KILANERIN WERE CROWNED Leinster club intermediate football champions at Innovate Wexford Park this afternoon thanks to a 0-13 to 0-11 win over Ballyboughal.
Following a dramatic finale during which Ballyboughal had a man dismissed, the Wexford champions prevailed at the expense of their Dublin opponents.
Kilanerin will now go on to face Michael Glavey’s of Roscommon in the All-Ireland semi-finals in January.
In a tight encounter, Kilanerin and Ballyboughal were level on 0-5 each at half-time in today’s provincial decider.
Ballyboughal moved into a 0-10 to 0-8 lead heading into the final quarter but Kilanerin finished strongly, kicking five unanswered points — four of which came from the boot of a 2004 All-Star, 38-year-old Mattie Forde — to take control.
Ballyboughal were awarded a penalty late on which offered them the opportunity to tie the game up, but the Dublin side could only manage a point with their attempt and Kilanerin emerged victorious.
We conquered Leinster like the vikings, Normans and a few others
— Kilanerin GAA Club (@kilaneringaa) November 25, 2017
Mattie Forde = Legend
@Colum: in a more realistic GAA world, the training would be at a level where people like Matty Forde wouldn’t be lost to the game by 30…..
@John S: agreed many a county would have loved to have him. We were lucky to have him and could have or should have had 2 Leinster medals
Saw Mattie playing in Tuam a few years ago when he destroyed a decent Galway defence.. He’s one of the best Ive seen.