Published: Friday, 29th May, 2009 10:00am
Offaly schools take part in Leinster five a side finals
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IT"S on to Tullamore and next week"s All-Ireland Finals for 2009 for the winners of last week"s EA Sports FAI Schools 5-a-side Leinster Finals at the MDL Grounds in Navan.
Students from 20 schools spread throughout the province competed for the chance to represent their county in next week"s national finals at, Leah Victoria Park, the home of Tullamore FC, on a day of high skill and competition.
Nine counties were represented, with the best of the best from over 10,000 original participants having come through their own county finals and their
respective regional finals to reach this stage.
Meath and North Leinster champions Scoil Mhuire from Moynalty were the first team to claim victory on the day, pipping St Broughan"s of Offaly to top the Section A Boys table at the end of play.
Moynalty had miraculously only come through their regional finals after delivering the 12 goal winning margin required in their final group game and they needed more goals to see off the challenge of St Kevin"s Sallynoggin and Ballythomas from Wexford, before seeing off St Broughan"s in a crucial 5-4 victory.
Gaelschoil Inbhear Mor from Wicklow had never even taken part in the competition before 2009 and capped an incredible debut by taking the Section B Boys Leinster crown under Coach Pat Lynch. Daire O"Connor and Darren Furlong, with six goals each, topped the team"s goal-scoring charts as they saw off the threat of St Laurence O"Toole"s, local school Athboy and St Brendan"s of Birr.
The final section was the Section C Boys and it was Gorey"s St Joseph"s who took the Leinster crown for their second time in their history after three tough encounters.
St Patrick"s Portarlington from Offaly actually beat Joseph"s by 4-3 in the opening game. However, two Daniel Brennan goals and efforts from Paul Murphy and Mark Kinsella in a 4-2 victory over runners up St Mary"s Rowlagh proved crucial in the end as it separated the sides at the top of the table on the head to head rule.
A Section
TEAMS
Scoil Mhuire, Moynalty, Meath
St. Broghan"s Offaly
Ballythomas
St. Kevin"s Sallynoggin
RESULTS:
Moynalty 2-1 St Kevin"s
St Broughan"s 2-1 Ballythomas
Moynalty 5-4 St Broughan"s
St Kevin"s 1-4 Ballythomas
Moynalty 4-0 Ballythomas
St Kevin"s 2-2 St. Broughan"s
Winners: Moynalty NS, Meath
Runners-up: St. Broughan"s NS, Offaly
Girls A Section
TEAMS
Drumlish, Longford
Glynn, Wexford
St. Joseph"s East Wall
Gaelscoil Phortlaoise
RESULTS:
St Joseph"s 0-2 Drumlish
Gaelscoil 1-2 Glynn
St Joseph"s 2-1 Gaelscoil
Drumlish 0-2 Glynn
St Joseph"s 1-0 Glynn
Drumlish 5-1 Gaelscoil
Winners: Drumlish, Longford
Runners-up: St. Joseph"s, East Wall, Dublin
B Section
TEAMS
Gaelscoil Inbhear Mor, Wicklow
Athboy, Meath
St. Laurence O"Toole"s, Dublin
St. Brendan"s NS, Birr
RESULTS
St Laurence 3-3 Athboy
St Brendan"s 2-5 Gaelscoil Inbhear Mor
St Laurence 2-0 St Brendan"s
Athboy 2-3 Gaelscoil Inbhear Mor
St Laurence 0-6 Gaelscoil Inbhear Mor
Athboy 4-0 St Brendan"s
Winners: Gaelscoil Inbhear Mor, Wicklow
Runners-up: Athboy NS, Meath
Girls B Section
TEAMS
Bennekerry, Carlow
Dunboyne, Meath
Scoil Mhicil Naofa, Athy
St. Oliver Plunkett"s, Dublin
RESULTS:
Scoil Mhicil 1-2 Bennekerry
Dunboyne 3-0 St Oliver"s
Scoil Mhicil 0-2 Dunboyne
Bennekerry 7-1 St Oliver"s
Scoil Mhicil 2-2 St Oliver"s
Bennekerry 2-1 Dunboyne
Winners: Bennekerry NS, Carlow
Runners-up: Dunboyne NS, Meath
C Section
TEAMS
St. Joseph"s Gorey
St. Mary"s NS, Rowlagh
Dunboyne, Meath
St. Patrick"s NS, Portarlington
RESULTS
St Joseph"s 3-4 St. Patrick"s
St Mary"s 2-1 Dunboyne
St Joseph"s 4-2 St. Mary"s
St. Patrick"s 1-2 Dunboyne
St Joseph"s 4-1 Dunboyne
St. Patrick"s 2-8 St. Mary"s
Winners: St. Joseph"s NS, Gorey, Wexford
Runners-up: St. Mary"s NS, Rowlagh, Dublin
