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Cuchullains Defeat St Pauls to Reach Minor Decider

Minor ‘A’ Hurling Championship

Semi Final

Dunloy 3-21 St Paul’s 2-15

Sunday 4 October

Brendan McTaggart reports from Pearse Park, Dunloy

Dunloy sealed their place in the 2026 minor final by seeing off the challenge of St Paul’s on Sunday afternoon.  Two early goals and a strong second half showing was the basis for the Cuchullains win, majors coming from PJ and Euan Molloy before Éanna McGuckian’s second half effort kickstarted the home side into life. 

McGuckian was a live wire throughout for Dunloy, finishing the contest with four points along with his goal while Jay McAlonan’s excellence from placed ball ensure the Cuchullains were always able to keep the scoreboard ticking.

PJ Molloy excelled on the inside forward line as he and McGuckian gave the St Paul’s full back line problems all afternoon while defensively, the half back line of the Cuchullains improved as the game progressed.  Their ability to turn over ball in the second half was key to Dunloy’s victory with Ollie McClements and Jack McQuillan excellent.

St Paul’s will rue the 15 minutes in the second half where they couldn’t derail the momentum Dunloy had built.  The Cuchullains scored 1-5 without reply at a time when St Paul’s were two points ahead having made a bright start to the second half.

The goals from the Shaws Road men came in either half through Daire Thornbury and Brendan McMorrow while James McDonnell, Jay Gault, Gerard Maguire and Oisin McLaren all excelled for St Pauls.

Dunloy’s finish add gloss to the scoreline however, with just three points between the sides in the 53rd minute after McLaren’s third free of the match and fourth point overall, the home side hit a further six points and putting daylight between the sides.

It was a helter-skelter start to the game that saw three goals in the opening eight minutes.  The visitors to Pearse Park started brightly and had points on the board through McLaren and Gault before Euan Molloy scored the first major of the semi final.  Making the most of indecision in the St Paul’s full back line, Molloy reacted quickest with a tidy finish.

Jude Gamble responded by splitting the posts for St Paul’s but the home side found the back of the St Paul’s net moments later.  PJ Molloy with the finish after McGuckian’s work rate created the chance in the build up.

Odhran Boyle split the posts for his first of three points in the opening half but St Paul’s hit a purple patch to take an element of control in the game through the scoreboard.  A super goal from Daire Thornbury preceded points a brace of points from the lively St Pauls inside forward and further points from McDonnell and Gault.  Making it 1-4 without reply and giving St Paul’s a three point lead after 11 minutes.

The pace of the game began to settle and the home side hit four of the next five scores.  McAlonan with a brace of frees along with scores from Boyle and PJ Molloy while McDonnell split the uprights with a free from inside his own half in response.

McLaren and McDonnell were on target from frees before McGuckian split the posts for his first score of the match in the 24th minute.  The home side added further scores from McAlonan and Boyle with McDonnell (free) responding for St Pauls leaving the sides tied at half time, 2-8 to 1-11.

While the sides were level at the interval, Dunloy were in pole position given they had advantage of the wind for the second half.  Despite this, it was St Paul’s who struck first with McMorrow finding the back of Damien McMahon’s net inside 20 seconds of the restart.  Gault and Jude Gamble combining to release McMorrow and he found the bottom corner with a superb strike.

The home side responded with a brace of frees from McAlonan but Jay Gault’s third point of the semi final left two between the sides after four second half minutes.

St Paul’s wouldn’t register another score for fully 15 minutes however as Dunloy upped their intensity levels and became more clinical in their play.

McGuckian scored their third goal in the 35th minute, St Paul’s netminder Ciarnán O’Carroll didn’t deal with a long delivery from Aaron Doherty and McGuckian made the most as the sliotar spilled loose.

A quickfire brace from PJ Molloy followed along with scores from McAlonan (free) and McGuckian to give the Cuchullains a five point lead.  They reeled off 1-4 without reply in the space of barely five minutes and effectively putting them in control of the game.

McLaren went close to another St Paul’s goal after getting on the end of a long delivery from McMorrow but McMahon denied him with an excellent save.

McAlonan added his sixth free of the match to make it 1-5 without reply before St Paul’s finally got the scoreboard ticking again.  Points from McDonnell and a brace from McLaren all came from placed ball reduced Dunloy’s lead to three points with eight minutes of the hour remaining.

St Paul’s never registered another score however as Dunloy continued to be more clinical both in possession and in front of the target.

They were awarded a penalty in the 55th minute when Euan Molloy was felled inside the square but Anthony Cochrane’s blazed effort went over the bar.  Points followed soon after from Jack McQuillan and a brace each from McAlonan and McGuckian stretched the Dunloy lead out to nine by the full time whistle.

The Cuchullains will now face Cushendall as the Ruairi’s look to defend their crown. 

TEAMS

Dunloy Starting XV: Damian McMahon; Ronan Black, Joseph Doherty, Seamus McMullan; Jack McQuillan, James McGarry, Ollie McClements; Aaron Doherty, John Ferguson; Odhran Boyle, Anthony Cochrane, Jay McAlonan; Éanna McGuckian, Euan Molloy, PJ Molloy

Subs: Ruairi Blaney for S McMullan (59), Daire Elliott for PJ Molloy (59); Jamie McMullan for E Molloy (60)

Scorers: J McAlonan 0-9 (9f); É McGuckian 1-4; PJ Molloy 1-3; O Boyle 0-3; E Molloy 1-00; J McQuillan 0-1; A Cochrane 0-1 (0-1pen)

St Paul’s Starting XV: Ciarán O’Carroll; Diollún Rogers-Duffy, Odhran Phillips, Cillian O’Neill; Luke Braniff, Gerard Maguire, Eamon Kearney; Oisin McLaren, Brendan McMorrow; James McDonnell, Jude Gamble, Jay Gault; Daire Thornbury, Jude Burns, Matthew Armstrong

Subs: Kevin McCall for L Braniff (17); Sean McMullan for M Armstrong (42)

Scorers: J McDonnell 0-5 (4f); D Thornbury 1-2; O McLaren 0-4 (3f); J Gault 0-3; B McMorrow 1-00; J Gamble 0-1

Referee: Ray Matthews (Rossa)

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Naomh Eanna take the spoils at sun-kissed Dunsilly

South West U14 Hurling Final

Naomh Eanna 1-11 Tir na nOg 1-3

The U14 South West Hurling Championship final was played at a sun-kissed Dunsilly between Tir na nOg and Naomh Eanna on Saturday morning, with Naomh Eanna eventually coming out on top.

Both teams started quickly and pushed hard to gain the first score. After the frenzied start, a long delivery dropped in and around the Tir na nOg square, and Padraig Whyte was quick to capitalize, pulling on the ball firing it into the back of the net.

The score helped settle the Naomh Eanna players, who pushed for more scores. This was built from a solid performance by their half back line, led by captain, Liam Regan.

Lorcan McGarvey showed deadly accuracy from frees and with 15 minutes gone, Naomh Eanna led 1-3 to 0-0. Tir na nOg fought well and eventually got a return for their effort on the 20th minute with their first score.

Another free from McGarvey and a point from Olan Simpson had the Hightown men leading 1-5 to 0-1 at halftime. However, in the second half, Tir na nOg started stronger with the first point of the second half within 2 minutes.

After more sustained pressure, the lads from Randlestown earned a 21-meter free after turning over the ball in the Naomh Eanna half. Up stepped Cahir Sisk, the Tir nan Og netminder with only one thing on his mind and fired the ball into the roof of the net.

Immediately after, Fionn McGuckin split the posts from a free for another Tir na nOg point and the momentum of the game had shifted in their favour, with the score now 1-5 to 1-3.

They continued to pile the pressure on the Naomh Eanna defence with number 6, Ordhan Magill playing some strong hurling and only for two top class saves from Finnán Curran, the outcome might have been very different.

However, the saves gave the Naomh Eanna players a boost and they returned with 2 points from full forward Oisin Ryan and a long-range score and free from Lorcan McGarvey.

The team in amber and black then pushed on to secure the win with another long-range score, this time from Owen Graham, seeing out the game for the victory with a 1-11 to 1-3 win.

Referee: John Moran

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Dunloy Defeat The Town to Reach the Decider

IN2 Engineering Senior Camogie Championship

Dunloy 2-21 Ballycastle 1-7

Saturday 4 October

Brendan McTaggart reports from Fr McGinn Park, Glenravel

Dunloy booked their place in the county final on Saturday afternoon with a strong performance over Ballycastle and 17 points to spare.  Éobha McAllister was top of the scoring charts once again for the Cuchullains, finishing the match with 1-11 although her battle with Cara Delaney for Ballycastle was a fascinating subplot to the game – the Town defender never let McAllister away for more than arms length for the vast majority of the game.

Despite racking up an impressive tally of 2-21, Dunloy’s victory was built upon a strong defensive showing.  Ballycastle scored just 1-1 from open play, both scores coming in the second half as the Cuchullains half back line put in an imperious performance.  Katie Laverty in particular at the heart of the Dunloy defence once again outstanding while very little got past Eilis Kearns and Caoimhe Conlon.

Bronach Magill and Eimear Johnston were dominant in midfield and the supply of ball going into the Dunloy forwards was much better in comparison to their last championship outing against Cushendall in the group stages two weeks ago.

For Ballycastle’s part, their defence was overworked but performed extremely well to limit goal chances against a Dunloy attacking unit who have been goal hungry all championship.

Cara Delaney, Fiadh Sands and Enya McShane all excelling while Maeve Kelly and Elen McIntosh always carried a threat in attack.

It was the Cuchullains who started quickest as the sun shone on Fr McGinn Park, McAllister with the opening score from a free in the second minute.  Aine Magill was already showing she was in the mood to add to her impressive goal scoring tally this campaign but she produced a quite brilliant assist to set up McAllister for the opening goal of the game.

Haring down on goal, Magill had the presence of mind to look for a pass with the angle against her and picked out McAllister with a 20 yard stick pass straight to her hand.  McAllister still had a small bit of work ahead of her but she made no mistake when one on one with Becky Ellis.

Ballycastle responded with a brace of frees from Elen McIntosh but Dunloy fired over three points unanswered in as many minutes to take control of the game.  Nicole McAtamney, Katie Molloy and the returning Caoimhe Molloy with the scores.

Elen McIntosh fired over her third free of the half from wide on the right, keeping the Town in touch before Aine Magill opened her account for the match – her first of three white flags for the day.

The Cuchullains had a glimpse of a second major moments later, only for Katie Molloy’s effort to be superbly saved by Becky Ellis in the Town’s goals.

Dunloy finished the half strongly with McAllister splitting the uprights with four frees while Elen McIntosh scored Ballycastle’s sole response with her fourth free of the match leaving the half time score 1-9 to 0-4 in Dunloy’s favour.

Despite Elen McIntosh scoring the opening point of the second half, it was Dunloy who started the half on top, much like the first.  McAllister had a sight for goal with a 30 yard free drilled short but the Town’s defence dealt with the danger well. 

The Cucuhllains stretched their lead with frees from McAtamney and McAllister (two) before Louise McBride scored Ballycastle’s first from open play in the 43rd minute – Janey and Elen McIntosh combining to create the chance for McBride.

Ballycastle wouldn’t register another score until injury time however as Dunloy continued to make the scoreboard tick.  Aine Magill firing over either side of a huge Nicole McAtamney free while McAllister split the posts either side of a point from Casey Crawford – her first touch after coming on as a substitute.

Éobha McAllister took her tally to 1-10 with another free before Caoimhe Molloy scored the Cuchullains second goal.  Her effort dropped short and Ballycastle goal keeper Becky Ellis misjudged the flight with the sliotar deflecting off her hurl and into the net.  An unfortunate moment for the Town ‘keeper who had been outstanding up to that point.

Ballycastle finally broke through a brilliant Dunloy defence when Maeve Kelly put Elen McIntosh through on goal.  She made no mistake with a precise effort while Shannagh Heggarty took over the free taking responsibilities with a score from distance.

Becky Ellis was called into action once again at the other end of the pitch, Casey Crawford setting up Nicole McAtamney but Ellis produced a top save to all but diminish the memory of her error barely two minutes previously.

It was McAllister who had the final say of the match, firing over her 11th free of the semi final but this match was long over before Ryan O’Reilly called time on proceedings.

The Cuchullains have booked their place in the final for the third year in a row and fifth time in six years as they look to bridge a 23 year gap since they last were crowned Antrim champions.  Cushendall lay in wait, a novel pairing with the last time they faced each other in the decider coming in 1995. 

TEAMS
Dunloy Starting XV: Clodagh O’Kane; Kathryn Boyle, Brid Magill, Katharine Mullan; Eilis Kearns, Katie Laverty, Caoimhe Conlon; Bronach Magill, Eimear Johnston; Nicole O’Neill, Caitlin Crawford, Caoimhe Molloy; Aine Magill, Katie Molloy, Éobha McAllister

  • Subs: Casey Crawford for C Crawford (53); Aileen McManus for A Magill (57)
  • Scorers: É McAllister 1-11 (11f); C Molloy 1-1; A Magill 0-3; N O’Neill 0-3 (2f); Caitlin Crawford 0-1; K Molloy 0-1; Casey Crawford 0-1

Ballycastle Starting XV: Becky Ellis; Niamh Donnelly, Enya McShane, Aoife Toner; Cara Delaney, Fay McIntosh, Fiadh Sands; Shannagh Heggarty, Janey McIntosh; Maeve Kelly, Louise McBride, Christina Hamilton; Fionnuala Toner, Elen McIntosh, Eimear McCaughan

  • Subs: Aoife McCaughan for E McCaughan (47); Faye Roddy for F Toner (53)
  • Scorers: E McIntosh 1-5 (5f); L McBride 0-1; S Heggarty 0-1 (1f)

Referee: Ryan O’Reilly (Con Magees)

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Goals Galore as St Paul’s Prevail to Secure Senior Status

Senior Football Championship Relegation Play Off – Round 2

Saturday 3rd October

Report by Niall Kelly from The Bear Pit – Pics by Joe Carberry

Pádraig Sáirseil CLG 0-20     Naomh Pól 6-08

St Paul’s hit their neighbours for six, in more ways than one, on a sun-drenched Stewartstown Park on Saturday afternoon, ensuring that they will dine at the top table of Antrim Football for another year. Unfortunately for Sarsfields though, defeat now consigns them to the drop as they will ply their trade in the Intermediate grade and Division Two in 2027. In what was a helter-skelter, frantic affair, Naomh Pól left it late in both halves to do the damage as in the final ten minutes of each period, they ran riot. Trailing by four points after twenty minutes, three green flags courtesy of Caoimhinn Duffy and a brace from Shea Burns helped establish a commanding six-point lead at the short whistle for the visitors.

The ‘Paddies’ will be scratching their heads though as they had enjoyed sustained periods of domination but capitulated when it mattered most. After having scaled back the deficit after the interval, there was a renewed intensity about the hosts as they held their rivals scoreless for the first twenty minutes of the second half and had actually edged into a two-point lead following one of Daniel Smyth’s sublime two pointers. However, the concession of a penalty would mark the turning point as Conall Duffy despatched with ferocity to retake the lead. From there, it rained goals yet again as substitutes Ruairi Hamill and Caolan O’Duffin rattled the onion bag as the game reached its climax, albeit in rather fortuitous fashion.

It was the hosts who started the brighter racing into a four-point lead. Niall McKenna and Caolan McKernan were marshalling the midfield nicely and proved to be the springboard for much of the early scoring. Jay Maguire fired over after thirty seconds before Tomas Skillen despatched from a free in response to a Conall Duffy effort.

Sarsfields continued to ask questions of the visitors as a floated ball in off the flank from Tomas Skillen was met by the first of Cormac Murray to punch over from close range on the tenth minute. Skillen seemed to be at the heart of everything from an offensive perspective and he doubled his tally with a fine score from an acute angle minutes later.

Naomh Pól tried to respond as they pushed their half back line forward and launched sporadic attacks, but they were not finding their target as the hosts continued to turn the screw with Maguire finding the target again, bombing into the space in his half-forward line.

This was perhaps the catalyst for the men in red and white to awaken from their slumber. Caoimhin Duffy grabbed a much-needed score with a fine effort, applying the perfect amount of curl to guide over from the left flank on the twentieth minute.

 There was more industry now among the visitors as they patiently awaited the opportunity to spring on the counter-attack. It was this tactic which saw them grab their first of three goals in the closing ten minutes. Conall Duffy squared a low ball across the thirteen metre line which his brother Caoimhinn bravely slid in to meet, prodding the ball across the line to a raucous cheer from the St Paul’s sideline.

Despite Sarsfields responding with a perfectly flighted two-pointed free from keeper Cayden Smith, momentum had clearly shifted as it was the Shaws Road side who bossed proceedings until Mark O’Neill’s half-time whistle. Cormac Trainor added the gloss to a flowing counter-attack before Conal Duffy adjusted his feet perfectly to take centre stage again. Duffy would then once again turn provider as he floated a tantalising pass perfectly into the reach of Shea Burns who danced his way through the defence before drilling low and hard into the Sarsfields’ goal.

A shell-shocked ‘Paddies’ responded as Tomas Skillen angled over a free with management now calling for cool heads to regroup at halftime. However, St Paul’s had other ideas, as with the last action of the half, they capitalised on indecision within the host’s rearguard. Burns was once again the man of the moment as he slipped in to commandeer possession from two defenders going for the same ball before repeating his feat only minutes earlier to ripple the white curtain leaving the scoreline 0-08 to 3-05 in favour of the visitors.

Whatever words of wisdom were imparted at the break from the Sarsfields’ management, certainly seemed to do the trick as the hosts emerged a much more composed and revitalised side. Indeed, it seemed as though they had full ownership of the ball for much of the third quarter as they chipped away at the lead, hitting the next eight points without response.

Keeper Cayden Smyth got the scoreboard ticking over again two minutes after the restart before Daniel Smyth thundered over the first of three two-pointers from way downtown. The fleet-footed Tomas Skillen was making a nuisance of himself again as he fired over two excellent scores from range.

Midway through the half, Dan Smyth popped up again to convert a free from well beyond the arc to raise the orange flag, before Skillen curled his fifth of the afternoon over to perfection and suddenly the ‘Paddies’ led by two.

Naomh Pól were in dire need of some sort of response, and it would come from a familiar source as their trusty number fourteen, Conall Duffy, pointed from a tricky free. In mirror fashion to the first period, this provided the impetus that the men in hoops needed. With only ten minutes remaining and a single point separating the sides, St Paul’s were awarded a penalty much to the dismay of the home supporters.

Full forward Duffy stepped forward and made no mistake with his finish as his drilled effort ricocheted from post to post before kissing the back of the net. The hosts sought to respond but disaster would strike again moments later. A floated cross/pass from substitute Ruairi Hamill somehow found the top corner of Smyth’s net on the twenty second minute and Sarsfields had yet another mountain to climb.

In fairness to the men in black and green, their response was admirable as Phillip McPeake bombed forward from corner back to grab a score before Smyth, whose performance didn’t merit finishing on the losing side, would despatch yet another trademark two-pointer to cut the gap to two with the game into four minutes additional time.

The hosts continued to swarm forward in their droves but just couldn’t seem to find that all elusive goal and were consequently caught yet again by the potent St Paul’s counterattack. Substitute Caolan O’Duffin’s effort seemed destined to be secured by Smyth in goal but it somehow navigated its way under his grasp and into the net to trigger an almighty roar from the travelling faithful as the final nail was well and truly hammered now.

A Daragh Gorman point on the sixty second minute provided a little consolation, but it was St Paul’s, with their tails up, who flexed their muscles to finish off the scoring. A fisted effort from Ruairi Hamill was followed in quick succession by a superb Conall Finnegan point on the cusp of the full-time whistle.

In what was a thoroughly entertaining affair, there can be little doubt that St Paul’s potent full-forward line made the difference in the end, sharing 4-05 between them as they all found the back of Cayden Smyth’s net at some point. The men from the Shaws Road have proven that when they’re in their groove, they can be difficult to handle and will look to establish a little more consistency in Division One next year in order to catapult them up the league. For Sarsfields, they will return to Division Two despite having thought they were safe after negotiating their way through the league relegation playoff a few months prior. They boast a lot of talented players in their ranks, but it has been their concession of goals which has been their achilles heel throughout this Championship campaign. Nevertheless, they will still harbour very realistic ambitions of making a swift return to the top-level next year.

Teams:

Sarsfields:

Cayden Smyth (0-03 – 1tp & 0-01;) Phillip McPeake (0-01,) Connor Laverty, Kevin Barry McArdle; Liam Mitchell, Daniel Smyth (0-06 – 3tp,) Caolan McDonnell (0-01;) Caolan McKernan, Niall McKenna; Joe McNally, Conor Moley, Jay Maguire (0-02,) Garry Lennon, Cormac Murray (0-01,) Tomas Skillen (0-05)

Substitute Scorer:

Daragh Gorman (0-01)

St Paul’s:

Jack McAufield; Aodhan Kavanagh, Conor Hughes, Caoimhin Killyleagh; Miceal Duffy, Mark Munce, Lorcan Phillips; Cormac Trainor (0-01,) Conall Finnegan (0-01;) Niall McStravick, James Farrell, Bairre Burns; Shea Burns (2-00,) Conall Duffy (1-04,) Caoimhin Duffy (1-01)

Substitute scorers:

Ruairi Hamill (1-01)

Caolan O’Duffin (1-00)

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Strong second half sees St Enda’s through to final meeting with Aldergrove

Antrim Intermediate Football Championship – semi-final

St Enda’s 1-23 Gort na Móna 1-14

St Enda’s advanced to the Antrim Intermediate Football Championship final against Aldergrove after defeating Gort na Móna 1-23 to 1-14 in perfect conditions at Glenavy. The sides were deadlocked at 1-7 apiece at the end of a fiercely contested first half, but a dominant second-half display saw St Enda’s pull away to secure a nine-point victory.

The match opened with a quick point from play by St Enda’s James McAuley in the second minute but Gort na Móna responded shortly after when Tarlach Enright fired a 45 over the bar to level the scoring. St Enda’s regained the lead through a 30-meter strike from Fionn Nagle, but Gort na Móna drew level again at 0-2 apiece when Jack Ireland fisted the ball over the bar.

The game burst into life in the seventh minute when St Enda’s Padhraig O’Hare finished off a well-worked move by firing past the goalkeeper to put his side 1-2 to 0-2 ahead, but Gort na Móna issued an immediate response less than a minute later, driving down the field before Matthew McConnell blasted the ball into the net from the left corner. St Enda’s rebuilt their advantage with a point from Conor Eastwood and two scores from Kristian Healy and Fionn Nagle following a hard-won kick-out. However, Gort na Móna fought back as Desi Mc Clean slotted two excellent points from play, followed by a point from Matthew McConnell to tie the game at 1-5. St Enda’s edged ahead again with points from Kristian Healy and James McAuley, before Gort na Móna leveled the match at 1-7 heading into the break with a two-pointer from a free by Tarlach Enright.

St Enda’s took complete control immediately following the restart. Mickey Morgan gathered a low pass and turned to put St Enda’s ahead in the second minute. Odhrán Eastwood then converted a two-pointer from a free, which was quickly followed by a solo effort from Fionn Nagle who shot just over the crossbar to stretch the lead to seven. Conor Eastwood nearly found the net shortly after, but his close-range effort was tipped over the bar by Gorts goalkeeper Anton Farelly and Fionn Nagle curled over another point to widen the gap to 1-14 to 1-7.

Gort na Móna registered their first score of the second half in the ninth minute with a free from Tarlach Enright, but St Enda’s maintained unrelenting pressure. Odhrán Eastwood fisted a point and then tapped over a free, while Stephen O’Connor scored within 30 seconds of the resulting kick-out to push the lead to nine points. Gort na Móna’s Michael Savage managed a point from play, and Tarlach Enright added another two-pointer from a free to keep his side in contention. However, St Enda’s answered immediately as Padhraig O’Hare, Stephen O’Connor, and Kristian Healy all picked off points to make it 1-21 to 1-12.

In the closing stages, Gort na Móna goalkeeper Anton Farelly made a fantastic save to deny St Enda’s a second goal, turning the ball wide for a 45 which was subsequently pointed by Odhrán Eastwood. Tarlach Enright and the Gort na Móna attack managed two final points, but St Enda’s closed out the game confidently with late scores from Fionn Nagle and substitute Ruairi Doran to finalise the 1-23 to 1-14 victory.

St Enda’s: 1 Senan Nagle, 2 Cillian Browne, 3 Diarmuid McNulty, 4 Eoghan O’Hare, 5 Conan Lyttle, 6 James McAuley, 7 Sean McBride, 8 Padhraig O’Hare, 9 Mickey Morgan, 10 Michael McKenna, 11 Stephen O’Connor, 12 Kristian Healy, 13 Odhrán Eastwood, 14 Fionn Nagle, 15 Conor Eastwood,

Subs – 16 Ryan Kennedy, 17 Ronán O’Neill, 18 Zac Kyle, 20 Sean Murray, 21 Killian Jennings, 22 Cathair McKenna, 23 Odhrán McKenna, 24 Darragh Rooney, 26 Ryan Kelly, 27 Niall McKeown, 28 Ruairi Hamilton, 28 Seán Neilan, 30 Conor McAuley, 32 Cormac Morgan, 33 Tomás Gilmour, 34 Ruairi Doran, 35 Eoin Nagle, 36 Jude Stewart, 37 Ruairí McBride, 38 Sé Steele, 39 Oisin O’Hare.

Gort na Móna: 1 Anton Farelly, 2 Darren Cahill, 3 Ciaran Donnelly, 4 Padraig Cournane, 5 Tiarnan Morton, 6 Michael Savage, 7 Niall De Brun, 8 Jack Ireland, 9 Christopher Carson, 10 Eogan Corrigan, 11 Ruairi O Scollain, 12 Daire Keenan, 13 Tarlach Enright, 14 Desmond Mc Clean, 15 Matthew McConnell,

Subs – 16 Marcus Austin, 17 Caoimin Magee, 18 Rian Brown, 19 Manus McMullan, 20 Caoimhin Beck, 21 Ryan Donnelly, 22 Michael Brady, 23 David McKeown, 24 Padraig Mulvenna, 25 Cormac Fegan, 26 Gavin McKenna, 27 Sean Campbell, 28 Jude Reilly, 29 Paul Lawlor, 30 Liam De Brun, 31 John McIlroy, 32 Tim Scannell, 33 Conor Scannell, 34 Jack Thompson, 35 Patrick Mallon, 36 Conal Keenan, 37 Barry Chambers, 38 Conchuír Clarke.

Referee – Paul Burns

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