Boherlahan/Dualla complete Under 21 B hurling and football double in Tipperary
Eire Og/Sean Treacys were beaten in football decider
Boherlahan/Dualla 2-10 Eire Og/Sean Treacys 1-7
After winning the County Under 21 B Hurling Championship final the previous week, Boherlahan/Dualla completed the double at Fethard Town Park on Sunday when they defeated Eire Og/ Sean Treacys in the County Under 21 B Football Championship decider.
The pattern of the game was set in the opening quarter, when Eire Og dominated possession but had some wasteful back passing and lost possession when going forward, while Boherlahan were more efficient on the counter attacks.
The game was only a minute old when Patrick Gahan kicked a point from play. In the seventh minute the game really came to life, with Boherlahan's Ryan Bargary placing Dylan Fogarty for a goal.
Immediately from the kickout Eire Og/Treacys’ Darragh Carr set up a direct attack for the excellent James Butler, who at pace took on the Boherlahan defence to finish with a shot that gave Richard Delaney no chance between the posts for a fine goal.
In the 14th minute Patrick Gahan added a point from play, leaving the score at the end of the first quarter Boherlahan 1-2 Eire Og/Treacys 1-0.
Boherlahan’s Richard Delaney made a great save before, on the counter attack, David Clarke, who was playing very well on the edge of the square, fisted wide.
Jake Canny, who was picking up every break around the centre of the field, set up two points for Boherlahan, the first from Charlie Ryan and the second from the boot of Eoin Moloughney.
During this period Eire Og were over-passing the ball and it was the 24th minute before they got their second score, a long range point from Larry Collins.
Almost immediately Boherlahan responded with a well-worked score finished by Eoin Moloughney, and in the 27th minute they added another, which was fisted over by Eugene O’Dwyer.
The first half was dominated by the possession of both Boherlahan midfielders and it was appropriate that the final point of the half fell to a tremendous line ball from 50 metres from the boot of Gerard O’Dwyer, the best score of the day, with the short whistle coming shortly afterwards with the score line Boherlahan/Dualla 1-7 Eire Og-Sean Treacys 1-1.
Early in the second half an Eire Og free kicked by Darragh Kelly hit the upright and came back into play, and Larry Collins was on hand to score a point. This was followed by an exchange of points between Ryan Bargary and Darragh Kelly.
In the 42nd minute a lobbed kick from Ryan Bargary into the square was fisted to the net by David Clarke, with Darragh Kelly scoring a well-executed point from a free off the ground, and by the end of the third quarter the score stood at Boherlahan 2-8 Eire Og 1-4.
In the final quarter Eire Og played more direct football and were rewarded when they scored two points in a row, the first a great shot from James Butler that could have easily gone under the bar instead of inches over, and a free off the ground from Darragh Kelly.
Boherlahan placed Gerard O'Dwyer as sweeper and this seemed to dampen the Eire Og attacks, and with counter attacks the Mid team scored two points from Eoin Moloughney’s free and Ryan Bargary from play.
The last score of the day came from the boot of James Butler when he fly-kicked over the bar.
Shortly afterwards referee Keith Delahunty called time on the game and also his career with the whistle.
Jake Canny, Gerard O’Dwyer, Dylan Fogarty, Charlie Ryan, Ryan Bargary, Patrick Gahan and David Clarke were all to the fore for Boherlahan/Dualla.
For a gallant Eire Og/Treacys James Butler, Larry Collins, Darragh Kelly and Darragh O’Brien all caught the eye.
Boherlahan/Dualla: Richard Delaney, Tadhg O’Donnell, Eugene O’Dwyer 0-1, Ned Ryan, Dylan Fogarty 1-0, Charlie Ryan 0-1, Ross Darcy, Jake Canny, Gerard O’Dwyer 0-1 (free), Eoin Moloughney 0-3 (1 free), Patrick Gahan 0-2, Ben Kirby, Shane Tarrant, David Clarke 1-0, Ryan Bargary 0-2.
Subs: Diarmuid Coffey for Ben Kirby (47) Sean Bourke for Shane Tarrant (54), Cormac Gleeson for Patrick Gahan (62), Brian Gleeson for Dylan Fogarty (62), Kieran O’Neill for Eugene O’Dwyer (62).
Eire Og/Sean Treacys: Brian Hammersley, Colin Heffernan, Brian Nolan, Adam O’Dwyer, Eoin Sheldon, Darragh O’Brien (captain), Tom O’Dwyer, Darragh Carr, Colm Kennedy, Liam Crosse, Darragh Kelly 0-3 (2 frees), Scott Ryan, Larry Collins 0-2, Cillian Kennedy, James Butler 1-2.
Subs: Michael Furlong for Cillian Kennedy (39), Max Carroll for Darragh Carr (54), Adam Kelly for Scott Ryan (60).
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Referee: Keith Delahunty (Moyle Rovers).