Dunshaughlin secure commanding final victory

U-15 Div 2 Championship Final

Dunshaughlin GAA 1-14

Clann Na nGael 0-4

Dunshaughlin u-15 boys captured the Division 2 FC crown on a sunny Sunday afternoon in the Donaghmore/Ashbourne GAA grounds with the team captained by Adam Glennon.

Dunshaughlin's victory put an end to Clann na nGael's excellent unbeaten run in the championship to date. Dunshaughlin gained possession of the ball straight away and it wasn't long before they got the scoreboard ticking over with three quick points in the first ten minutes without reply.

Clann na nGael got on the scoreboard at the end of the first quarter, with a long range point from play. Dunshaughlin then broke through the Clann na nGael defense and found the back of the net this was then quickly followed by a brace of points.

At half time Dunshaughlin were in a commanding position with the scoreboard reading 1-07 to 0-01 this was helped greatly by the excellent defending of their backline.

The second half started with Clann na nGael improving and putting the pressure on the Dunshaughlin defense and they played their best football in this quarter but were unable to make an impression on the scoreboard.

Dunshaughlin's half-back line made numerous surging runs into the Clann na nGael defense causing problems for them. The Dunshaughlin substitutions made a telling impact from the bench with some well executed points overall as the game moved closer to the conclusion.

Dunshaughlin ran out comfortable winners on a scoreline of 1-14 to 0-04.

Dunshaughlin panel - Eoghan Slattery, Tomás Clarke, Sennan O'Connor, Evan Barber, Charlie Leonard, Conor McTigue, Eoghan McCarthy, Daniel Morris, Adam Glennon, Alex Keane, Bobby Sherlock, Jeff Foley; Fionn Wall, James McEnroe, Patrick Kealy, Jarlath Wall, Liam Geraghty, Aaron Coyne,Rohan Tuite, Tommy Cooke, Shane Summerville, Jack Conran, Alex Rafter, Conor McBride, Stephen Fraher, Sean Young, Aiden Herlihy