BORD NA MONA O’BYRNE CUP GROUP A ROUND 2
DUBLIN……………………………… 3-24
IT CARLOW………………………….. 2-8
By Daire Walsh
IT Carlow suffered a 19-point defeat at the hands of the All-Ireland champions in the O’Byrne Cup. Following scores by Andrews, Conor McGuire, Deegan (two), Shane Carthy, Cormac Costello (free) and Tomas Brady, Carlow were facing into a seven-point deficit with just 11 minutes gone in the action. They did receive a lifeline in the 15th-minute when full-forward Mark Sherry scored a goal.
However, Dublin were always in control and well-worked goals from Costello and Andrews ensured that the hosts were 17 points to the good (2-16 to 1-2) at half-time. A Chris Healy goal was the highpoint of IT Carlow’s second-half efforts.
DUBLIN: Michael Savage; Eoin Culligan, Jarlath Curley, Oisin Manning; Niall Scully (0-1), Philly McMahon (0-1), John Small; Ciaran Reddin, Tomas Brady (0-2); Jason Whelan (0-2), Michael Deegan (0-5), Shane Carthy (0-2); Cormac Costello (2-6, 1-0 penalty, 0-4 frees), Paddy Andrews (1-3), Conor McGuire (0-2). Subs: Graham Hannigan for Curley, Michael Concarr for Small, James McCarthy for Brady, Niall Walsh for Carthy, Adam Caffrey for Andrews (all half-time), Jonny Cooper for Reddan (45 mins).
IT CARLOW: Robert Sansom; Israel Ilunga, Thomas Featherston, Thomas O’Connell; Anthony Dever, Daniel Dunne, Declan Smyth; William Young, Mark Russell; Chris Conroy (0-2, 2 frees), Kevin Ryan (0-2), Eoin Buggie; Chris Healy (1-3), Mark Sherry (1-0), Michael Hurley. Subs: James Mitchell for Dunne, Niall Kane (0-1) for O’Connell (both half-time), Sean McGraynor for Young (52 mins), David Aston for Russell (66 mins), Aaron O’Brien for Hurley (69 mins).