Powerful St Peter’s put seal on victory with two late goals

St Peter’s College, Wexford 2-13 Moate CS 0-7: St Peter’s College won their second Top Oil Leinster GAA Post Primary Schools Leinster senior A football title, and the first in 25 years, with two goals in the dying minutes confirming their superiority.

Man of the match Barry O’Connor (son of Wexford legend George) and Cathal Devereux finally got the better of resolute Moate CS goalkeeper Jordan Nugent, who up to that juncture had almost single-handedly kept his side in contention. Nugent produced three top-class saves and had either Robert Forde or Sean Petit been able to find the net at the other end after his tremendous stop from Devereux, the game would have been back in the melting pot. Instead, after Moate defender Kieran Hartnett was sent off on a straight red card, O’Connor and Devereux sealed the deal for the impressive Wexford school.

St Peter’s, who had Wexford’s Brian Malone sharing management duties with Chris Murphy, flew out of the blocks with three points in eight minutes from Barry O’Connor, Cathal Devereux and the first from play, by Rory O’Connor.