Senior hurlers open ACHL with a win against Rasharkin

The senior hurlers had a good opening win on Sunday in their opening campaign of the ACHL Div 3, defeating a dogged Rasharkin team by 2-08 to 1.07.  Playing with the wind in the first half NE where the dominant team scoring 1.07 and restricting Rasharkin to a single score.  Well done to Joe Maskey for his debut goal.

The 2nd half was a played into the breeze but NE got a couple of scores, including an excellent goal from Brendan Cormican.  A few changes made and while players adjusted to new positions Rasharkin managed to tag on a couple of crucial scores, but the seniors managed to withstand the pressure and record a first win.