Quinn goal sees DIT through to final
DIT 1-15 Carlow 0-15
NIALL QUINN'S goal in first-half injury-time proved crucial as DIT deservedly saw off Carlow at Dr Cullen Park to qualify for the final.
Carlow -- without all their players from county champions Mount Leinster Rangers ahead of the All-Ireland Intermediate Club Championship final -- opened the scoring with a point from Craig Doyle within 15 seconds of the throw-in, but Padraig Phelan levelled for DIT.
The home side regained the lead through rising star Marty Kavanagh, but points from Dean Curran and Paul Morris put DIT ahead -- and it was a lead they never relinquished.
Just before the break, with DIT 0-8 to 0-7 ahead, home forward Martin Clowry was denied a goal when his close-range effort was well cleared by goalkeeper Finn McGarry.
DIT swept upfield and following inter-passing between Pat Kenny and Quinn, the latter forced home a goal.
Carlow fought back after the break and a splendid point from John Corcoran reduced the gap to two points (1-11 to 0-12) but, with Brian Campion and Paul Morris raising late white flags, DIT held on.
Scorers -- DIT: P Morris 0-4, N Quinn 1-1, D Treacy 0-3f, P Phelan 0-2f, D Curran, P Hartley (1f), C O'Shaughnessy, P Kenny, B Campion 0-1 each. Carlow: C Doyle 0-4, M Kavanagh (2f), R Dunbar 0-3 each, A Gaule 0-2, S Kavanagh (1f), J Corcoran, J Kane 0-1 each.
DIT -- F McGarry; L Prendergast, O Walsh, J Diviney; D Curran, P Hartley, J Mulrooney; C O'Shaughnessy, P Elliott; P Phelan, D Treacy, N Quinn; P Kenny, M Maloney, P Morris. Subs: B Campion for Elliott (h-t), D English for Prendergast (inj, 51), G Callinan for Curran (54), J McManus for Treacy (60).
Carlow -- N Roberts; A Corcoran, E Nolan, D Shaw; J Corcoran, S Kavanagh, J Rogers; J Kavanagh, A Gaule; K McCabe, J Kane, M Clowry; M Kavanagh, C Doyle, D Roberts. Subs: R Dunbar for McCabe (h-t), J Doyle for M Kavanagh (64).
REF -- J Heffernan (Wexford).
Irish Independent
