Duffy's point secures victory

DUBLIN COLLEGES SENIOR A FOOTBALL SEMI-FINAL: St Benildus College 0-8 Coláiste Eoin 0-6 ST BENILDUS COLLEGE are through to their…

DUBLIN COLLEGES SENIOR A FOOTBALL SEMI-FINAL: St Benildus College 0-8 Coláiste Eoin 0-6ST BENILDUS COLLEGE are through to their third consecutive Dublin Colleges Senior 'A' football final after edging out Coláiste Eoin on the all-weather pitch in Belfield yesterday.

Benildus hit the ground running and by half-time were 0-7 to 0-2 ahead. Colaiste Eoin, however, had turned the game around by the 39th minute, but a late Fergal Duffy free secured the victory for St Benildus.

ST BENILDUS: M O'Connor; S Fitzsimons, M Coen, J O'Connor; D O'Reilly, P O'Curry, C Kyne-Delaney; B Hanamy (0-2), H Dunning; C Dias (0-1), C Haksins (0-1), F Duffy (0-2, two frees); S Horan (0-1), L Murphy, J Quinn (0-1). Subs: A Clabby for Reilly (55 mins).

COLÁISTE EOIN: E Ó Daltúin; M Ó Duibhir, G MacMorrow, E Ó Loinsigh; A Ó Murchu, S de Poire, C Ó Fearghaile; E Ó Croinín, B Ó Logáin; B Ó Mhurchú, M Schutte (0-1), C Mac Gearailt; P Ó Dalaigh (0-1), A Ó Concubhair, S Mac Craith (0-4, four frees). Subs: N O'Riordan for Ó Conchubhair 35 mins, L Ó Riain for MacGearailt 40 mins , D Sutcliffe for Ó Mhurcu 44 mins, MacGearailt for Ó Dalaigh 56 mins.