Kingston reigns for Belfield boys

UCD 1-13
BALLYBODEN ST ENDA’S 2-7

By Daire Walsh

DONIE KINGSTON was in inspirational form at the Iveagh Grounds, as his 1-7 haul helped UCD to secure their place in the fourth round of the Dublin SFC following a final-quarter comeback.

The students made a flying start, as three points from Kingston, alongside scores from Conor Downey, Alan Giles and Niall Kilroy, saw them opening up a five-point lead inside 18 minutes.

Boden enjoyed a fine conclusion to the opening period, however, as a brace of points from Ryan Basquel were sandwiched in between an expertly taken Darren O’Reilly goal which meant that the sides were on level terms (0-6 to 1-3) during the interval.

A second-half goal from Declan O’Mahony, as well as points from Ian Clarke, ‘keeper Conor Dooley (’45’), Kenny Naughton and Cormac Smyth, put ‘Boden into the lead but a brilliantly converted penalty by Kingston with eight minutes remaining turned the tie.

SCORERS — UCD: D Kingston 1-7 (1-0 pen, 0-5f), N Kilroy (f), C Boyle, C Downey, A Giles, C Kelly, A Murphy 0-1 each. Ballyboden St Enda’s: D O’Mahony 1-1, D O’Reilly 1-0, R Basquel 0-2 (1f), C Dooley (’45’), K Naughton (f), I Clarke, C Smyth 0-1 each.

UCD: M McGinley; A English, D Maguire, C McConnell; S Bracken, M Duffy, N Murray; P O’Hara, M Dineen; C Boyle, N Kilroy, D Larkin; A Giles, C Downey, D Kingston. Subs: S Cadden for McConnell (30+3), A Murphy for Downey (ht), C Kelly for Giles (50),

BALLYBODEN ST ENDA’S: C Dooley; P O’Brien, G Heavey, M O’Sullivan; B Devlin, D Manley, D Nelson; I Clarke, D O’Mahony; C Dunne, P Galvin, D O’Reilly; R O’Donoghue, R Basquel, B Duane. Subs: C Smyth for Duane (ht), K Naughton for Dunne (41), M Fitzgerald for O’Mahony (43), M McCabe for O’Donoghue (53), R Cleary for Galvin (57).

REF: T Lambe (St Vincent’s).