Easkey put in a dominant performance as they saw off Bunninadden in the 2^nd round of the Intermediate football championship played on a sunny Sunday evening in Enniscrone.

It was Bunninadden that took an early lead from a free from Luke Marren, however Easkey quickly replied through an Andrew Kilcullen point. 

Kevin Duffy rattled the net soon after for Easkey however the goal was disallowed as the final pass was deemed a throw ball. Another point for Andrew Kilcullen on 14 minutes gave Easkey the lead, which they would not relinquish for the remainder of the game.

Points from Easkey trio Jack Scott, Mikey Gordon and Rossa Sloyan increased the lead out to 4 points, however they would have been disappointed not to be further ahead as the sea siders were also guilty of some wayward shooting.

Kevin Duffy was to rattle the net again on 20mins, this time his goal was to stand as after from lovely link up play with the McHugh brothers, Duffy’s powerful low drive beat Mike Fogarty in the Bunninadden goal. 

Bunninadden were quick to reply with a well taken point from Barry Cafferky, before Joe McHugh replied in kind with a point for the Sea Blues. 

The team continued to trade points as a Luke Marren mark on 25 mins reduced the deficit before a Rossa Sloyan free from out on the sideline on the stroke of half time, left the Sea Blues with a 7 point lead at the break.

An Oisin Gorman free after Michael Gormley was fouled at the start of the 2^nd half got Bunninadden off to a strong start but points from Joe McHugh, Andrew Kilcullen and the hard working Mikey Gordon increased the lead out further and it could have been more had Eoghan Rua McGowan not been denied by an outstanding save from Bunninadden keeper Mike Fogarty. 

A free from Luke Marren on 43 mins after Michael Gormley was again fouled brought the deficit back to 8 before a point from Rossa Sloyan increased the lead again. 

The teams continued to trade points with another point for Luke Marren, this time from play was quickly followed by a Kevin Duffy fisted point. 

Easkey substitute Brendan McGrath got his name on the scoresheet shortly after as he pointed after a great run from Eoghan Rua McGowan. 

Bunninadden kept working hard as they tried to find a way back into the game but were struggling to create a clear goal scoring opportunity and an Oisin Gorman blasted effort from distance was as close as they got to troubling Easkey goalkeeper Daniel Rolston. 

Easkey on the other hand were finding chances easier to come by and another goal for Kevin Duffy on 55 mins ended this game as a contest. Another fine point for Easkey veteran Brendan McGrath from out near the sideline was followed by a Ronan Doherty free for Bunninadden before the final whistle sounded, leaving the final score 2-14 to 0-08. 

The win puts Easkey in a commanding position at the top of Group with 2 wins from 2 games, meanwhile Bunninadden will know they have very little room for error as they take on Enniscrone/Kilglass in 2 weeks time.

Easkey: D. Rolston, C. Montague, I. Barrett, B. Feeney, E.R McGowan, N. Kilcullen, J. Scott (0-1), R. McHugh, N. McGuire, M. Gordon (0-2), A. Kilcullen (0-3), H. Gilroy, R. Sloyan (0-3, 1f), J. McHugh (0-2), K. Duffy (2-01). Subs used: F. Moylan, E. Lindsay, B. McGrath (0-2), J. Dunphy. 

Bunninadden: M. Fogarty, J. Hodgins, R. O’Dowd, R. Scanlon, C. Murray, S. Murray, C. Brett, A. Frain, M. Clavin, K. Frain, O. Gorman (0-2, 1f), R. Doherty (0-1, 1f), B. Cafferky (0-1), M. Gormley, L. Marren (0-4, 2f). Subs used: S. Anderson, T. Perry, M. Hunt, D. Hunt, R. McManus

Referee: John Gilmartin