Valley started brightly and with Ryan Wilson leading the drives OLBC were penalised and Armstrong kicked the simple penalty for a Valley 3-0 lead after two minutes.
However the Galway men were quickly back in the game when Valley dealt with a kick poorly and were penalised themselves for a 3-3 scoreline.
Valley returned to the attack and at the first scrum drove OLBC backwards and won a penalty. Valley kicked to touch deep in OLBC 22 but then lost the lineout and OLBC cleared the danger.
Man of the match Armstrong playing at out half was dictating play with some fine kicking and Valley were well on top but OLBC were always dangerous on the counter attack as they tried to move the ball wide at every opportunity. On several occasions only fine tackles by Breen and Speer stopped the threat. As usual the Valley defensive line was proving difficult to break down for the opposition.
Valley were well on top but could not make the break through and went 6-3 down when penalised on their own ten metre line. Half time arrived with Valley losing despite having the best of possession and territory.
Valley started the second half poorly. They knocked on the restart kick and OLBC had a period of play deep in Valley 22. A Valley scrum was pushed backward and OLBC turned the ball over and moved it swiftly wide for a try in the corner and a 11-3 lead.
The Valley response was immediate. A kick through by Armstrong saw a race for the line only just won by OLBC for a twenty two drop out. Valley attacked from the restart and were only just stopped short. However they had won a penalty and Armstrong reduced the deficit to 6-11.
Then came the defining moment of the game. Valley stopped an OLBC drive on half way and turned the ball over. With OLBC up in attack Valley kicked long and deep into OLBC twenty two. The OLBC full back seemed to have the situation well covered but McKenna and Trenier had chased the kick aggressively. McKenna charged down the kick to touch and dived on the ball for an improbable Valley converted try and a 13-11 lead.
This lifted the Valley side and for the last twenty minutes of the game they were encamped in the OLBC twenty two. Twice they were held up over the line but eventually phase after phase took its toll on the OLBC defence and Armstrong squeezed over for another try and a Valley 20-11 lead.
With five minutes left an OLBC player was red carded for a stamp on Valley scrum half Best. Valley went to touch and after several phases were stopped just short of the line as OLBC turned the ball over. OLBC choose to attack from behind their own posts but Valley pressurised the ball, regained possession and drove Trenier over for a converted try and a 27-11 victory.
Valley began the game with five starting XV players missing injured. By the end of the game they had lost their two starting props and been reduced to uncontested scrums for the second time in this round robin series. Despite this the patched together side showed their character and won decisively indicating the strength of the Valley playing resources.
However the growing injury list is a significant worry for the Valley management team with two key games to come at Kanturk next week and then the Towns Cup final against Donaghadee on Easter Monday.