Report – Shelbourne Cup Soccer Final – Wednesday 29th April 2015

CDETB SCC SHELBOURNE CUP FINAL 2015

By Louise Browne

Shelbourne Cup Final

Youthreach Northside 2

Colaiste Dhulaigh 1

YOUTHREACH NORTHSIDE came out on top with a narrow 2-1 win over Colaiste Dhulaigh in last week’s Shelbourne Cup final held at CDETB Sports Grounds in Terenure.

Ryan Henry was the hero for Youthreach when his second half free-kick crept over the line as Dhulaigh’s goalkeeper Nathan Fitzpatrick failed to hold onto Henry’s low strike.

Dhulaigh opened the scoring on eight minutes when Ross Desmond latched onto Eoin Kirwan’s through ball.  However Dhulaigh’s lead was sort lived when Lee Gray’s fine finish three minutes later after Dhulaigh had failed to clear their lines, leaving it all square at the break.

After Henry’s strike in the 36th minute Dhulaigh pressed forward in search of an equaliser with chances falling to Desmond, Lee O’Shea and their captain Baran Salmon.

However try as Dhulaigh did Youthreach, coached by Niall Curran and Siobhan McDonald, held out to wipe away any memories of last year’s defeat at the hands of Larkin Community College in the final to lift this year’s Shelbourne Cup.

Youtthreach Northside: R Somerfield, J Donnelly, D Cashel, E O’Donnell, T O’Connor, E Cullen, M Hannigan, A Meehan, R Henry, L Gray, A Hand.

Colaiste Dhulaigh: N Fitzpatrick, E Kirwan, B McCabe, S Nolan, B Salmon, A Byrne, L O’Shea, D McGuigan, R Desmond, J Daly, L Browne