U11 County Final Barndarrig vs Kilmacanogue

 

Barndarrig 4-16

Kilmacanogue 0-6

Eoin Horkan

Ballinakill

There were no flies on Barndarrig’s U11 team on Saturday morning as they produced a great team performance to overcome Kilmacanogue to win the  U11 group 6 county final.

The opening few minutes of this final was a great advertisement for score taking. Within the opening minutes Barndarrig had hit a goal and point both coming from the boot of Oisin Doyle. Kilmac’s  response was immediate with three points in a row the first a free from Bryn Kelly along with an effort from play, before Cian Murphy Quinn added a third point for his side. This was the end of the north Wicklow sides scoring as Barndarrig pushed forward with the aid of a strong breeze. They scored a goal and five points unanswered with Fionnan O Snodaigh taking control for his side as he fired over three well taken scores, along with a Doyle effort before Diarmuid Stone added a final minor. The goal was a well taken effort from Jasper Kitson after a fine team move. Kelly stemmed the tide with his side’s final effort of the half. The final scores of the half were all white flags from Barndarrig as Doyle, O Snodaigh and Kitson added to there sides tally before the final whistle.

As the wind died down in the second half it was Barndarrig who opened the scoring again through the aforementioned Doyle. The opposition responded with what was there final points of the game from Sean Bevins and Darcy Duff. It was all Barndarrig till the final whistle as Doyle, Kitson and O Snodaigh added to there sides tally. Kitson hit over three more from play before Doyle slotted his last effort judging the now swirling breeze to perfection. As the half drew to a close it was the boot of O Snodaigh a recent transfer from Bray  who finished the game out with the final three points of this final.

Barndarrig: Jake Nolan; James Fogarty, Odhran Doyle, Tommy Murray; Finn Kearney, Greg Rourke; Diarmuid Stone (0-1), Oisin Doyle (1-4); Emma Byrne, Fionnan Ó Snodaigh (2-7), Jasper Kitson 1-4).

Subs Used: Aoibhin Doyle, Aaron Lynn, Brian Jones, Odhran Doyle, Thomas O’ Donnell Adam Ryan.

Kilmacanogue: Logan Burke Farrell; Nathan Mulligan, Woody Duff, Fionn Kynes; Francis Darren Redmond, Cian Murray Quinn (0-1); Felice Farrelly, Bryn Kelly (0-3 1f); Con Dillon, Oisin Kynes, Cathal Moore.

Subs Used- Bobby Arencibia Dunne, Sean Bevins (0-1), Darcy Duff (0-1), Allanah Quigley, Aron Redden.

 Referee Jimmy Lawlor (Clonmore)