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Meath Chronicle:
Simonstown Gaels take title at last
Simonstown Gaels..........................1-7
Dunboyne.......................................0-7
Simonstown Gaels won the first championship in the club's history
at Navan's Pairc Tailteann on Tuesday evening of last week when
they defeated Dunboyne in the under-12 F.C. final replay.
With Brendan Rooney and Seamus Byrne on top at midfield, however,
it seemed for much of the opening half that Dunboyne would take
the title. Points from Sean Deens, Derek Hannaway, Rooney and
Gary Walsh enabled Dunboyne to lead by 0-4 to 0-1 nearing the
end of the first quarter, but Duncan Byrne fired home a cracking
goal to put Simonstown on level terms.
Dunboyne led by 0-7 to 1-3 at the interval at which stage a wasteful
Simonstown attack had kicked 10 wides. However, they made up for
this in the second half when they held the losers scoreless.
Gareth Conachey and Byrne pointed to edge them in front before
their selectors made a shrewd move. They switched Conor Clynch
and Conachey in the half-forward line and introduced Derek Johnson
for Paul McCabe.
Conachey and Paul Craig - a delightful effort with an overhead
kick - completed Simonstown's tally and although Dunboyne made
several attacks before the finish, fine defensive work by Philip
Traynor, Brendan Keelan, David Johnson, Adrian Shanley and Damien
Carolan enabled the Gaels to hold out.
Owen Connolly, Alan Kavanagh, Clynch, Graham Cooke, Conachey,
Byrne and Paul Craig were others to impress for the winners while
Ken Curtis, Ray Kelly, Rooney, Byrne, Gerry Walsh and Deens showed
up well for Dunboyne.
Scorers:
Simonstown Gaels - D Byrne (1-1), G Conachey (0-2), M Byrne,
A Kavanagh, C Clynch, P Craig (0-1 each);
Dunboyne - S Deens (0-3), B Rooney (0-2), D Hannaway, G
Walsh (0-1 each).
Teams:
Simonstown Gaels - D Cahill; David Johnson, A Shanley, D Carolan;
B Keelan, P Traynor, O Connolly; A Kavanagh, M Byrne; C Clynch,
G Cooke, G Conachey; D Byrne, P Craig, P McCabe. Sub - Derek Johnson
for McCabe.
Dunboyne - C Kennedy; C Geraghty, K Behan, E McManus; K
Curtis, R Kelly, A Maher; B Rooney, S Byrne; J Reid, G Walsh,
E Reilly; B Moyles, S Deens, D Hannoway.
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