Having made the most of the elements in the first-half of this, Dunderry were well placed to fend off the challenge of Boardsmill in this covid-delayed JHC 2 final at Pairc Tailteann on Friday evening. To view photos from this game click here.

Dunderry ...........5-8
Boardsmill ......... 0-11

Three first-half goals boosted the men-in-black to a 10-point interval advantage, 3-6 to 0-5. With Boardsmill unable to breach a rock-solid Dunderry rearguard the outcome was never in doubt thereafter.

David Gilkeson's tally of 2-4 almost equalled Boardsmill's total. Full-forward Ciaran Brady's presence was rewarded with two first-half goals.

His sixth minute opener earned Killian Minogue's men a lead they took to the finish. Bob Doherty provided the assist.

The second goal arrivved in the 20th minute with Gilkeson sending Boardsmill 'keeper Vinny Guy the wrong way from a penalty at the town goal.

Gilkeson provided the assist for Dunderry's third goal (Brady's second), 3-4 to 0-4, four minutes later.

Boardsmill enjoyed a sizeable share of possession but were undone by 10 wides overall.

After the change of ends, Neil McLoughlin and Liam O'Brien's charges mounted a stronger challenge but were unable to capitalise on chances.

Cormac Heffernan was the lynchpin of a resolute Dunderry defence. The scoring rate dipped in the third quarter  Adam Kelly's goal was one of the highlights of this phase of the hour with Liam Dempsey's strong run creating the opening.

That score arrived just before the waterbreak when it was 4-8 to 0-8. Keith Hamilton was Boardsmill's top scorer on the night. His third and final point came just after water break ended.

Gilkeson completed Dunderry's tally with his side's fifth goal, in the 51st minute, with Dempsey again assisting. It left The the board reading 5-8 to 0-9. 

The final minutes were academic and played in diminishing light with the destination of the Aidan Foran Cup long decided.

Scorers: Dunderry : David Gilkeson 2-4 (1-0 pen, 0-4 fs); Ciaran Brady 2-0; Adam Kelly 1-0; Bob Doherty 0-2, Gareth Dooley 0-1; Liam Dempsey 0-1.

Boardsmill: - Keith Hamilton 0-3, Bernard McLoughlin (fs); Jim Roche 0-2 each, Thomas Leonard  Eric Cribbin, Thomas Eivers, Dylan Hoey 0-1 each. .

Boardsmill - Vinny Guy; Eamonn Roche, Stephen Gibbons, Sean Newman; Eric McKay, Mark Flood, James Durkan; Jim Roche, Thomas Leonard; Keith Hamilton, Bernard McLoughlin, Eric Cribbin; Cormac Ryall, Thomas Eivers, James Ashe. Subs - Cathal Flattery for Ryall (25), Rory Gordon for Ashe (37), Kyle Dixon for Eivers (38), Dylan Hoey for Roche (56).

Dunderry - Alan Casey; Leon Rogers, Cormac Heffernan, TJ Loughran; Darren Callaghan, David McCormack, Cathal Ryan; Gareth Dooley (C), Chris Fitzgerald; Liam Dempsey, Bob Doherty, Stefan Clarke; David Gilkeson, Ciaran Brady, Adam Kelly. Subs - Daire O'Leary for Gilkeson (54), Jack Darcy for Callaghan (60 + 2).

Referee - Henri Clifford (Ballivor)

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