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St John’s NS, Cratloe 2-3 – Knockanean NS 1-4 at Cusack Park, Ennis
THE SCOREBOARD may have been malfunctioning throughout this Division 2 decider on Wednesday but there was no denying Cratloe who edged past rivals Knockanean to claim the silverware.
In a tense affair that could have gone either way, a Billy Connors double against the conditions effectively put St John’s on the road to success approaching the break. Up to that point, Knockanean and in particular, Keelan Butler, Tom O’Brien and Jack Hannan had controlled mat- ters in building up a 1-2 to 0-0 lead by the tenth minute. However, those two goals altered the narrative of the game decisively to give his side a one point half-time advantage.
The impressive Jack McInerney doubled that lead immediately after the break; Tom and Mark O’Brien swapped scores as the clock ran down while Butler reduced the deficit to only the minimum in injury time to set up an anxious last few moments.
However, with McInerney dropping deep, Diarmuid Ryan excelling at the back and Connors converting a late free, Cratloe eventually got over the line.
St John’s National School
Jack Danaher, Killian Arthur, Rian Considine, Ross Dunworth, Emmet Costigan, Diarmuid Ryan,Aaron Costigan, Mark O’Brien (0-1), Kyle Neylon, Conor McMahon, Conor Hallisey, Jack McInerney (0-1), Billy Connors (2-1 1f)
Knockanean National School
Niall Galvin, Jack Hannon, Eoin Campbell, Cian Barron, Keelan Butler (0-3 2f),TomHannan, Jason Herbert, Maurice Nugent,Vincent Quinlan, Graeme Glynn, TomO’Brien (1-1), Eoghan Perill, Dylan Mulligan
Sub
Fintan O’Halloran for Campbell (20 mins)
Referee
KevinWalsh (WolfeTones)