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COLLEGES FOOTBALL: St Mary’s Edenderry 1-12 Coláiste Mhuire, Mullingar 0-9

Thu Feb 12 2009 - 00:00

COLLEGES FOOTBALL:St Mary's Edenderry 1-12 Coláiste Mhuire, Mullingar 0-9

A goal by Paul Cribben five minutes before the break proved the pivotal score in this entertaining Leinster Colleges A football quarter-final as St Mary’s, Edenderry overcame Colaiste Mhuire, Mullingar in Cusack Park, Mullingar yesterday. St Mary’s thus earn an unlikely clash against Moate CS in the semi-final.

The Edenderry side led by 1-7 to 0-3 at half-time. Coláiste Mhuire narrowed the gap to three points in the second half but St Mary’s finished strongly.

ST MARY'S:S Geoghegan; C Grehan (0-1), M Young, D Holton; T Hickey, J Kavanagh, S Forde; D Kelly, S Guing (0-1); B Kenny, A Sullivan (0-3, two frees), P Farrell (0-1); B O'Flaherty, P Cribben (1-3, 0-1 free), S Cullen (0-2). Subs: L Pender (0-1) for Kenny (44 mins), D Garry for Forde (60 mins), P Foy for Farrell (60 mins).

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COLÁISTE MHUIRE:N Doherty; C Kirwan, B Hogan, C Donoghue; C Lyons, K Sheridan, S Gilmore; T Barry, D Gavin; K Campbell, H Caulfield, B O'Meara; J Heslin (0-8, five frees), E Morris, A Corroon (0-1), Subs: K McGurran for Morris (24 mins), S Flanagan for Kirwan (half-time), N Kershaw for O'Meara (48 mins), P Bell for McGurran (55 mins).

Referee:J Curley (Meath).

St Joseph’s, Rochfortbridge 1-8 St Benildus, Dublin 1-6

In a game played under lights in Kinnegad last night St Joseph’s, Rochfordbridge, advanced to the last four with victory over St Benildus. The game livened up in the second half. A Donal Hickey goal in the 28th minute had put St Joseph’s in the driving seat and they turned over with a 1-4 to 0-2 lead, the Dubliners’ first score coming from Shane Horan, six minutes from the interval.

A superb goal from St Benildus’ Brian Hanamy brought them back into the tie. However, St Joseph’s dug deep and with Mark Gorman, Wayne Fox and Mark Conroy finding the target they clung on for victory.

ST JOSEPH'S:P Coates; S Hannon, M Gorman, E Rigney; S Deegan, P Carey, S Brogan; E Gorman (0-3), P Lewis; C Kiernan, M Conroy (0-2), J Gonoud; C Boyle (0-1), W Fox (0-2), D Hickey (1-0). Sub: P Rabbitte for Kiernan (60 mins).

ST BENILDUS:M O'Connor; S Fitzsimons, M Coen, J O'Connor; C Lewins, P Ocurry, C Kyne Delaney; B Hanamy (1-0), J Dunning; C Diaz (0-1), C Haskins, F Duffy (0-2); S Horan (0-2), L Murphy, J Quinn. Subs: G Whelan (0-1) for Quinn (36 mins), C Roe for Horan (41 mins), A Clavey for Roe (56 mins).

Referee:A Lagrue (Kildare).