Brian Dillon's defeat Ballyphehane in U21 football cracker to capture Seandún title
Brian Dillon's, the inaugural PharmaCare Seandún U21 C Football champions at Ballinlough.
Brian Dillon’s won the inaugural PharmaCare Seandún U21C Football Championship after a fine game that produced six goals at Ballinlough.
The Murmont side will face Muskerry representatives Cill na Martra in the County Championship.
Ballyphehane made the better start, as they had the Murmont side pinned back for the game’s opening minutes, as they had 1-1 on the board without reply. Brian Dillon’s launched their first attack in the ninth minute and they overtook Ballyphehane early in the second quarter.
The Murmont side out-goaled Ballyphehane by three to one in the second half.
Ballyphehane opened the scoring within three minutes of the throw-in, when Chris Harrington was credited with the game’s opening goal. This was followed by a pointed free by James Traynor.
Brian Dillon’s began to break into Ballyphehane’s half of the field, where persistent fouling was proving to be costly for Ballyphehane. Kian Hegarty slotted over two pointed frees in the space of a minute to leave two points between the sides.
Traynor extended Ballyphehane’s lead to three points, midway through the opening half.
Dillons equalised in the 17th minute, when Hegarty set up Evan Lowry for their for their first goal. Ballyphehane responded with two unanswered points by Traynor.
Brian Dillon’s had Ballyphehane on the back foot for the remainder of the first half. Dara Moloney and Luke O’Keeffe tagged on a point each to tie the scores at 1-4 apiece.
Hegarty added a further two points without reply, to put the Murmont side in the driving seat for the first time in the contest. This left the half-time scoreline reading 1-6 to 1-4 in favour of Brian Dillon’s.
Within a minute of the resumption, Hegarty extended the Murmont side’s lead to three points. Ballyphehane drew level with Harrington’s second goal, following a free by Traynor.
Ballyphehane took a two-point lead, courtesy of a point from play by Harrington. This was followed by a pointed free by Traynor. The Murmont side reduced the deficit to a single point, approaching the final quarter, courtesy of a point by Luke Kelleher.
Alex Butler put Brian Dillon’s back in the lead with a goal, following a free by Hegarty. Ballyphehane responded with points by Aaron Towler-O’Brien and Oisín Flood.
Kelleher and Sean Ring restored the Murmont side’s two-point advantage and Brian Dillon’s put the game beyond Ballyphehane’s reach with Butler’s second goal, three minutes from time.
Traynor pointed two frees for Ballyphehane and Harrington also converted a free, to leave Ballyphehane trailing by two points.
Entering stoppage time, Butler tagged on a point and his third goal with the game’s last play.
A Butler 3-1; K Hegarty 0-5 (0-2f); E Lowry 1-0; L Kelleher 0-2; D Moloney, L O’Keeffe, S Ring 0-1 each.
C Harrington 2-2 (0-1f), J Traynor 0-7 (0-4f); A Towler-O’Brien, O Flood 0-1 each.
S Ryan D Moloney, E Lane; S Ring, L Butler, B O’Driscoll; D Lawler, L Kelleher; D Mulryan, L O’Keeffe, E Lowry; K Hegarty, O Vallely.
A Butler for Lowry (42)
C Kelleher; W Long, P Walsh; B Higgins, C McCarthy, A O’Brien-Towler; J Taylor, O Flood; L King T Higgins, K Newman; C Harrington, J Buckley.
T Higgins for Long (32, inj), J O’Brien for Walsh (46)
John Horgan (Gleann na Laoi).
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