By Neil McEnaney
Full Time Score
Trinity Milton: 3-21
Worcester Fenians: 1-8
A solid display of football from the young Trinity Milton side saw them as comfortable winners in the Junior C football final. Worcester, to their credit kept fighting but ran out of steam with a lot of their players togging out for the Junior C Hurling Final earlier in the day.
It was Worcester who started the brighter with a lovely point from Mike Begley. Trinity weren’t long responding when Liam Faherty forced a turnover leading to a Patrick Heffernan point. The opening quarter continued in this fashion with both teams going point for point. A torn hamstring ended the day early for Eoin Faherty of Trinity. We wish him a speedy recovery.
An excellent free kick from the deck from Begley from outside the 45 sailed over the bar to put Worcester ahead by a point. From the resulting kickout, Trinity moved the ball quickly up the field with some excellent play involving Colm Faherty who fisted it through to Declan Walsh who buried it from close range for the games first goal.
From here, the momentum started to shift in Trinity’s favor. Brian Kelly rolled back the years with a bomb of a point off his favored left while Liam Faherty and Aidan Rowley started winning ball around the middle third for Trinity.
Worcester were able to move the ball quickly up the field through the kick passing of Gareth McAlindon and strong, consistant running of Dylan Walsh. Unfortunately for Worcester, when they got into the final third, Joe Pender was on hand to turn over close to every ball that was near him. A second goal for Walsh before the stroke of half time gave Trinity a sizeable lead.
Trinity Milton: 2-9
Worcester Fenians: 0-5
Trinity started the second half as they finished the first with Aidan Rowley going on a mazy run before finishing with a nice point. Begley and Heffernan added points for Worcester which kept their hopes alive but the fitness and running power of Trinity Milton saw them get a stranglehold on the game.
Gareth McAlindon found Cormac Hughes with a long ball who turned and buried it in the Trinity net for a Worcester goal. Rowley was accurate from the frees and from play for Trinity while Colm Faherty wasn’t long adding another goal after a great solo run.
Congratulations to Trinity who saw out the game as deserved winners of the 2024 Boston Junior C Championship. Commiserations to Worcester Fenians who will no doubt be back again stronger next year.
Teams
Trinity Milton: Charlie Thomlinson, Matty McDevitt, Joe Pender, Kelly McKenzie, Aidan Skillen, Luke Sammon, Liam Faherty, Eoin Faherty, Aidan Rowley, Colm Faherty, Daragh Jordan, Declan Walsh, Brian Walsh
Worcester Fenians: Larry Carthy, Gareth McAlinden, Zack Podedworney, Andrew Engel, Dylan Walsh, Patrick Sullivan, Shane Sullivan, Kevin McKane, Mike Begley, Patrick Hefferman, Ryan Hayman, Eoghan Gallagher, Vincent Prendergast
Man of the Match: Joe Pender
Referee: Diarmuid Boylan
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