McIntyre goal sets up easy Carrigaline win

Carrigaline were always in control, easily beating Valley Rovers to claim a second successive South East U21 FC title at Kinsale yesterday, their third divisional win in five years.

A goal from Killian McIntyre inside 16 seconds set the tone for Carrig, who led 1-7 to 0-3 at half-time, and the second-half carried an air of inevitability, the lead extending to 1-12 to 0-4 before a late Gary Farrell goal gave the Innishannon side some consolation.

McIntyre finished with 1-4 and was a constant threat to the Rovers defence, centre-forward David Drake conducting matters while Kevin Kavanagh was impressive at midfield. In contrast, Valleys found it difficult, the forward division struggling to make inroads.