09/06/05 Under 16 footballers beat St. Galls in the championship (first round)

U16 Football Championship - De La Salle Park

St. Galls 1:06 St. Johns 1:09

St. Galls and St. Johns played out a marvellously entertaining and sporting first round Championship clash at St. Galls on Thursday evening. Mark McGowan opened the "Galls" account on 5 minutes.

St. John's Under 16 Footballers

But this was countered in a free flowing ten minute patch where Gary Stone (2), David Hand and Brian Neeson all replied for the " Johnnies". Both teams hit several wides each to leave the score at the interval St. Johns 0:07 St.Galls 0:04.

Action from the game at Milltown

The second half saw the game open up a bit as the tiredness of two committed teams took its toll. St Galls managed to reduce the deficit before St. Johns U14 player Conal McGlade received a pass from David McGarrity and shot from 20 yards low to St. Galls goal minder Daniel McConnell's right to score a marvellous goal.

However, St Galls weren't finished yet when Mark McGowan collected and drove a low shot through a mass of St Johns players to give the "Galls" hope. But from the kick out Eoghan Caldwell delivered to Gary Stone to secure the security point for St. Johns and ultimate victory.

St Galls: 1.Daniel McConnell 2.Paul McConnell 3.Anto McCaffery 4.Ronan Confield 5.Paddy Muldoon 6.Peters Owens 7.David McCrory 8.Eoin Power 9.Aidan Gribbin 10.Michael Kelly 11.Mark McGowan 12.Matt Shannon 13.Matt Dolan 14.Stephen McCann 15.Simon Dowds. Substitutes: 16. Donal Brady
St Galls scorers: Mark McGowan1:06(2f)
Manager: Micky Gribbin, Ass: Sean Muldoon

St. Johns: 1.James Darragh 2. Tommy McDonald 3.Aidan Mulholland 4.Adrian Downey 5.Brendan McGibbon 6.David Mcgarrity
7.Tomas Shannon 8.Eoghan Caldwell 9.Declan McVeigh 10.Conor Kearney 11.Anthony Moore 12.Brian Neeson 13.Conal McGlade
14.Gary Stone 15 David Hand.
Substitutes: 16.Joe Garland 17.Daire Maskey 18.James Smith 19.Niall McGlinchey 20. Sean Lawell
St. Johns Scorers: Gary Stone 0:04(1f), Brian Neeson 0:03(2f), Conal McGlade 1:00, David McGarrity 0:01. David Hand 0:01.

Referee Padraig Mullan Sarsfields