Radisson Blu Under-14 Football Championship: Tyrrellspass 5-9 Mullingar Shamrocks 3-6

A great game of football featuring eight goals, three penalties, black, yellow and red cards, great saves, plenty of exciting play and one of the best displays of the season from the Mullingar Shamrocks Green Under-14 team. Unfortunately, this wasn't enough and at the final whistle Shamrocks were nine points behind a very fine Tyrrellspass team. Shamrocks established a 2-3 to 0-3 lead after fifteen minutes with Ryan Kelly netting twice; the second goal was a wonderful effort that was resulted from a fine Shane Ormsby pass to Kelly who soloed through the defence before crashing the ball to the roof of the net without breaking stride. A special goal from a special talent who has a great future in Gaelic football should he desire. Tyrrellspass responded in style and a Conal Dunne penalty goal before the interval saw them into the lead (3-5 to 2-5). Tyrrellspass playing with wind and hill advantage scored 1-1 within five minutes of resumption and it took a really wonderful save from Joseph by Mikey McDonagh to prevent another goal. Shamrocks reacted positively and an Adam Boyle penalty goal and a point from a free narrowed the gap (4-7 to 3-6). The comeback was ended with the concession of second penalty; the foul earned Mikey McDonagh a black card and Conal Dunne stepped up to blast the ball past replacement keeper John McCormack. The final minutes were dominated by Tyrrellspass as Shamrocks discipline unravelled and the referee found it necessary to issue red cards to two players for an exchange of views with the official. An unsatisfactory ending to what was a fine game of football and a fine performance by the Shamrocks Green team. Mullingar Shamrocks: Mikey McDonagh (John McCormack), Nathan Purcell-McLoughlin, Conor Kelly, Jamie Rooney; Ciarán Kiernan (Ryan Kelly), Rián Adamson (Caoilin Walsh) , Cameron Crighton, Shane Ormsby, Ben White; John Ryan, Conor Fagan (Óisin Garry), Aaaron Russell. Tadhg Sheridan, Darragh Hughes, Adam Boyle.