Tullysaran 2-11 St Paul’s 0-8
Two second half goal secured the Division Three Minor Championship title for Tullysaran as they defeated St Paul’s. Aaron Convie and Ronan Donnelly both raised green flags as they claimed a nine-point victory.
The sides were evenly matched throughout the first half with no more than a point between the teams. Convie’s goal helped to open up a bit of a gap while Donnelly’s late converted penalty was the icing on the cake.
Tullysaran opened the scoring inside three minutes with Ewan Kearney popping over a free from just inside the arc. St Paul’s responded with an equaliser from Thomas James McAlinden while Ryan Moore (free) and Connor McAnallen swapped scores.
James Robinson then edged Tullysaran back ahead but two more from Moore saw the lead switch hands again. Corner back Kealan McGahan tied things up before Robinson’s effort was deflected over the bar by St Paul’s keeper Peadar McKerr.
Caolan Doherty levelled matters for the fifth time but it was Tullysaran who headed into the break with the lead. Conor Trainor drove over a superb score to give his side a 0-6 to 0-5 advantage at the break.
St Paul’s started the second period on the front foot with scores from Doherty and Moore (free). But Tullysaran shot ahead when Convie buried the ball to the net and Kearney followed it up with a brace.
Robinson and Ruairi Doyle (free) grew the gap to six before Ben Casey pulled one back for St Paul’s. Donnelly put the result beyond doubt when he fired home from the spot while Convie claimed the final score of the evening leaving Tullysaran worthy winners.