Exciting Game in Ashbourne!!
Skryne 0-09 Dunshaughlin 0-08
Junior A Football Championship. Quarter Final
This Junior Football Championship quarter final played in ideal conditions in Ashbourne this evening (Monday) was a very close and exciting encounter. Both sides missed a lot of scoring chances but this just added to the excitement of a local derby. The game was played in an exceptionally sporting manner and the standard of Junior football served up – apart from the finishing – was a credit to both teams. Dunshaughlin were in sparkling form in the first half and deservedly led at half time by 0-7 to 0-3. Having said that Jason Fox hit the post with a rasping shot that seemed destined for the net and from the rebound Dunshaughlin went straight down the field and pointed at the town end. This amounted to a four point difference instead of a draw match.
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With little or no breeze to affect the match Skryne got into top gear in the second half and set about reducing the Black and Ambers lead. Slowly but surely the Blues tagged on five points to Dunshaughlin’s solitary pointed free to draw level with two minutes remaining. The roar from the small band of Skryne supporters in the stand could probably be heard down the town when Darren Fox sent over the winning point from almost forty yards out. There was more drama in injury time with Dunshaughlin striving for an equaliser when David Lynch dived in bravely to block a shot which could have sent the game to a replay.
So Skryne move on to a first Junior semi-final for some time against Dunsany or Summerhill.
Skryne- Des McAvinney. Timmy Lennon, Eoghan Greene, Barry Clarke. Paddy Carpenter, Martin Mulvaney, Darren Fox (0-1). David Lynch (0-1), David McGoldrick (0-1). Ronan McCabe, Brian Smyth, Jason Fox (0-1). Allan Carty (0-2), Vinny O’Reilly, Niall Morley (0-2).
Subs used – Cian Lynch, Paddy Doherty (0-1), Kevin O’Reilly.
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