Corn na Boinne final: Bannon bags cup for Bracks
August 17, 2019
Duleek Bellewstown's Padraig Howard and Chris O'Connor Ballinabrackey collide during the Corn Na Boinne Final at Pairc Tailteann, Both teams changed jerseys.
Trevor Bannon's 14th minute goal was the difference as Ballinabrackey clinched Corn na Boinne with victory over Duleek-Bellewstown at Pairc Tailteann on Saturday evening.
Balinabrackey ...................... 1-12
Duleek-Bellewstown .............. 0-12
Bannon fisted David Carroll's delivery to the net at the town end to earn Ballinabrackey a 1-2 to 0-3 lead that they took to the finish.
Ballinabrackey doubled that lead by half-time, 1-7 to 0-6, and it sustained them against Duleek-Bellewstown's second-half rally.
Duleek-Bellewstown might have claimed the competition for intermediate football teams but inaccuracy proved their downfall.
The east county side posted eight second-half wides. In a low scoring final quarter John Flood (free) got them to within a point of Ballinabrackey.
Duleek-Bellewstown were just a point off the pace, 0-12 to 1-10, after 50 minutes. However, they didnt manage another score.
Ballinabrackey closed in on the silverward with two Chris O'Connor pointed frees in the latter stages.
Some alert defensive play prevented Dean McNamee from netting what might have been a cup-clinching goal. Despite a number of misplaced passes, Ballinabrackey's resilience was rewarded.
Playing towards the towards the town and backed by a diminishing wind, Ballinabrackey had the better of the first-half.
Trevor Bannon's 14th minute goal, a fisted effort from David Carroll's delivery restored Ballinabrackey's lead, 1-2 to 0-3, which they took to the interval when the board read 1-7 to 0-6.
An notable feature of the scoring were the two points bagged (one free, one 45) by Duleek-Bellewstown 'keeper Anthony Dowling.
Just as in the preceding final, the side backed by the wind in the second-half didn't prevail.
Balinabrackey - Ciaran Cummins; Dermot Melady, Nicky Judge, Ray Kearney; Richard Coffey, Eric Clancy, Stephen Donoghue; Sean Bannon; Chris O'Connor (0-5, 3fs), Danny Quinn (0-3); Gavin Quinn, David Finn, David Carroll (0-1); David Thompson, Trevor Bannon (1-0), Dean McNamee (0-3). Subs - Sean Kavanagh for McNamee (44), Seamus Curry for G Quinn (44), Colm McNally for Finn (58), Andrew Munnelly for S Bannon (60).
Duleek-Bellewstown - Anthony Dowling; (0-2, 1f 1 45) Dominick McCabe, Kevin McCann, Jason Branigan; Brian Moore (0-1), Robin Clarke, Ciaran Flynn; David Moore, James Flaherty; John Flood (0-4, 2fs), Padraig Howard, Jamie Crosby (0-1f); John McDonnell (0-2), Mark Collins (0-1), Shane Crosby (0-1). Subs - Cianan Byrne for Flynn (45)
Referee - Paul Mooney (Syddan).
