Colaiste Choilm, Tullamore 3
Marist College, Athlone 0
By Josh Kelly
Marist College started off the game well as in the 11th minute they got a great shot on goal, but O. Rigney got to it.
Colaiste Choilm were quick to reply as they got a corner, David O'Shea put in a great ball for J. Daly to try a bicycle kick but missed the ball, the ball came to the feet of Sam Heffernan to slot it in for Colaiste Choilm`s first.
Marist College had a good chance but was cleared by Colaiste Choilm's defence. In the 22nd minute, B. Heffernan crossed the ball to J. Daly who tipped the ball to D. Trainor who put it in for a deflection by the keeper to go in for Colaiste Choilm's 2nd.
The first yellow card was handed out to Fionnan Connelly, for stopping Maris College from getting a good chance. In the 32nd minute Jayden Daly did brilliantly to get by the Marist defence, but the keeper got his hand to the ball.
Early in the second half, Doran tried to get a cross in, but the keeper was there to collect it. In the 49th minute J. Daly gets a shot on, the ball stuck on the line, but the keeper got to it in time. O'Shea puts a through ball into F. Daly Kane, but he narrowly hits it wide.
In the 66th minute J. Daly puts a stupendous ball over the top which lands to D. Trainor who slots it into the near side of the Marist College keeper for D. Trainers second of the day. Daly passed the ball into F. Daly Kane who hits it for the first time, but the keeper somehow gets to it.
Substitutes: Cassidy for T. Lynch, Doran for D. Staunton, Daly-Kane for B. Heffernan, Fraser for D. Trainor.
Player of the Match: Eoin Byrne is my choice because he stopped Marist College from getting through numerous times.
Referee: Colin McCormack