JACFC Div 1 final: No joy for Tones in Walterstown

Wolfe Tone's Rian Fox is under pressure during the JACFC Division 1 final against Trim at Walterstown

Bhulf Tón 0-10 Trim 1-08 in Walterstown 

Ní raibh ach cuilín idir na foirne tar éis cluiche a bhí thar a bheith iomaíoch go dti an deireadh go háirithe in am cúiteamh gortaithe (se nóiméad +), am a bhí foireann Atha Troime laghdaithe go trí imreoirí déag de bharr cárta dubh agus dearg a fháil. Bhi an lucht féachana ar bís agus seansanna á chur amú ag an da fhoireann.

On a perfect day for football in a resplendent Walterstown venue, Trim threatened to run away with this game but due to some poor finishing and doughty Tones defensive work they could not pull clear and this led to a grandstand finish with both sets of supporters on tenterhooks to the final whistle.

Trim would not have been happy with a 0 03 to 1 03 lead at half time. Conor Mc Keever had made three fine saves in that first period to keep the Tones in contention.

Tones narrowed the gap to a point on numerous occasions during the second half but in spite of creating some good scoring chances they never gained parity. Two cards for the Trim men left them with 13 players  and holding a slender one point lead as the game entered injury time.

Excitement reached fever pitch as Trim won and missed a penalty, and hit two wides while Tones also hit a wide before the referee, to the relief of the Trim supporters, finally called time to call to a close an epic encounter.

Bhulf Tón: Conor Mc Keever, Sean Moriarty, Alan Lynam, Kieran Boland, Patrick Colwell, Sean Kendall, Cian Mc Keever, Alan Callaghan, Evan Curley (0 01), Adrian Crawford, Stephen Sheppard (0 01), Rian Fox (0 05), Gary Mc Fadden (0 01), Shane Mc Keever (0 01), Rian Feeney (0 01). Fir ionaid: Rioghan O Beaglaioch for Cian Mc Keever,  Blake mc Garry for Patrick Colwell, Tiernan Mac Íomhair for Sean Moriarty, Joe Smith for Gary Mc Fadden, Sean Murray for Blake Mc Garry