GAELIC GAMES: DUBLIN JUVENILE ‘A’ HURLING FINAL
EOIN DELIVER ELITE DISPLAY
O Cinnseallaigh in exceptional form for Gaelscoil against southside rivals
COLAISTE EOIN…………………………………………….. 6-12
COLAISTE EANNA………………………………………….. 0-6
Daire Walsh
SEAN O Cinnseallaigh produced a star performance at O’Toole Park yesterday afternoon, as 14-man Colaiste Eoin secured the Dublin Schools’ Juvenile ‘A’ Hurling title in comprehensive fashion.
The Booterstown school were in the driving seat when Darach Mac Giolla Bhride was dismissed on 38 minutes, and with the excellent O Cinnseallaigh contributing a hat-trick of goals throughout the course of the hour, they always held the upper hand against southside rivals, Colaiste Eanna.
However, it wasn’t always one-way traffic for Eoin, and courtesy of scores from Adam Kelleher (two) and Dillon Dunleavy, Eanna developed an early two-point platform.
Yet, a magnificent ninth-minute goal from full-forward O Cinnseallaigh kick-started the Eoin challenge, and following well-taken points by Dylan de Buitleir and Padraig Puirseil, a second major arrived through the lively Mac Giolla Bhride.
This was a shock to the system for Eanna, and despite adding a fourth point from Sean Lambert on the stroke of 20 minutes, a 1-1 salvo by dual player O Cinnseallaigh helped Aodan de Paor’s charges towards a 3-5 to 0-4 lead at the midway point.
As a result, Eanna were left with a mountain to climb against a school that was hoping to seal a juvenile hurling and football double. Further goals from Tomas O Neill and O Cinnseallaigh offered Eoin a seemingly insurmountable 17-point advantage (5-6 to 0-4) after 33 minutes, before Mac Giolla Bhride received his second yellow card of the tie for an off-the-ball incident.
This offered some incentive to Eanna, but in spite of their best efforts, they couldn’t halt the momentum of a rampant Eoin. A successful Kelleher free did bring an end to their opponents’ scoring sequence, but Eoin subsequently replied with unanswered points from O Cinnseallaigh (free) and substitute Seamas O Fiachna.
Indeed, a sixth goal followed from the increasingly-prominent, O hEachthigheirn, who later added two points to own personal tally, as Eoin continued to run riot inside enemy territory.
A persistent Colaiste Eanna did force a number of saves from opposition netminder Eamonn Mac Giobuin, but a Cian Corcoran point was their sole consolation during the closing moments of a game to remember for Colaiste Eoin.
SCORERS – COLAISTE EOIN: S O Cinnseallaigh 3-3 (0-2f), T O hEachthigheirn 1-3 (0-1f), T O Neill, D Mac Giolla Bhride 1-1 each, C Mac Daibheid, P Puirseil, D de Buitleir, Seamas O Fiachna 0-1 each. COLAISTE EANNA: A Kelleher 0-3 (3f), D Dunleavy, S Lambert, C Corcoran 0-1 each.
COLAISTE EOIN: E Mac Giobuin; C Mac Giolla Phadraig, T Stakelum, D Mac Duinnsleibhe; N Moynihan-O Bradaigh, C Mac Daibhied, I O hEithir; T O hEachthigheirn, P Puirseil; D de Buitleir, S O Cinnseallaigh, S O Ceallaigh; T O Neill, E O Ceallachain, D Mac Giolla Bhride.
SUBS: Seamas O Fiachna, O Mac Gearailt, D O Ciardha, R O Cinneide, B O hEidhin, F O Muirgheasa, S O Siochain, T O Conaill, Sean O Fiachna, P O Luineachain, C O Ciardha, S O Sleibhin, H Ball, T O Braonain.
COLAISTE EANNA: M Nolan; J McDonnell, J Lambert, J McGuire; W McDonnell, J Dalton, T O’Halloran; D Dunleavy, E Cashman; S Lambert, C Corcoran, E Bradley; M Codd, A Kelleher, C O’Toole.
SUBS: K Zebass, C O’Neill.
REFEREE: D Sweeney (St Oliver Plunkett’s/Eoghan Ruadh).