Monasterevin edge low-scoring final

Monasterevin (Kildare) 0-4O’Connell’s (Louth) 0-3

26 minutes passed before Wayne Fitzpatrick opened the scoring for Monasterevin, the only score in the half.

Wayne McKeever had O’Connell’s first score on 35 minutes and quickly added another, also a free. Salem Rifaie made it 0-3 to 0-1 midway through the half before Anthony Kavanagh reduced the deficit 10 minutes from time. Leonard Havens brought the sides level and after the twice yellow-carded Mark Stanfield was dismissed Wayne Fitzpatrick fired the winning free.

Scorers for Monasterevin: W Fitzpatrick 0-2 (1f), A Kavanagh, L Havens 0-1 each.

Scorers for O’Connell’s: W Mc Keever 0-2 (f), S Rifaie 0-1.

O’CONNELL’S: S Reynolds; A Shields, C Byrne, J Carroll; S Rafaie, J Agnew, K Shields; D Stanfield, S Cairns; A Sharkey, P McKeever, J Flanagan; R Quigley, M Stanfield, C Doyle. Subs: S Hoey for D Stanfield; D Doyle for K Shields.

MONASTEREVIN: C McCabe; T Kennedy, J Dempsey, D Maher; P Kelly, M Cornish, J Gorry; L Havens, E Stapleton; S O’Loughlin, A Kacvanagh, C Dempsey; M Kelly, W Fitzpatrick, G Kelly. Subs: C Brady for G Kelly; G Holligan for M Kelly.

Referee: F Kelly (Longford).