St Kevin’s can call on Callan

ST KEVINS 3-26 JOHN MITCHELS 1-4

CIAN Callan fired in a hat-trick to help St Kevins secure a place in the Mullen Shield semi-finals with victory over John Mitchels at Darver on Saturday evening.

In a game which the Philipstown side dominated from the opening whistle, Callan was undoubtedly the star of the show in an attacking sense as he finished with a personal tally of 3-8.

The first half was very much a case of one-way traffic as the Kevins scored at will, with Callan claimed two goals as his side led by 2-14 to 0-3 at the break.

It was a difficult outing for the Mitchels as little went their way, however but they did battled gamely and grabbed a consolation goal through Stephen Coyle in the second half.

However, the evening most certainly belonged to Callan and he completed his hat-trick after the break to help complete a comprehensive win.

ST KEVINS: Eoin McKenna; Barry Byrne, Conor McCullough, Emmet Callan; Aaron Roche, Enda McKenna, Patrick Duff 0-2; Liam Boylan 0-1, Seanie Crosbie; Aaron Khan, Lee Crosbie 0-2, James Clarke 0-2; Karl Martin 0-3, Cian Callan 3-8, Patrick Clarke 0-5. Subs: Andrew Campbell for L Boylan, Darren McMullen 0-2 for A Roche, Evan Doheny for C Callan, Cillian McCullough for P Duff, James Kieran for E Callan, Paul Duff 0-1 for Karl Martin.

JOHN MITCHELS: David Anderson; Garrett Finnegan, Emmet Farrell, Mitchell Keenan; Ryan Carroll, Sean Sweeney, Anthony Coyle; Aaron Keely 0-2, Stephen Coyle 1-1; Kevin Gallagher 0-1, Robbie Coyle 0-1, Barry Kirk; Diarmuid Durnin, Richie McGuinness, Alan Mackin.