Juvenile ‘A’ Hurling: Coláiste Eoin deliver elite display

The Booterstown school were in the driving seat when Darach Mac Giolla Bhríde was dismissed on 38 minutes, and with the excellent ó Cinnseallaigh contributing a hat-trick of goals throughout the course of the hour, they always held the upper hand against southside rivals, Coláiste Éanna.

However, it wasn’t always one-way traffic for Eoin, and courtesy of scores from Adam Kelleher (two) and Dillon Dunleavy, Eanna developed an early two-point platform.

Yet, a magnificent ninth-minute goal from full-forward ó Cinnseallaigh kick-started the Eoin challenge, and following well-taken points by Dylan de Buitleir and Padraig Puirséil, a second major arrived through the lively Mac Giolla BhrÍde.

This was a shock to the system for Éanna, and despite adding a fourth point from Seán Lambert on the stroke of 20 minutes, a 1-1 salvo by dual player Ó Cinnseallaigh helped Aodán de Paor’s charges towards a 3-5 to 0-4 lead at the midway point.

As a result, Éanna were left with a mountain to climb against a school that was hoping to seal a juvenile hurling and football double. Further goals from Tomás Ó Neill and Ó Cinnseallaigh offered Eoin a seemingly insurmountable 17-point advantage (5-6 to 0-4) after 33 minutes, before Mac Giolla Bhríde received his second yellow card of the tie for an off-the-ball incident.

This offered some incentive to Éanna, but in spite of their best efforts, they couldn’t halt the momentum of a rampant Eoin. A successful Kelleher free did bring an end to their opponents’ scoring sequence, but Eoin subsequently replied with unanswered points from Ó Cinnseallaigh (free) and substitute Seamas Ó Fiachna.

Indeed, a sixth goal followed from the increasingly-prominent Tomás Ó hEachthigheirn, who later added two points to his own personal tally as Eoin continued to run riot inside enemy territory.

A persistent Coláiste Éanna did force a number of saves from opposition netminder Eamonn Mac Giobúin, but a Cian Corcoran point was their sole consolation during the closing moments of a game to remember for Coláiste Eoin.

ColáisteEoin...................................6-12

ColáisteÉanna.................................0-6

Scorers – ColÁiste Eoin: S O Cinnseallaigh 3-3 (0-2f), T O hEachthigheirn 1-3 (0-1f), T O Neill, D Mac Giolla Bhride 1-1 each, C Mac Daibheid, P Puirseil, D de Buitleir, Seamas O Fiachna 0-1 each. COLÁISTE ÉANNA: A Kelleher 0-3 (3f), D Dunleavy, S Lambert, C Corcoran 0-1 each.

Coláiste Eoin: E Mac Giobúin; C Mac Giolla Phádraig, T Stakelum, D Mac Duinnsleibhe; N Moynihan-Ó Bradaigh, C Mac Daibhéid, I Ó hEithir; T Ó hEachthigheirn, P Puirséil; D de Buitléir, E Ó Ceallacháin, S Ó Ceallaigh; T Ó Neill, S Ó Cinnseallaigh, D Mac Giolla Bhríde.

Subs: Seamas Ó Fiachna, O Mac Gearailt, D Ó Ciardha, R Ó Cinnéide, B Ó hEidhin, F Ó Muirgheasa, S Ó Siocháin, T Ó Conaill, Seán Ó Fiachna, P Ó Luineacháin, C Ó Ciardha, S Ó Sleibhin, H Ball, T Ó Braonáin.

Coláiste Éanna: M Nolan; J McDonnell, J Lambert, J McGuire; W McDonnell, J Dalton, T O’Halloran; D Dunleavy, E Cashman; S Lambert, C Corcoran, E Bradley; M Codd, A Kelleher, C O’Toole.

Subs: K Zebass, C O’Neill.

Referee: D Sweeney (St Oliver Plunkett’s/Eoghan Ruadh).