St Vincent’s 1-21
Castleknock 1-9
Stephen O’Meara reports from Parnell Park
TODAY’S SECOND DUBLIN SFC quarter final saw a re-run of the 2016 final as Castleknock hoped to advance past holders, St Vincent’s.
The big story was the return of Diarmuid Connolly for Vincent’s, as a 49th minute substitute, though the game had already gone far out of reach for Castleknock at this point.
The contest opened in rip-roaring fashion as Ciarán Kilkenny, positioned at full forward, netted with Castleknock’s first attack of the game.
However, no sooner had Knock taken an early lead of a goal and a point, than a fifth-minute Mossy Quinn goal, at the other end, brought the holders back to level scores at 1-1 apiece.
A tit-for-tat first half would see possession maintenance key and it looked like there would be the mere minimum between the sides at the break before two late first half points from Shane Carthy and Éamonn Fennell put the holders three to the good at the break, 1-9 to 1-6.
After a number of early stoppages early in the second half Vincent’s began to dominate Knock’s kick-out reeling off six unanswered points in eight minutes to put an unsurmountable nine between the sides.
With Knock unable to make inroads into Vincents’ organised zonal defence, into the wind, the Marino men continued to control the game.
The biggest cheer of the second half came when Connolly came off the bench with eleven minutes remaining, but it was their other substitute, Enda Varley, who would score three second half points to rub salt into the Castleknock wounds, running out emphatic twelve point winners, 1-21 to 1-9.
Scorers for Vincent’s: Tomás Quinn 1-6 (4f), Cormac Diamond 0-3, Enda Varley 0-3, Shane Carthy 0-2, Éamonn Fennell 0-2, Lorcan Smyth 0-1, Nathan Mullins 0-1, Adam Baxter 0-1, Lorcan Galvin 0-1, Gavin Burke 0-1.
Scorers for Castleknock: Ciarán Kilkenny 1-1, Kevin Kindlon 0-3, Tommy McDaniel 0-3 (1f), Ben Galvin 0-1, Séamus O’Carroll 0-1.
St Vincent’s
1. Michael Savage
18. Fiachra Breathnach
2. Mick Concarr
4. Craig Wilson
7. Brendan Egan
6. Ger Brennan
10. Gavin Burke
8. Nathan Mullins
23. Éamonn Fennell
9. Lorcan Galvin
11. Lorcan Smyth
12. Cormac Diamond
17. Adam Baxter
14. Shane Carthy
15. Tomás Quinn
Subs
5. James McCusker for Wilson (HT)
13. Enda Varley for Baxter (44)
22. Joe Feeney for Fennell (49)
19. Diarmuid Connolly for Smyth (49)
25. Seán Lambe for Brennan (52)
26. Rian McBride for Galvin (56)
Castleknock
1. Morven Connolly
25. Darragh Warnock
3. Tom Quinn
17. Eoin O’Brien
5. Tom Shields
6. Graham Hannigan
18. Fintan Sweeney
8. Shane Boland
7. Greg Gibson
19. Séamus O’Carroll
11. Ben Galvin
12. Kevin Kindlon
24. Tommy Corcoran
14. Ciarán Kilkenny
23. Tommy McDaniel
Subs
20 James Sherry for Sweeney (HT)
10 Rob Shaw for Sherry (32) (black card)
15 Rory Corcoran for Gibson (36)
13 Mikey Galvin for T Corcoran (43)
4 Niall Milmore for Warnock (60)
Referee: Liam Aherne Clarke.
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Passion class respect Klopp + Liverpool = EUREKA. We are Liverpool tra la la la la
Just watched it on MOTD. Unbelievable how Barkley stayed on the pitch, Ashley Williams too. Koeman has no right to complain about the referee and the tackles according to the highlights shown by BBC
@Conor O’Neill: Chan stood on Barkleys arm too so worth a mention to balance your comment. But no excuse for either Barkley tackle or Williams stamp. Straight red to both and I’m evertonian. The later I’m surprised with after what happened mid week with Coleman. But that game today proved neither of these clubs are serious challengers. Everton were awful and Liverpool were marginally better. Coutinho is quality and Mane also a handful. Other than that I don’t understand the excitement.
Barkley couldve seen red but i honestly dont think he meant it.Williams lucky as well.we couldve had 2 extra men and still wouldnt have won.that red jersey just makes our players shite themselves.unbelievably frustrating
@Fran Heavey: there’s certainly some mental block for Everton when they come to Anfield. Regardless of the form of either side, who’s injured, who’s playing Everton just never seem to show up when they go there.