U21 B South Championship Hurling Final 2019
Killacolla Gaels 2-18 (24)
Dromin Athlacca 1-06 (9)
Kilbreedy was the venue for the U21 B South Championship Hurling Final. The match was played in awful conditions but that didn’t stop either team. Dromin Athlacca Played with a very strong wind but it was Killacolla Gaels Who got off to the perfect start with a goal within two minutes scored by centre forward Dáire O’Driscoll. Six minutes later Killacolla Gaels were awarded a penalty after Dáire O’Driscoll Was Fouled. David Riordan stood up and made no mistake blasting the ball into the top right hand corner of the net. A minute later David Riordan scored an excellent point. Dromin Athlacca got there first point of the match on ten minutes from a free. Sam Cronolly, a David Riordan Free And Points From brothers Tommy and Sam Cronolly And another pointed free by David Riordan extended Killacolla Gaels lead.Dromin Athlacca replied with two points one from a 65 and another from a free. The last few minutes of the half saw Killacolla Gaels score two points, Sam Cronolly from play And Tommy Cronolly From Play Who was set up Brilliantly by Cathal Barrington. Dromin Athlacca ended the half with a point from a free. This left the half time score
Killacolla Gaels 2-08 (14)
Dromin Athlacca 0-04.
Like the beginning of the first half the second half started with Killacolla Gaels on the attack. Dáire O’Driscoll pointed from play and a David Riordan Free And a point from play from Tommy Cronolly extended the lead. Dromin Athlacca replied with a pointed free. Four more points for Killacolla Gaels followed from the sticks of Sam Cronolly (1) and David Riordan (3) (1 free). It took Dromin Athlacca Forty three minutes to score there first point from play. Four minutes later they had the ball in the Killacolla net. It was Killacolla Gaels who would finish the strongest and points from Dáire O’Driscoll, Tommy Cronolly And Frankie Barrington sealed a very impressive win. Captain Tommy Cronolly Lifted the cup For Killacolla Gaels. The final score was
Killacolla Gaels 2-18 (24)
Dromin Athlacca 1-06 (9).
Killacolla Gaels go onto the County Semi Final.
TEAM
- Dean Kenny
- James McDermott
- Ben Herlihy
- Richard Walsh
- Brian Sexton
- William Enright
- Jimmy Leslie
- Kevin O’Leary
- Sam Cronolly 0-04
- Gearoid McCarthy
- Dáire O’Driscoll 1-02
- Tommy Cronolly 0-04
- David Riordan 1-07 (1-00 pen) (0-04 Frees)
- Cathal Barrington
- Matthew Howard
SUBS
D.O’Connell ➡️ R.Walsh
F.Barrington 0-01 ➡️ G.McCarthy
J.Fitzpatrick ➡️ J.McDermott
F.Fitzpatrick ➡️ D.Riordan
L.McDermott ➡️ K.O’Leary
D. Sexton
