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Connollys give St Vincent's the edge

DUBLIN SHC SEMI-FINALS St Vincent's 3-18 Kilmacud Crokes 1-8: ST VINCENT’S cruised into their first county final since 2007 …

Mon Oct 25 2010 - 01:00

DUBLIN SHC SEMI-FINALS St Vincent's 3-18 Kilmacud Crokes 1-8:ST VINCENT'S cruised into their first county final since 2007 when they overcame Kilmacud Crokes at Parnell Park yesterday.

Keith Connolly scored the opening goal on 12 minutes. Thomas Connolly added another goal three minutes before the break but a late goaled free from Kevin O’Loughlin gave Kilmacud added hope as they trailed by six points, 2-9 to 1-6, at the interval.

That hope was quickly extinguished as Vincent’s hit 1-5 without reply as Thomas Connolly struck a goal in the 45th minute.

ST VINCENT'S: T Carroll; R Pocock, D Qualter, M Kirwan; R Trainor (0-1), R Fallon, W Lowry; C Fallon, D Connolly (0-2); S ONeill, P Fleury, S Loughlin (0-3); K Connolly (1-1), D Russell (0-5), T Connolly (2-5, 0-4 frees, 0-1 65). Subs: T McGrane (0-1)for Fleury (24 mins), N Bishop for ONeill (47 mins), I Fleming for K Connolly (51 mins), C Billings for Kirwan (58 mins).

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KILMACUD CROKES: M Ó hÓgáin; A Grogan, N Lillis, G McMorrow; R Walsh, R O'Loughlin (0-1), J Doughan; C Clinton, S O'Rourke; A de Paor (0-1), N Corcoran, Ross O'Carroll (0-2); K OLoughlin (1-2, frees), J Burke (0-1), Barry ORorke. Subs: S McGrath and A Cleary for Clinton and Lillis (40 mins), D McGovern (0-1)for de Paor (49 mins), H Gannon for ORorke (52 mins), F Armstrong for R OLoughlin (56 mins).

Referee: T Carton(Naomh Fionnbarra).

Ballyboden St Enda's 3-17 O'Tooles 1-11:BALLYBODEN ST Enda's produced a competent display in accounting for O'Toole's by 12 points at Parnell Park yesterday.

With 10 minutes of the first-half remaining, points from St Enda’s Conal Keaney and Paul Ryan were augmented by a Conor McCormack goal on 23 minutes. O’Toole’s battled back to claim 1-1 in injury-time, with Andy Morris scoring the goal.

The champions’ class proved telling upon the restart with Ryan striking a decisive goal in the 36th minute and his clinical finish to the net six minutes later gave ’Boden an impregnable cushion.

BALLYBODEN ST ENDAS: G Maguire; M OSullivan, D Spain, M Travers; S Hiney, S Nolan, B Treacy; D Curtin, S Durkin (0-1); C McCormack (1-0), S Perkins, D Sweeney (0-1); J Doody (0-2), C Keaney (0-4), P Ryan (2-8, 1-6 frees, 0-1 65). Subs: D OConnor (0-1)for Perkins (51 mins), N McMorrow for D Sweeney (56 mins), T Sweeney for Ryan (60 mins), M Lambert for McCormack (63 mins).

O'TOOLES: B McLoughlin; M Cunningham, P Brennan, R Walker; G OMeara, K Ryan, Patrick Carton; M Carton, K Flynn (0-5, 0-2 frees); Peadar Carton, L Ryan (0-1), A Morris (1-2, 0-2 frees); G Morris (0-1),K Horgan, D Farrelly (0-1). Subs: D Webster (0-1)for Horgan (38 mins), P Bradshaw for Farrelly (53 mins), J Bastow for G Morris (59 mins).

Referee: E Mullarkey(Lucan Sarsfields).