Culloville 4-5 Naomh Colum 2-20
Naomh Colum proved too strong for Culloville in the Division Two Minor Championship final, winning by nine in the end. It turned out to be a thrilling contest, with both sides hitting the net.
Naomh Colum burst out of the traps to kick the opening six-points, with five of their starting forward splitting the posts. Tadgh Feeney, Aaron Rafferty (free), Darragh Hughes, Jayden Watt (free) and Jonah Feeney (2) all hit the target.
Culloville took 18 minutes for the first score but it was worth the wait. Within 30 seconds, the Blues were back on level terms with Eoin Duffy raising a green flag after a fantastic run while Dylan Hoey also rattled the net.
Duffy the put them ahead with his first point, but Naomh Colum replied with a major from Odhran Scully. Ronan Burns slotted over, meaning all of the starting front six for Naomh Colum got their names on the scoresheet in the first half.
Hoey and Rafferty cancelled each other out at either end to bring the first half to a close. That saw Naomh Colum ahead by three-points after an exciting opening 30 minutes of action, leading 1-8 to 2-2.
Second half
Like the first half, the eventual champions started the brighter and this time they rattled off 1-5 without reply. Tadgh Feeney, Watt, Rafferty and Scully (2) all pointed while Rafferty also rattled the back of the net.
Culloville responded with a goal of their own through Aaron Garvey. Jonah Feeney and Burns split the posts, as did Aaron Hughes at the other end, before Feeney fired over the first two-pointer of the night.
Naomh Colum were reduced to 14 men for the final seven minutes and then were hit with another goal as Hoey claimed his second. Scully and Rafferty’s scores were cancelled out by a Duffy two-pointer before Rafferty brought his tally to 1-4.