Flanagan and McDaid give Eunan’s head start

St Eunan’s College, Letterkenny 3 De La Salle, Waterford 1

Conceding twice in the opening 16 minutes of the showdown at the Oscar Traynor complex in Dublin proved too much of a burden, particularly as the Donegal school has Finn Harps’ 16-year-old goalkeeper Sean Patton between the posts.

Ireland U16 midfielder Chris Flanagan fired the Saints ahead on 10 minutes with a volley before Cathal McDaid added a second six minutes later.