Sweet victory for Kildalkey as St Colmcille's win MFC crown
There was joy for the supporters of Kildalkey and St Colmcille's as their respective teams won their games in Pairc Tailteann.
Kildalkey avenged their semi-final defeat to Trim last year when they put in a powerhouse performance and wrap up a deserved 1-18 to 0-13 victory in the SHC semi-final.
The curtain-raiser at headquarters today was the MFC final which was won after an exciting contest by St Colmcille's on a 2-12 to 1-8 margin.
Kildalkey built on a 1-7 to 0-8 interval advantage to secure their place in a SHC final against Kiltale next Sunday.
They led from the start helped along the way by a superbly-taken goal scored by Patrick Conneely after 20 minutes.
Conneely finished with 1-4 with Conor Kearney making a hefty contribution by scoring eight points, seven frees.
David Harmon, Martin Healy, Padraig Geoghegan and Nicky Potterton also pointed for the Village side.
James Murray showed the way for Trim with eight points, five frees, one sideline cut, but the champions missed a host of chances and paid the price. They were also denied by super saves by Kildalkey's Mark McCormack.
In the MFC decider goals from Christian Finlay and Aaron Grant boosted St Colmcille's to their second title at this grade in three years. Finlay also contributed four points and finished his team's highest scorer.
Oisin O Murchadha, Grant, Shaun Leonard, Daniel Ehichoya, Tadhg Duff also contributed scores to St Colmcille's victory.
Sean Tyrrell netted for Donaghmore/Ashbourne who made a bright start but subsequently faded.
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