Douglas lay down an early league marker under Paudie Kissane with win over Castlehaven

Douglas 0-17 (0-1-15) Castlehaven 0-7 (0-0-7)

Douglas opened their McCarthy Insurance Group Football Leagues Division 1 campaign up with a victory over Castlehaven.

The county champions never got going against a side, managed for the first time by 2010 All-Ireland winner Paudie Kissane, who offered a balanced display with seven scorers.

In addition, former Waterford goalkeeper Sean Barron, who also had stints with Cobh Ramblers and Galway United, made a string of excellent saves to deny the Haven in the second half.

Douglas started brightly, with a well-worked Kevin Shanahan score, which bounced off the crossbar, and an Alan O’Hare free.

Conor Nolan opened Castlehaven’s account but Douglas surged in front…

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