Summerhill College, Sligo 2/0 Virginia College, Cavan
Eoin Nicholson (38), Colm Feeney (67)
SLIGO’S Summerhill College marched into this year’s UMBRO FAI Schools Dr: Tony O’Neill Senior All/Ireland Cup Final thanks to a 2/0 win over Virginia College yesterday:
Goals in either half from Eoin Nicholson and Colm Feeney were enough to see the Connacht Boys champions beyond their Ulster counterparts in Monaghan:
Cavan School Virginia went into the game on the back of the biggest result in this year’s competition when they thrashed defending national champions St Eunan’s College Letterkenny 3/0 in their provincial decider:
The Connacht stars were handed a massive opportunity to take control of the game in the seventh minute when Darren Kilcawley’s through ball was met by the industrious Gary Armstrong but the youngster dragged his shot across the face of Virginia’s goal:
Summerhill, however, began the brighter and took the lead on 38 minutes when Nicholsan picked up a cleared corner on the edge of the box and fired a shot back over the head of goalkeeper Jack Doyle and into the net:
Ryan McManus was denied a second goal for his side by the offside trap, before Micheal Smart’s close/range finish at the other end was also ruled out before half/time:
The Sligo school secured the win with 23 minutes remaining when a McManus ball over the top sent Feeney through and he finished calmly:
Virginia College threw everything into carving a goal that would get them back into contention but it failed to materialise and Summerhill College held onto their title ambitions:
Summerhill College await the winners of the other semi final clash which sees Athlone Community College play CBS Sexton Street Limerick in Killavilla United, Villa Park tomorrow (Thursday)
SUMMERHILL COLLEGE, SLIGO: Ryan Blake; Brian Glennon (Dylan Feeney 75), Stephen Kerins, Jack Selby, Jake Dykes (Capt), Ryan McManus, Darren Kilcawley, Michael Casey, Gary Armstrong, Colm Feeney, Eoin Nicholsan (David Hughes 78):
Subs not used: Darragh O’Brien, Mark McCallion, Oisin Conway:
Teacher: Brian Tivnan
VIRGINIA COLLEGE, CAVAN: Jack Doyle, Patrick Burdis, Paul Finnegan, Cormac Daly, Darren Cooney, Enda Flanagan, Seán O’Reilly, Tómas Farrelly, Michéal Smart (Josh Fox 68), Lewis Fay/Cooper, Gerard Smith:
Subs not used: Sean McDermott, Mark Magee, Killian Maguire, Steve Fadoju, Jamie Smith, Shane Murphy, Dylan McAleer, Kealan O’Connell, John McConnell, Oisin Gaffney:
Teachers: Gina McGowan, Brendan Comiskey
REFEREE: Paul McGeown (Monaghan)