St Peter’s, Dunboyne… 1-18 Donaghmore/Ashbourne… 3-10

Donal Lenihan scored 12 points - including five two-pointers - as Dunboyne qualified for the Div. 1 FL Final for a tenth time at Ashbourne. Though therein they will be attempting to claim the Mooney Cup for only a second time. 

When the home side’s Evan Kelly and former Waterford forward Jason Gleeson traded goals, it meant that the sides went into the break deadlocked at 1-04 apiece. 

The locals took a stranglehold on matters in the early stages of the second half as goals from Darragh McGovern and substitute Michael O’Sullivan put Timmy O’Regan’s charges into a 3-08 to 1-06 lead. 

However, whether down to the new rules or something else is neither here nor there, but, Ger Robinson’s side then staged a remarkable turnaround, which included the evergreen Lenihan hitting five two-pointers before a monstrous effort from John Harkin nabbed a winner for the black and ambers which looked unlikely to say the least. 

Scorers - D. Lenihan (0-12, 5x2PT), J. Gleeson (1-0), C. Duggan, J. Harkin and D. McEntee (0-2 each) 

Dunboyne - J. Dillon; M. Furlong, J. Scannell, C. Smith; C. Duggan, S. Ryan, C. Doran; F. Waters, J. Harkin; E. McCrudden, J. Gleeson, D. McEntee; D. Nolan, C. Melia, D. Lenihan. 

Subs - D. Delaney for Nolan, C. McCormack for McCrudden. 

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