ManO'War  2-02      Lucan Sarsfield  3-07


On Saturday 23rd May the U16s travelled to ManO'War to play the D Shield final.  A huge group of supporters  travelled to lend their vocal support to the team.

The game started and Michael Doyle raised the green flag for the first score.  This was followed by two points from frees the first from Killian Boylan and then Adam Stanford.  Lucan were handed a penalty which was calmly placed by Killian Boylan who then completed the first half scoring with a point which left the halftime score at 2-03 to 0-00.

At the start of the 2nd half ManO'War enjoyed a period of dominance which resulted in them scoring a goal and a point.  Lucan secured the next score with a point from Michael Doyle, then ManO'War responded in kind by getting the next point.  Killian Boylan scored another goal but ManO'War went up the pitch to cancel out this score with a goal of their own.  After a few near misses for ManO'War Lucan scored a couple of points through David Lynch to settle their nerves.  Nathan Murray completed the scoring with a point near the end.

The squad on the day was:  Jack Byrne, Alex Bourke, Aidan Rock, Paul Murtagh, Cillian Murray, Eoghan Gately, Adam Stanford, Joseph Lakes, Jordan Harnett, Eoghan Smith, Nathan Murray, Killian Boylan, Shaun Keegan, Mark Swords, Michael Doyle, Adam Hodgkinson, Dylan Cox, Dylan Wright, Jordan Thackaberry, Sean O'Reilly, Ryan Hyland, Gareth Fitzgibbon, David Lynch and Daragh Lyons.

This was a victory born of great work rate, teamwork and commitment by the lads, parents and mentors.