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LAST Saturday, the seven cup finals up for decision at Celtic Park were played in sweltering heat in Arklow. The first of these finals, between Rathnew and Greystones, was what all cup finals should be: a close battle between two great sides.

The game started off quite tight, with both sides looking nervous when they were on the ball. Rathnew then started to settle themselves down.

The Villagers managed to manufacture themselves a free kick after some nice build up play. Rathnew striker and captain Jamie Moorehouse Hayden took control of the situation.

His strike from the free outside the box deflected against the edge of the wall and made its way into the bottom corner of the Greystones net.

The next section of the game went by with very little incident with Rathnew still slightly on top