Éire Óg clinch victory after battle with Carnew

U15 C PLATE AND U13 A HURLING FINALS

at Ballinakill

Éire Óg defence. Some shots carried too far and went wide, others were cleared by a vigilant backline, but another chance opened up for substitute Jack Kennedy who first timed a ground shot to the net after five minutes.

Three minutes later William Kenny pointed a free to level the scores. Excitement was mounting as both sets of supporters willed their teams on.

Éire Óg were once again on top around the middle third with Thomas O’Connell putting in a great stint. But the Carnew defence was proving the truth of the old saying ‘it’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the fight in the dog that’s most important’ as they kept the Greystones lads scoreless for a 12-minute period up to 20 minutes.

Paddy Marrinan entered the fray then and almost immediately had the ball in the Carnew net. Jack Coffey quickly added a point and the four-point gap was back.

But wait, when Jack Kennedy got on the end of another long delivery to claim his second goal five minutes from time, the game was back in the melting pot.

However, Marrinan scored the insurance point one minute into time added and Éire Óg ran out deserving winners. They were pushed all the way by a gutsy Carnew Emmets who fought to theend.

Pat Dunne, Bord na nÓg Cathaoirleach made the presentation to Éire Óg joint captains Jack Caffrey and James O’Dowd while the Wicklow People ‘Man of the Match’ award was presented to Tomas O’Connell.

-ÉireÓg:PaddyMarrinan 1-1, Seamus Darcy 1-0, Ryan Ovenden 1-0, Oscar Lane, Joshua Barry, Jack Caffrey and Tomás O’Connell 0-1 each.

Carnew Emmets: Jack Kennedy 2-0, Ryan Austin1-1, William Kenny 0-2.

Scorers ÉIRE ÓG: