Dunboyne  2-15
Simonstown Gaels 2-7

Dunboyne got off to a flying start in this JFC semi final played in Dunshaughlin on Saturday afternoon. They registered 2 goals and 3 points before John Lunney responded for the Navan side with point from a free. Shane Comiskey scored the first goal for Dunboyne and then turned provider to set up centre forward Stephen Moran for an impressive team goal. Three points from Lunney's boot was all Simonstown could muster in a frustrating opening half as they trailed 2-6 to 0-3 at the interval.

The second half resumed as the first had ended and the team in black and yellow stretched further clear thanks to points from David McEntee, Moran, Comiskey and full forward Michael Dunne. Simonstown showed good heart in the closing quarter and goals from substitutes Willie Stynes and Christopher O'Neill narrowed the deficit. Points from Shane Kiernan and a Donagh Fitzpatrick free followed but it was never going to be enough as Dunboyne ran out comprehensive victors on a scoreline of Simonstown 2-7, Dunboyne 2-15. Dunboyne will now face Cortown in the JFC final after they defeated Clonard in the other semi-final.

Simonstown: Gary Lynch, Andy Faulkner, Hank Traynor (C), Brendan Quinn, Cillian Farrell, Rory O'Connor, Shane Kiernan (0-2), Robert Burlingham, Charles McNulty, Brian McGrath, Shane O'Neill, James Heaney, Donnagh Fitzpatrick (0-1f), Nathan O'Brien, John Lunney (0-4, 3f). Subs: Michael O'Rourke for Traynor, Paul Meade for McNulty, Brendan O'Donnell for Faulkner, Willie Stynes (1-0) for Burlingham, Chris O'Neill (1-0) for O'Brien, A Meade for O'Neill.

St. Peters Dunboyne: 1. Johnny O'Connor 2. Paul Hays 3. Ben Carolan 4. Padraic Gallagher 5. Luke Harte 6. Stephen Hogan 7. Aodh Sweeney 8. Padraic Curran 9. Barry Comer 10. David Clarke 11. Stephen Moran 12. Shane Comiskey 13. Niall Carolan 14. Michael Dunne 15. David McEntee. Subs - Kevin Gilligan for Ben Carolan, David Moen for Luke Harte, Mark Daly for Aodh Sweeney, Daire Boylan for Niall Carolan, Philip D'Arcy for David McEntee.

SCORERS: Michael Dunne 0-5 (1f), Shane Comiskey & Stephen Moran both 1-2 each, Niall Carolan 0-3, David McEntee 0-3 (2f's)

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