Kilcummin goals help them to East Kerry U-16 Division 3 title

MD O’SHEA EK U16 CHAMPIONSHIP DIVISION 3 FINAL Kilcummin 3-7 Fossa 1-12

PLAYED in Fitzgerald stadium, Kilcummin edged Fossa in an exciting division 3 final in the MD O’Shea East Kerry U16 Championship. The sides were closely matched.

Kilcummin were first to score, a free by goalkeeper Keith O’Leary. Fossa replied with 2 Emmet O’Shea points. Kilcummin Darren Lehane goaled. Emmet O’Shea pointed - 1-1 to 0-3 in favour of Kilcummin with 15 minutes gone. Three points from Fossa’s Emmet O’Shea and one from Killian Buckley to 2 from Kilcummin’s Darren Lehane, had Fossa ahead at the break: Fossa 0-7 Kilcummin 1-3.

Kilcummin started the second half strongly, with a point from Danny Cronin and a goal from Paul O’Shea. However, the Fossa response was immediate, Darren Cronin rattled the Kilcummin net. Three points from Emmett O’Shea and a Kilcummin Paul O’Shea, point left two points between the sides at the threequarter stage. Scores were hard to get in the last 15 minutes with both defences on top.

Fossa had 2 points (Emmett O’Shea and Killian Buckley). Kilcummin’s Paul O’Shea (2f). With time running out, Kilcummin won the kick out and Daniel Keane found the Fossa net. Final score: Kilcummin 3-7 (16) Fossa 1-12 (15). Christy O’Leary, East Kerry Coiste na nÓg presented the Cup to Kilcummin captain, Keith O’Leary.

KILCUMMIN: Keith O’Leary (Capt) (0-1f), Nathan McCarthy, Christopher Moynihan, Darragh Brosnan, Cian Murphy, Darragh Cronin, Dara O’Callaghan, Dean Bradley Cronin, Dylan Murphy, Daniel Keane (1-0), Danny Cronin (0-1), Phillip O’Leary, Darren Lehane (1-3;1f), Paul O’Shea (1-2f), Cian Foley. Subs: Conor O’Leary, Conn Fleming, Mark O’Shea, Jack McClain, Adam O’Sullivan

FOSSA: Pauric Talbot, Evan Mannix, Richard Wallace, Cathal Whelton, Eoin Myers, Ruairi Doyle, William O’Brien (Capt), Eoin Talbot, Colm Talbot, Harry Buckley, Killian Buckley (0-2), Darren Cronin (1-0), Jack Clifford, Emmett O’Shea (010;1f), Rian Colleran. Subs: Dean Sheehan, Joe Cahillane , Conor Horgan, Sean Dineen, Harry Kelly, Cian Doyle

REFEREE: Brendan Brosnan (Glenflesk)

The Kilcummin team who defeated Fossa in the East Kerry U-16 division 3 championship final