcilles 0-8: Cillian O'Driscoll inspired Naomh Mearnog to victory as they overcame Whitehall Colmcilles in their Dublin senior football championship first round replay at Parnell Park yesterday.
O'Driscoll contributed 1-6 to his team's win and scored the only goal of the game after Whitehall's Hugh McInerney had a disputed "goal" ruled out following a push.
Whitehall were trailing at the interval and their chances of clawing back the five-point deficit were not helped when Darragh Joyce was sent off shortly after the break. Mearnog will play Raheny in round two.
NAOMH MEARNOG: D Toft; R Kenny, D O'Reilly, R Colreavy; M Doyle, J Cormican, B Colreavy; R O'Reilly (0-1), R Lenihan (0-1); J Madden, J McGowan (0-2), A Doyle; S Ryan (0-1), D Storey, C O'Driscoll (1-6).
WHITEHALL COLMCILLES: J Bollard; K Joyce, P Moran, J Moran; B Rossiter, A Holly, S Dwyer; H McInerney, S O'Sullivan (0-2); J Morrissey, D Joyce (0-1), P Clarke (0-2); B Mulligan (0-1), E Watkins, C Beirne (0-1). Sub: J Bridgeman (0-1) for Watkins.
Dublin SFC: Saturday: O'Toole Park, Thomas Davis 1-11 (S Smith 0-7, two frees; P Curran 0-1; C Farrelly 1-2; B Kirby 0-1); St Johns 0-6 (F Ward 0-2, one free; J Corcoran 0-2, one free, J Oliver 0-1, P O'Connor 0-1).
