Leinster Club: Cuala pip Naas in a thrilling contest

3 days ago

Leinster Leader

Cuala came out on top of this magnificnet Leinster Club SFC quarter-final against Naas at Cedral St Conleth's Park, Newbridge, this evening.

In an action packed game throughout Darragh Kirwan opened for Naas, Cuala hit back with a goal from Luke Keating.

End to end stuff and by 11minuts the sides were level at 0-4 to 1-1.

The sides were level four times before Naas opened a two point lead on 25 with a Ryan Sinkey point 0-9 to 1-4. However Cuala hit the last three points of the half with the O'Callaghan boys showing great form as the Dublin champions led at the break 1-7 to 0-9.

Cuala took control in the second half and a goal from man of the match NIall O'Callaghan on the 40 minute put five points between, that lead went to six before a brilliant goal from Alex Beirne got Naas back into it with two point separating them.

However while Naas threw everything at Cuala it was the Dublin champions who held out for a deserved win on a final score line of Cuala 2-15 Naas 1-15.

Scorers: Cuala, Niall O'Callaghan 1-5, Con O'Callaghan 0-3 (2 frees), O'Luke Keating 1-1 (1 free), Cormac Groake 0-3, David O'Dowd 0-2, Rya Scollard 0-1 (45).

Naas, Darragh Kirwan 0-5, Alex Beirne 1-3 (2 frees), Tom Browne 0-2, Paddy McDermott 0-2, Ryan Sinkey 0-1, Cathal Daly 0-1, Sean Hanafin 0-1.

CUALA: Ryan Scollard; Danny Conroy, Michael Fitzsimons, Eoghan O’Callaghan; Eoin Kennedy, Charlie McMorrow, David O'Dowd; Peadar Ó Cofaigh-Byrne, Peter Duffy; James Power cpt., Cathal Ó Giolláin, Cal Doran; Luke Keating, Niall O’Callaghan, Con O’Callaghan. Subs: Michael Conroy for Cillian Dunne (half-time); Conor Groarke for Conore O'Brien (50 minutes); Cathal Ó Giolláin for David O'Dowd (60 minutes); Luke Treacy for Charlie McMorrow (63 minutes).

NAAS: Luke Mullins; Mark Maguire, Conor McCarthy, Robert Fitzgerald; Brian Byrne, Eoin Doyle cpt, Eoin Lawler; Ryan Sinkey; Paul McDermott; Alex Beirne, Tom Browne, Paddy McDermott; Darragh Kirwan, Dermot Hanafin, James Burke. Subs: Neil Aherne for Tom Browne (35 minutes); Cathal Daly for Robert Fitzgerald (42 minutes); Sean Hanafin for Ryan Sinkey (45 minutes): Kevin Cummins for Paul McDermott (56 minutes): Elliott Beirne for Eoin Lawler (56 minutes):

REFEREE: David Coldrick, Meath.

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