DCU 0-14
IT Carlow 0-07
Sinéad Farrell reports from DCU Sportsground
DUBLIN KEEPER EVAN Comerford and Monaghan forward David Garland combined for seven points, as DCU eventually shook off a gritty IT Carlow to clinch Sigerson Cup honours.
It’s a fifth crown for the Glasnevin college, as they eked out a seven-point win on home soil, powering to victory with four of the last five points in the decider.
Dublin forward Paddy Small also accounted for two of Paddy Christie’s side’s 14 points, while Shane Carthy put in another towering display from midfield.
Similar to their semi-final encounter with UCD, DCU had to show patience as they gradually outgunned their opponents.
They raced into a 0-4 0-1 lead after 19 minutes, but IT Carlow forward Evan Lowry cut the deficit to two points when he drilled the ball between the posts on 27 minutes.
IT Carlow, who were aiming to win their first Sigerson title, matched up to the home side physically and midfielder Niall Hughes should have made it a one-point game moments later when his kick trailed wide.
A biting cross-wind made it difficult for both sides, and DCU missed three goal opportunities in the first half. Thomas Edward Donohoe’s fired his attempt wide, while Garland also failed to find the back of the net on two occasions.
The Monaghan man was in lively form throughout the tie, and he had the final say of the first half to make it 0-5 0-2 to DCU.
Comerford kicked the second of his three frees shortly after the restart to stretch DCU’s advantage to four, quickly followed by a Micheál Bannigan free.
Two Cian Farrell frees brought IT Carlow back to within three but the hosts mustered a strong response as they rattled off three points in six minutes through Garland, Comerford and Small, to go six clear.
By that stage, DCU were in control of proceedings while their defensive unit were disciplined and precise in restricting the Carlow forwards to just one point from play in all.
Things got worse for the visitors when they lost two players to the sin-bin. Full-back Richard Hitchcock was the first to be dismissed after 51 minutes while midfielder Hughes followed him to the line seven minutes later.
They almost engineered a goal chance in the final 10 minutes when a looping ball came in top of Comerford. But the Dublin netminder coolly claimed possession and ensured a clean sheet for another night between the DCU posts.
Farrell continued to tag on the points, and accounted for six of IT Carlow’s points in the final, but the DCU machine proved to be impenetrable once again in their impressive march towards victory.
Scorers for DCU: David Garland (0-4 1f), Evan Comerford (0-3 3f), Paddy Small (0-2), Micheál Bannigan (0-2, 2f), Shane Carthy (0-1), Sean Bugler (0-1), Brian Stack (0-1).
Scorers for IT Carlow: Cian Farrell (0-6 6f), Evan Lowry (0-1).
DCU
1. Evan Comerford (Dublin)
2. Conor Morrison (Donegal)
3. Brendan McCole (Donegal)
4. Daniel Corcoran (Louth)
5. Kevin Flynn (Kildare)
6. Sean MacMahon (Dublin)
7. Declan Monaghan (Dublin)
8 Jordan Morrissey (Carlow)
9. Sean Bugler (Dublin)
34. Shane Carthy (Dublin)
11. Micheál Bannigan (Monaghan)
12. Brian Stack (Roscommon)
13. Thomas Edward Donohoe (Cavan)
14. Paddy Small (Dublin)
15. David Garland (Monaghan)
Subs:
28. Tom Fox (Dublin) for Donohoe (37 mins)
25. Stephen Smith (Dublin) for Stack (51 mins)
19. Mark Curran (Donegal) for Morrison (53 mins)
29. Nathan Gavigan (Donegal) for MacMahon (59 mins)
17. Kieran Dwyer (Kerry) for Corcoran (59 mins)
IT Carlow
1. Killian Roche (Clare)
2. Josh Moore (Carlow)
3. Richard Hitchcock (Laois)
4. Ronan Ryan (Meath)
5. Conor Doyle (Carlow)
6. Trevor Collins (Laois)
7. Cathal Walsh (Wexford)
8. Niall Hughes (Wexford)
9. Sean Ryan (Cork)
10. Padraig O’Toole (Wicklow)
11. Chris Byrne (Kildare)
12. Adam Steed (Kildare)
13. Cian Farrell (Offaly)
14. Jack Walsh (Offaly)
15. Evan Lowry (Laois)
Subs:
21. Tommy Griffin (Limerick) for Doyle (HT)
19. Gearoid Murphy (Wicklow) for Walsh (37 mins)
17. Sean Crowley (Clare) for Walsh (47 mins)
Referee: Derek O’Mahoney (Tipperary)
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And this is the club that people on here defend. Wonder what religion the dole scroungers from Govan think their top scorer is. Can’t see Kris Boyd being as vocal on this one
@Roberts Mel: That’s a fact! You’d need to have a long hard look at yourself if your support or defend that club in any way, shape or form. Xenophobic bunch of knuckle draggers.
@Roberts Mel: you are just as bad as them you know. Condoning the coin throwing the other day. Always the victim
@Joe: please point our where I condoned the coin throwing? I never even mentioned it! So how did I condone it?
Well done Steve Clarke. Needs more players and officials who aren’t from Celtic calling out that crap for what it is.
@Cian Nolan: the only way anything will ever be done is if players and coaches keep highlighting it to the media. Good on Steve Clarke and Kris Boyd for calling out what he was subjected to last week.
@The Bloody Nine: “Good on Kris Boyd” Haha that’s a laugh.. He’s a bitter Rangers fan that forgets another football club is actually paying his wages. He’s been talking Rangers up all season even though is plays for Killie..
@David Garland: I can’t believe you think sectarian abuse and coin throwing is ok because of what team a guy supports. It’s wrong no matter who it’s aimed at.
@The Bloody Nine: Didn’t see David mention anything about coin throwing or sectarian abuse never mind David saying it was okay for these things to happen. He just made reference to Kris Boyd and how nice of a fella he is.
@Roberts Mel: why is telling me how nice Kris Boyd is? I don’t envisage any scenario where I’ll be meeting the lad so his personality is irrelevant to me, as is who he supports or pays his wages.
@The Bloody Nine: Show me where I condoned coin throwing and show us how Kris Boyd has been a victim of Sectarian abuse? Also my point is Kris Boyd is quick to talk up Rangers telling everyone Celtic are in crisis and they’re is a split in the dressing room while all the time he’s playing for Killie.. As I said he’s a bitter Rangers Fan who never comes out giving out about the sectarian chanting coming from Ibrox..
@David Garland: he was called a fat orange b*****d by the Celtic fans
@Anthony Connery: well they ain’t lying
@David Garland: my apologies David if I misunderstood your comment. However, I can’t see how it’s relevant to my point that the more people experience sectarianism in football the more it needs to be spoken about and highlighted. And that’s regardless of who you play for or support. I’m at a loss as to why you’re arguing with me about this!
Normally at this stage of the comments we’d have someone on blaming the Celtic fans for the huns sectarianism.. With Neil Lennon gone I suppose they have to get someone else to racially abuse.. But clearly Sevco don’t know the meaning of the word “Fenian”
Rte have a lot to answer for the showing of “British” games when the english teams were banned from Europe. I know quite a few lads who are rangers fans from that influence. All rangers games were shown live as a substitute for the uk games.
@Trevor Beacom: any Irish person supporting The Rangers clearly has some sort of mental health problem.
@Ciaran Rice: You get an awful lot of Irish people who will support them out of spite because they can’t get their head around Irish people supporting Celtic, that’s how idiotic some football fans are in this Country.. The same people think nothing of supporting Clubs like Chelsea who we all know love Rangers and the UVF
@Ciaran Rice: Knew a guy at work who used to wear sevco shirt and England one during internationals. Was done purely for attention and the wind-up. Would not go out in public dressed like that, though.
@Ciaran Rice: Yea I know a few Irish Rangers supporters and they ain’t mental.
Ive been a long time Celtic supporter neigh on 55 years and ive witnessed plenty sectarian stuff in the Old “Jungle” which is probably well before your time.
That said Rangers have an ultra toxic lot that are very vocal.
Is Steve Clarke not a Rangers fan.. Can’t understand why they called him that
@ColmD: Clarke and his entire family are Celtic fans.
@Ciaran Rice: I didn’t know that.. Like him even more now..
@Ciaran Rice: Yes he was touted as a Celtic Manager at one point.
@Nick Condon Sen: he’ll be the next Celtic manager when Brendan leaves I’d say.
@Ciaran Rice:
The newest club in Scotland , reminds us all of a previous old one , same sectarian dribble , coming from bitter begrudgers .
Huns
I wonder do Rangers fans watch Braveheart and think” thank god we got William Wallace. Long life longshanks”
Seriously Rangers fans have to be the most confused idiotic bunch.. they havnt the slightest clue of their own national identity or heritage