U11 AGB vs Blessington County Final

 AGB 4-6

Blessington 0-17

 Eoin Horkan

Ballinakill

 

A clinical Blessington side scored at will to overcome AGB in the U11 group 3 final at lunchtime in Balinakill on Saturday.

 

It was AGB who burst out of the blocks early in this tie with a quick fire point from Evan Murphy before Evan Fox fisted an effort into the net. After this fine early start it was Blesssington who started to take control of this final with two points from the boot of Liam Richardson to open his account. A second AGB goal from Murphy and a Fox point was keeping this tie alive fifteen minutes into the half. The second quarter was when the west Wicklow side hit a purple patch as Liam Ellis, Brogin O’ Driscoll and Richardson added five points in a row. The final minutes of the half was the Liam Ellis show as he slotted two more long range efforts in between points from AGB’s Charlie Kavanagh and Murphy again.

The second half was much the same from Blesso as Ellis and Richardson were firing over points at ease with as they both added two more each in between another goal from Murphy down the other end of the pitch. As both managements started to empty there benches it was AGB’s who had the bigger impact with Senan Byrne and Conor Roche pointing for the south Wicklow side. Blessington who were well ahead at this stage were powering forward at every opportunity with Richardson pulling the strings with two more points along with efforts from Mason Foy and Conor Magee. The final goal of the game came from Roche for the Gers as the game was minutes away from the final whistle. The final two minors of the game were from Ellis and Richardson who made sure there side would be going home victorious from Ballinakill.

Blessington: Conor Magee (0-1); Shane Buggy, Stephen Caldwell, Kyle Kinnane; Mason Foy (0-1), Liam Ellis (0-6); Dylan Murray, Dennis Barla; Liam Richardson (0-8 1f), Brogin O’ Driscoll (0-1), Sean Phibbs

Subs used: Max Power, Aaron Keogh.

 AGB: Ethan Duffy; Donagh McKerr,Jay Hughes, Rory McDonald; Tyler Klopper Evan Fox (1-1);Charlie Kavanagh(0-1); James Byrne, Fionn Farrell, Luke Meehan, Evan Murphy (2-2 1f).

Subs used: Conor Roche (1-1), Tommy Dillon, Ruarí Cullen, Ronan O Connor, Éanna Nolan, Senan Byrne (0-1), Harry White, Callum Walker, Tyler Kavanagh

 Referee James Phelan (St Pats)