Drom power their way to second Minor 'A' success
FBD Insurance County Minor 'A' Hurling Championship Final
Drom & Inch 1-22
Kiladangan 1-7
Report: Liam Hogan in Templederry
MATCH DIGEST
Man of the Match: Tony Cahill (Drom & Inch)
SCORERS – Drom & Inch: Tony Cahill, Darragh Kennedy (5 frees) 0-7 each; Jimmy Mullen 1-0; Ben Stapleton, Paudie Kinnane 0-2 each; Mike Fitzpatrick, John Campion, Brian Moore, Jack Lillis 0-1 each.
Kiladangan: Shane Gleeson 0-4 (3 frees, 1 65); Conor Culhane 1-0; Sean Hayes, Darragh Butler, Paul Seymour 0-1 each.
Kiladangan’s dreams of winning their first County Minor 'A' Hurling title lay in tatters following a fifteen point defeat at the hands of a talented Drom & Inch side in a one-sided final on Saturday afternoon.
Apart from a good opening twenty minutes, the North champions were outscored 1-19 to 1-2 in a devastating last forty minutes by a Drom & Inch side hungry for their second ever title, adding this to their only previous success in 1998.
Kiladangan impressed in their divisional campaign which was completed by a good win over Toomevara in the North final. Their county semi-final win over Mullinahone was also noteworthy but last Saturday they came up against a more composed Drom & Inch side who had plenty talent on view, including three players on this year’s Tipperary minor team and one from the 2018 side and as a result the Mid champions powered their way through the second quarter by scoring eight unanswered points which helped secure a 0-11 to 0-5 half time lead.
That breathing space helped the Mid men stay clear of any threat from Kiladangan in the third quarter and once Jimmy Mullen scored a goal in the 50th minute there was never any doubt about the destination of the Sean Treacy Cup.
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