Trim had five points to spare over Moynalvey/Boardsmill in the U-21 ‘A’ FC Semi-Final played at Moynalvey on Saturday afternoon November 30th.
Moynalvey/Boardsmill 1-11
Trim 3-10
Trim booked their place in the Final of the U-21 ‘A’ FC against Ballinabrackey with this five point win, although in reality the town side were more convincing than the end score line suggests with Moynalvey/Boardsmill tagging on four late consolation frees.
Trim’s inside full forward line of Aaron Lynch and Brian Dowling accounted for 2-9 of their sides 3-10 tally while Moynalvey/Boardsmill’s Niall Durkan scored 10 points, nine of those from frees.
Early on it looked like Trim were going to run away with the game, having posted four points in the opening seven minutes, all four from Aaron Lynch, two from play and two from frees. Adam Murphy opened the Moynalvey/Boardsmill scoring in the 7th minute, leaving it 0-4 to 0-1.
An Adam Murphy shot at goal was well smothered by the Trim goalkeeper before points from Aaron Lynch & Brian Dowling extended the visitors lead to five, 0-6 to 0-1 with quarter of an hour played.
Brian Dowling saw his initial drive at goal rebound off Stephen Dixon’s crossbar in the 17th minute, with the ball being recycled back to Dowling who made no mistake from close range the second time extending Trim’s advantage to eight points, 1-6 to 0-1.
Moynalvey/Boardsmill’s reply was immediate as wing forward Caragh O’Brien had the ball in the Trim net within sixty seconds.
Points from Aaron Lynch and Brian Dowling either side of a trio of Niall Durkan frees left the half time score 1-8 to 1-4 in favour of Trim at half time.
The deficit was narrowed to two points within six minutes of the restart following two frees from Niall Durkan, 1-8 to 1-6.
However this was as close as Moynalvey/Boardsmill could get to their opponents as just as they were building momentum Trim scored their second goal, a penalty from Aaron Lynch in the 38th minute leaving it 2-8 to 1-6.
Moynalvey/Boardsmill replied with a Niall Durkan free but a further unanswered 1-2 from Trim put the game to bed as Moynalvey/Boardsmill were nine points in arrears with 52 minutes played, 3-10 to 1-7.
Four late frees from Niall Durkan frees reduced the deficit to five at the full time whistle.
Moynalvey/Boardsmill:
Stephen Dixon, Conor Harnan, Mark Hatton, Eoin Corrigan, Craig Kelly, Ciaran Harnan, Danny Dixon, Cathal Wall, Caragh O’Brien (1-0), Niall Durkan (0-10, 9f), Niall Bagnall, Adam Murphy (0-1), James Ashe.
Subs used: Paul Corcoran for Ashe, Robert Keane for Wall, Jim Roche for D. Dixon (B/Card), Aidan Gilsenan for O’Brien, Evan Clarke for Corrigan.
