Gray and Ryan double act rocks Eanna

SCOIL AODHAIN 1-15 COLAISTE EANNA 0-12

23 October 2013

                    DUBLIN SCHOOLS SHC FINAL

Dublin minors Sean Gray and Sean Ryan scored a combined tally of 0-10 as Scoil Aodhain produced a stunning second-half display to beat a fancied Colaiste Eoin side at O’Toole Park.

The Ballyroan school were chasing their third successive title at this grade and they were well on course when they built up a 0-5 to 0-2 lead by the 19th minute, thanks largely to a 0-4 haul by Keith Robinson from placed balls.

Aodhain burst into life with a terrific individual goal from Gavin King, but even though Gray and Ryan added scores, Eanna had a slender lead (0-8 to 1-4) at half-time.

The holders struggled after the restart, however, and Aodhain amassed six scores without reply from Cathal Doran (two), Gray, King, Robert M Fox and the increasingly influential Ryan.

After Daniel O’Connor was dismissed for a second yellow-card offence with nine minutes remaining, Eanna reduced the deficit to three.

Yet, in the closing stages, Ryan, Gray (two) and King all split the posts to seal a well-deserved triumph.

Scorers – Scoil Aodhain: S Gray 0-6 (5fs, 1 ’65’), G King 1-2, S Ryan 0-4, C Doran 0-2, RM Fox 0-1. Colaiste Eanna: K Robinson 0-7 (7fs), E Gorman 0-2, C Basquel, C Kelly, J Madden 0-1 each.

SCOIL AODHAIN – M Curley; D O’Connor, E O’Donnell, D Gray; J McCloone, K Nangle, J Connell; S Gray, I Jesson; S Ryan, RM Fox, L Kelly; C Doran, G King, C Sheedy. Sub: C Ryan for Fox (59).

COLAISTE EANNA – A Boyd Lyons; J Holland, D Newell, R Dooley; S Brennan, C Mellett, E Giles; J Mahon, C Basquel; C Kelly, T O’Connor, K Robinson; E Gorman, J Madden, E O’Toole. Subs: A McGrath for Mahon (40), A Mellett for O’Toole (40), C Ryan for Kelly (54).

REF – F McGreevy (Dublin).